Save Button App vs Flow Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save Button App
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Use Save Button to save bookmarks, notes, images, PDFs, and other files locally in an immutable timeline. Open source, local-first, and server optional.
Flow Pad
Record voice notes or write text notes, with on-device transcription, AI-powered summaries, and a chat feature to ask questions about your content. All processing happens locally for enhanced privacy.
- On-device voice recording and transcription
- AI-powered note summarization
- Chat to ask questions about notes
- Create written notes with rich text
- Organize and search notes
- Privacy-focused, no data sent off-device
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Flow Pad is a private notes app for iPhone and iPad. Record by voice or write notes, then get on-device transcription, summaries, and a chat to ask questions about any note, no account, no data sent off your device. RECORD • Full-screen recorder with live waveform • Pause and resume; tap Done to save as a note in your Notes list • On-device speech-to-text (Apple Speech); transcript appears in the note SUMMARIZE • On-device summarization (Apple Foundation Models when available, or built-in extractive summary) • Each note gets a summary, key highlights (bullets), and action items with checkboxes • Tap “Generate summary” in the note if it wasn’t created yet ASK ABOUT THIS NOTE • “Ask about this note” at the top of each note opens a chat • Ask anything about that note; answers use only its summary, transcript, and content—on device • Input bar stays just above the keyboard so you can type and send easily WRITE NOTES • Create written notes (title + body) from the Notes screen (+ menu: Record or Write Note) • Add headings, bullet lists, and photos from your library • Same summarization and “Ask about this note” as voice notes ORGANIZE & FIND • Notes list with “Search notes”; grouped by Today, Yesterday, and date • Pin notes to the top; full-text search across titles, summaries, and transcripts • Swipe or context menu to delete; Pin, Copy, Share from the list or the note’s ⋯ menu NOTE DETAIL • Editable title; audio playback with waveform and progress • Summary, key highlights, action items (tap to mark done), transcript, written content • One-tap copy (summary, transcript, or all) and share PRIVACY • Recording, transcription, summarization, and Q&A all happen on your device • No account or sign-in; microphone for recording, Speech Recognition for transcription, Photo Library, only if you add photos Flow Pad: voice and written notes, on-device AI, and ask anything about your notes—without sending your data elsewhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flow Pad at every 3 weeks against Save Button App's every 2 months. Save Button App's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Save Button App ships an update every 2 months, Flow Pad every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save Button App | Flow Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | STEVEN T DEOBALD | Shryas Bhurat |
In-app purchases
Save Button App
No in-app purchases
Flow Pad
No in-app purchases







