Comparison

VideoFlow vs Census Scan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VideoFlow

Features
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VideoFlow is a powerful, privacy-first web browser engineered specifically for a seamless media experience. Whether you’re listening to web streams, casting videos to your living room, or securely navigating the internet, VideoFlow gives you total control without the bloat of traditional browsers. KEY FEATURES: β€’ Background Audio Playback: Keep listening to your favorite web videos and audio streams even when you minimize the app or lock your screen. β€’ Cast to Smart TVs: One tap to instantly stream extracted web media directly to your Google Cast compatible Smart TV. β€’ Private Vault: Secure your sensitive tabs behind a biometric FaceID/TouchID wall seamlessly integrated into the Tab Manager. β€’ Ad & Tracker Blocking: Enjoy a cleaner, faster, and more private web experience with our native content blockers. β€’ Unlimited Tabs & Links: Organize your workflow with infinite saved links, favorites, and smart isolated tabs. Upgrade to VideoFlow Pro to unlock the ultimate media experience, including Background Audio, Smart Casting, and the Biometric Private Vault. Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wrr094/VideoFlowApp/refs/heads/main/PrivacyPolicy.md Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Census Scan

Features
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Your Australian Census letter holds the two things you need to log in: a 16-digit Census number and a 9-character temporary password. Census Scan reads them with your camera and opens the official Census website β€” census.abs.gov.au, run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) β€” with both fields typed in for you. Check the numbers, press Next on the page, and get on with your Census. WHY WE MADE THIS Could the Census have been an easier process? We think so. Logging in means reading 25 random letters and digits off a printed page and typing them without a slip. The letter prints them in spaced groups β€” which helps you read them, but plants a doubt: do you type the spaces or not? The temporary password mixes lowercase letters and digits that are easy to confuse β€” is that a lowercase L or a one? An O or a zero? Not everyone finds 25 characters of that easy to read, let alone enter correctly on a phone keyboard. A QR code on the letter would have solved it β€” everyone knows QR codes. There isn't one. So we built the missing piece: an app that does the reading and the entering for you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Point your camera at Step 2 of your Census letter. 2. Check the two values it read. Tap to correct anything. 3. The official website opens with your details filled in. Press its Next button and complete your Census there, exactly as normal. That is the whole app. Once the website is open, Census Scan's job is done. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ Nothing is recorded. The camera feed is read on your phone by Apple's built-in text recognition. No photo or video is saved. β€’ Nothing is stored. Your details are held in memory just long enough to fill in the login page, then vanish. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no third-party code. β€’ Nothing is sent anywhere except the official ABS website β€” the same page your letter tells you to visit. β€’ Open source. The complete source code is public, so anyone can verify every one of these claims: github.com/agenta-consulting/census-scan Census Scan is a free community tool made by Agenta. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Screenshots

VideoFlow4 screens
Census Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Census Scan at none against VideoFlow's 1. Census Scan also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). VideoFlow's advantage is iOS requirement (15.8 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. VideoFlow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Census Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VideoFlow ships an update every 3 weeks, Census Scan daily. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
VideoFlow versus Census Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoFlowCensus Scan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.8 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBishow Raj AdhikariKeith Rowell

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VideoFlow

Subscriptions1
  • VideoFlow Pro1 Month trial$0.991 Month
None

Census Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VideoFlow free?
VideoFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Census Scan free?
Census Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VideoFlow or Census Scan have ads?
Neither VideoFlow nor Census Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VideoFlow or Census Scan?
VideoFlow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Census Scan daily. Most recently, VideoFlow was updated on October 25, 2026 and Census Scan on October 25, 2026.

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