Comparison

Floato vs Cove

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

Head to head
About

Floato

This app transforms screenshots of tickets and codes into convenient Lock Screen cards. It automatically reads details, organizes them, and allows for easy access via widgets and Live Activities. Your data is kept private, with original images not stored and recognition results deleted.

Highlights
  • Screenshot to card conversion
  • Automatic detail recognition
  • Lock Screen card pinning
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Recap for past events
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Reminders and export options
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Screenshot it. Pin it. Done. Floato turns a screenshot of a ticket, boarding pass or pickup code into a Lock Screen card. No forms to fill in, nothing to type. It reads the details for you. Private by design: your original image is never stored, recognition results are deleted from our servers within 24 hours, and no account is needed. When a card is done, it moves into Recap: a calendar that puts every finished card on the day you used it, plus a ticket stub wall of the movies you've seen and the trips you've taken. Food pickup codes, parcel collection codes, movie tickets, flights, train tickets and vouchers — choose a screenshot from your photo library or take a photo. floato reads details such as codes, times and locations and organizes them into cards that are easy to check. Pin a card to a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, or view it in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhone models. Whether you are collecting an order, showing a ticket or heading out on a journey, spend less time searching for what you need. Home Screen widgets keep pickup codes and your next train, flight or movie in view without opening floato, and you can mark a code done right from the widget. Recap widgets display this month’s ticket stubs and the places you visit. Set reminders, or export a card as an image to share with someone joining you. You choose whether to include the code each time you share. Keep used passes in Recap: collect movie ticket stubs and look back on your journeys, leaving a little record of everyday moments. Add images in the app, import them through the system share sheet, or use floato with Shortcuts. No registration or login required. Image recognition requires an internet connection, and results may contain errors. floato organizes and displays information; it does not issue or verify passes. Always refer to the merchant's original information when using them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cove

Features
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Cove is a private, local-first home for the documents that matter — passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, bank cards and statements. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.1 Recognition rebuilt for busy cards: card numbers and expiry read reliably, unsure fields are flagged "Verify" and fixes "Repaired". Every record now carries an expiry field — set or clear it in one tap. Tags, people, folders and reminders are one tap away, and permanent deletes ask for confirmation first. SNAP AND DONE Photograph both sides. On-device recognition fills in the number, dates and names — and every field stays editable. Recognition is only a suggestion; you always have the final word. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. Recognition runs on-device with Apple's Vision framework. No servers, no analytics, no ads, no tracking — we couldn't read your records even if we wanted to. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL Expiry tracking with optional reminders, grouped by urgency: expired, urgent, and upcoming — right on your home screen. ORGANIZED LIKE A VAULT Physical folders for Identity and Banking, every document shown as it was captured. Tap any image to view it full screen; swipe through all sides. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES Edit any label or value. Add, copy, or delete any field. Deleted records are recoverable for 30 days, then permanently removed. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are available in the app (Settings → About).

Screenshots

Floato4 screens
Cove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cove at none against Floato's 4. Cove also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Floato's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Floato sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cove asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Floato ships an update daily, Cove every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Floato versus Cove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatoCove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer魁 杨德权 晋

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Floato

Subscriptions2
  • floato Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • floato Plus Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • 20 Credits$0.99
  • 80 Credits$2.99
None

Cove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Floato free?
Floato is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cove free?
Cove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Floato or Cove have ads?
Neither Floato nor Cove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Floato or Cove?
Floato ships an update daily, and Cove every 11 days. Most recently, Floato was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cove on October 5, 2026.

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