Comparison

DayCape vs Smart Noise Detector

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

Head to head
About

DayCape

This app provides a visual schedule for families, helping children and individuals feel prepared for their day. Parents and teachers can create and manage schedules using images, timers, and checklists, with options for group planning and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Create activities with images
  • Visual timers
  • Checklists
  • Notification reminders
  • Image library
  • Group planning
Features
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DayCape is your visual schedule for the whole family. With images, timers, and Cape-friends, it’s easier to feel prepared for the day! If you are a parent, teacher, or support person, you can create and manage schedules for your children, students, or individuals. Add events with images and follow up on progress in the app. App features include: - Create activities with images - Notification reminders - Visual timers - Checklists - Image library - Plan-B - Groups - Invite and manage Cape-planners DayCape offers free use for children in and an auto-reenable subscription feature for Parents and Teachers to easily plan the day for their children and students. - Parent subscription enables you to plan the day for 3 children and invite more people to help to plane the day. - School subscription enables you to plan for up to 15 students and invite teachers and parents to help to plane the day. – DayCape offers 30 days free trial for parents and teachers from when you start your account without any need to start a subscription. Only after the 30 days trial, you need to subscripts to continue access Parent and Teacher features. The subscription charges every month from when you decide to start a subscription. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto -renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Privacy Policy: https://www.daycape.com/privacy-policy/ - Terms of use: https://www.daycape.com/terms-of-use/

About

Smart Noise Detector

Features
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Smart Noise Detector helps you capture sounds that stand out from the background. Start monitoring, let the app measure the room for three seconds, and it will record automatically when the sound crosses your chosen threshold. AUTOMATIC RECORDING β€’ Monitor relative sound levels in real time. β€’ Choose a threshold of +12, +18, or +24 dB above the ambient baseline. β€’ Save each sound event as a separate M4A file. β€’ Stop each recording after two seconds below the threshold. β€’ Recalibrate when your surroundings change. β€’ Continue monitoring with background audio support. FIND AND SHARE YOUR RECORDINGS Review recordings by date, time, and duration. Play a recording or tap Share to send the audio file through the iOS share sheet, use AirDrop, or save a copy to Files. Tap Select to choose several recordings or select all, then review the count before deleting. Canceling keeps your selection, and any recordings that cannot be deleted stay in the list so you can try again. ENGLISH AND KOREAN The app supports English and Korean, with English as the default for other device languages. YOUR RECORDINGS STAY WITH YOU Recordings are stored on your device and remain available when you update the app. NoiseDetector does not collect your recordings or upload them to a server. Audio leaves the app only when you choose to share it. Sound levels are relative to your device microphone and are not calibrated sound pressure measurements. Use the app to review everyday sounds, noise events, or barking while monitoring is active.

Screenshots

DayCape4 screens
Smart Noise Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DayCape at Free against Smart Noise Detector's $0.99. DayCape also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). Smart Noise Detector's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence and ads 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

DayCape is free to download; Smart Noise Detector costs $0.99 up front. DayCape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Smart Noise Detector asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayCape ships an update every 2 months, Smart Noise Detector every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
DayCape versus Smart Noise Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayCapeSmart Noise Detector
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Positive reviews12.5% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size71 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaymonic ABYongShin Kwak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DayCape

Subscriptions2
  • Family package$8.991 Month
  • Schul-Paket$25.991 Month
None

Smart Noise Detector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DayCape free?
DayCape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Noise Detector free?
Smart Noise Detector costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DayCape or Smart Noise Detector have ads?
Neither DayCape nor Smart Noise Detector shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DayCape or Smart Noise Detector?
DayCape ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Noise Detector every 3 months. Most recently, DayCape was updated on October 29, 2026 and Smart Noise Detector on October 28, 2026.

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