Yoink vs Swiftpoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yoink
This app acts as a central shelf for items you drag, copy, or download, allowing you to store them for later use without switching between applications. It supports various file types and integrates deeply with iOS features for seamless access and management.
- Centralized item storage
- Supports various file types
- Slide-Over/Side-by-Side iPad app
- Share extension for iPhone
- Clipboard monitor
- iCloud sync
- Handoff support
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Yoink for iPad and iPhone lets you easily and quickly store items you drag, copy, share or download for later use. This way, you can collect items in a central place without having to constantly move back and forth between your source- and destination applications. The app accepts virtually any file type, for example app-content like images from websites, text snippets, web urls, eMails and documents - no matter if you drag, copy, share or download them. Here's what users say about Yoink: "The best shelf app on iOS" - Igloouk, UK App Store "Most useful app in the iOS store. What a gem." - noway170, Austrian App Store "A godsend. Get this. Now." - mr chairboy, US App Store As a Slide-Over or Side-by-Side app on iPad, Yoink is always ready for you to drag something to it, no matter what app you're in. Just slide Yoink into view and conclude your drag operation. On iPhone, use Yoink's Share extension, or copy-paste items into Yoink. Items are stored in Yoink for later use, featuring rich previews for easy identification and full previews for most file types. Drags containing multiple items are combined into a Stack. Yoink comes with deep system integration: - Clipboard Monitor: Yoink's clipboard monitor saves everything you copy or cut, even when Yoink itself is in the background. Use the Picture-in-Picture overlay to select what type of data Yoink should save, as well as to pause or stop it at any time. - Picture-in-Picture for more than just videos: Among others, Yoink can show pictures, PDFs, eMails and even websites in the Picture-in-Picture overlay, and lets you scroll through pages of documents right there. - iCloud Sync Synchronize Yoink's items across your devices using iCloud - Handoff Transfer files between iPhones, iPads and Macs (separate Mac Yoink app required) using Handoff - Action/Share Extension Almost any item you can share via the system-wide Share sheet, you can send directly to Yoink from there - Keyboard Yoink has its own keyboard so that inserting items you've stored in Yoink is easy and quick, without having to launch Yoink. - Spotlight Integration Any item in Yoink can be found via Spotlight - and the search-results are draggable. - Today Widget Access Yoink's items and save the contents from your clipboard in Yoink from Notification Center - Shortcuts / Siri Suggestions Yoink offers you Siri Shortcuts and Suggestions so you can automate processes, like adding items from the clipboard to Yoink, or copying items from Yoink, as well as starting downloads in Yoink. - Files Integration Access Yoink's files from any app that supports iOS 11's document browser Here's what the press says about Yoink: "Yoink is the shelf app Apple should have made." - Federico Viticci, MacStories.net "Yoink is a must-have app" - Jeff Benjamin; 9to5mac.com "Indispensable for power users." - Craig Grannell; techradar.com
Swiftpoint
Configure and manage your PadPoint and ProPoint mice on iOS devices. Adjust tracking speed, scroll settings, and check battery levels. Keep your mouse firmware up-to-date for optimal performance.
- Connect and set up mice on iOS
- Adjust tracking speed (DPI)
- Customize scroll speed and direction
- Check mouse battery level
- Update mouse firmware
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Use the Swiftpoint app to set up and configure your PadPoint and ProPoint mice. With this app you can: • Connect to your mouse and get it set up for use on iOS • Adjust the following: - Tracking speed (DPI) - Scroll speed - Scroll direction • Check the mouse's battery level • Update the mouse's firmware
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yoink at 74% against Swiftpoint's 0%. Yoink also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1K vs 2). Swiftpoint's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Swiftpoint is free to download; Yoink costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yoink holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yoink has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Yoink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Swiftpoint's.
Yoink ships an update every 6 weeks, Swiftpoint monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yoink | Swiftpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthias Gansrigler-Hrad | Swiftpoint Limited |
Customer experience
Yoink
Swiftpoint
Bugs and requests
Yoink
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or data loss issues
- Inconsistent syncing behavior across devices
Requested features
4 requests- iCloud sync between iOS and Mac devices
- Ability to edit text directly in the app
- Folder/tag organization for saved items
- Improved custom keyboard functionality
Swiftpoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yoink
No in-app purchases
Swiftpoint
No in-app purchases









