Comparison

Sullivan+ vs Smart Spam Filter

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

Head to head
About

Sullivan+

This visual assistance app uses AI and your smartphone camera to describe surroundings, read text, identify faces, and find objects. It offers features like currency recognition and color identification to enhance accessibility for the blind and visually impaired.

Highlights
  • AI object and scene description
  • Text recognition and reading
  • Face recognition with age/gender
  • Object finder with voice guidance
  • Currency denomination announcement
  • Color recognition
Features
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Sullivan Plus is a visual assistance app provided by TUAT for information accessibility for the blind and low vision, and provides information recognized through the smartphone camera to users who need visual assistance. Sullivan Plus X SKtelecom Please support the warm collaboration between Sullivan Plus and SKtelecom! Experience Sullivan Plus with SKtelecom's diverse and powerful AI technologies! ■ AI Facecan that recognizes age, gender, and facial expressions Register your face The face registration function has been added to the face recognition mode. You can register the face of anyone you want, and find the face of the person you registered in a photo. Object Finder The object-finding feature has been added. Select the object you want to find from the list and scan your surroundings. The app will notify you with vibrations and voice prompts. PDF Quota Donation Donate your unused PDF Reader quota to help others who need it. By donating, users who have exhausted their PDF quota for the day will be able to read additional image-based PDF files based on the donated amount. If you’ve already used up your quota for the day, you can request donations. Other users can see your donation request message and choose to participate. :) Currency Recognition Sullivan Plus announces the denomination of bills via voice. (Supported currencies: Korean Won, US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen) Q&A Board The Q&A Board has been added for users who couldn’t resolve questions or share tips due to the lack of a communication space. If someone comments on your post, you’ll receive a notification so you can check it instantly! [Key Features] 1. AI Mode 2. Automatic Image Description 3. Text Recognition 4. Face Recognition ■ Curious about your surroundings? AI Mode - Identifies objects around you and generates descriptive sentences for the scene. ■ Struggling to read letters on mail, magazines, or newspapers? Text Recognition - Detects text and announces it audibly. Point your camera at the area with the text you want to recognize. ■ Wondering about someone you just met? Face Recognition - Identifies the person captured on camera and provides their age and gender. ■ Automatically recognize your surroundings. Automatic Image Description - No need to press the shutter button. The app automatically detects the environment and provides voice guidance. ■ Looking for the location of objects around you? Object Finder - Select the object you’re looking for, and the app will guide you to its location using voice prompts. ■ Having trouble finding the right color for your outfit in the morning? Color Recognition - Supports single-color mode to identify the color at the center of the screen and full-screen mode to identify dominant colors across the entire view. ■ Manage Samsung Electronics home appliances more smartly! Consumer Electronics Mode - Connect the QR code of Samsung Electronics home appliances to the SmartThings app to easily control products, check their status, access manuals, and request services. ■ Assisting those with low vision, not just total blindness. Magnifier - The camera's zoom function lets you enlarge or reduce objects or text and supports color inversion. [Permissions Required] The camera is used to capture images so the app can describe objects, text, and surroundings aloud for users who are blind or have low vision. Camera - Controls the camera and captures photos using the camera API. Storage - Temporarily stores captured images and deletes them after the analysis is complete. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Smart Spam Filter

This AI-powered application automatically filters unwanted spam and smishing messages. It utilizes advanced AI models, both online and on-device, to detect and block new types of fraudulent texts in real-time. Additional features include custom blacklisting and whitelisting for enhanced control.

Highlights
  • AI-based spam/smishing filtering
  • Online real-time AI detection
  • On-device AI learning
  • Keyword and number blocking
  • Whitelist functionality
Features
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Smart AI spam blocker app created by Korean AI researcher Stock adverts, Toto rooms, bank fraud texts, expert reading rooms...  We have created a smart AI-based spam/smishing filtering app for those who are tired of countless spam texts and spam coming from new numbers even if you block them! Smart SMS spam/smishing auto filter app using the latest AI! AI mode without keyword registration! - Online AI: The smartest filtering to catch new types of spam and smishing in real-time. - On-device AI: Filtering done by AI on your phone that gets smarter every week. And more... - Blacklist word- and number-based blocking - Whitelist word and number-based filters Free yourself from spam!

Screenshots

Sullivan+4 screens
Smart Spam Filter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sullivan+ at free against Smart Spam Filter's free with in-app purchases. Smart Spam Filter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (98% vs 89%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sullivan+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Smart Spam Filter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Sullivan+ against 4.4 for Smart Spam Filter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Sullivan+'s written reviews are positive against 98% of Smart Spam Filter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sullivan+ ships an update every 2 months, Smart Spam Filter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sullivan+ versus Smart Spam Filter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSullivan+Smart Spam Filter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (22 ratings)4.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews98.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTUAT Inc.Junbum Lee

Customer experience

Sullivan+

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral18.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative0.0%

Smart Spam Filter

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sullivan+

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Pro Usage 5,000 Top-Up$2.99
  • Pro Usage 15,000 Top-Up$6.99
2 purchases

Smart Spam Filter

Subscriptions2
  • Buy a cup of coffee per month$2.991 Month
  • Support a chicken per year$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Sullivan+ free?
Sullivan+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Spam Filter free?
Smart Spam Filter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sullivan+ or Smart Spam Filter?
Sullivan+ and Smart Spam Filter are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 22 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Sullivan+ or Smart Spam Filter have ads?
Neither Sullivan+ nor Smart Spam Filter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sullivan+ or Smart Spam Filter?
Sullivan+ ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Spam Filter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sullivan+ was updated on September 14, 2026 and Smart Spam Filter on September 24, 2026.

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