floatingfile vs Smart Notes & Folders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
floatingfile
Easily share files across different devices and platforms with a fast and robust solution. Create temporary spaces to upload files, which are automatically deleted to ensure privacy and reduce clutter.
- Fast and robust file sharing
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Temporary file spaces
- Automatic file deletion
- Team collaboration support
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floatingfile is a fast, robust, and easy to use file-sharing solution built for modern-day workflows and team collaboration. Transfer files cross-platform from any device to any device by creating a space and uploading your files. Spaces and files are deleted automatically so you don’t have to worry about cleaning up.
Smart Notes & Folders
This app automatically organizes your notes into smart collections without manual effort. It leverages on-device AI to understand note content and group them into "Clouds," ensuring everything is easily accessible. Your notes are stored locally and synced across your Apple devices via iCloud for enhanced privacy.
- Automatic note grouping into smart clouds
- On-device AI for intelligent organization
- Offline functionality
- Private by design with local storage
- Seamless iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Customizable themes and AI personality
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Welcome to Fog. The minimalist notes app designed to eliminate organizing friction while keeping you in complete control. Just open the app and write. Fog uses smart, on-device intelligence to propose titles, summarize your folders, and surface what you need, without ever changing anything behind your back. KEY FEATURES * Smart Title Suggestions: Start typing immediately. Fog reads your context and proposes a title so you never stare at "Untitled." Keep it, edit it, or tap for another. * Folders Your Way: Select your notes and group them; Fog automatically names the folder and writes a summary of what's inside. Or build your own from scratch. * Ask Your Notes: Traditional search coming up short? Ask Fog directly. On-device AI scans your notes and answers your questions in plain English. * System-Wide Spotlight Search: Instantly locate notes across your device by their text, title, or smart background tags. * Siri AI: Powered by Apple Intelligence, Fog taps into the latest App Intent domains to let you interact with your notes naturally using Siri. PRIVACY FIRST & FULLY OFFLINE * 100% On-Device Intelligence: Powered by Apple’s Foundation Models. Fast, local, and works with zero latency, even completely offline or on a plane. * Zero Third-Party Servers: Your thoughts stay in your ecosystem. Stored locally with SwiftData and synced seamlessly across your devices via personal iCloud. * Universal Compatibility: Enjoy a fast, clean note-taking experience on any device, with automated AI features available on supported Apple Intelligence hardware. WHY FOG? * The best notes app is the one that gets out of your way. Fog removes the heavy lifting of filing, naming, and summarizing so you can stay in your flow. Stop fighting your note app. Download Fog and keep your focus where it belongs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Notes & Folders at none against floatingfile's 1. Smart Notes & Folders also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). floatingfile's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. floatingfile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Notes & Folders asks for nothing beyond the download.
floatingfile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
floatingfile ships an update every 2 months, Smart Notes & Folders every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | floatingfile | Smart Notes & Folders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Yan | Akshat Saladi |
Customer experience
floatingfile
Smart Notes & Folders
In-app purchases
floatingfile
- Remove Ads$0.99
Smart Notes & Folders
No in-app purchases
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