Comparison

Smartyphone vs Quell

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

Head to head
About

Smartyphone

Connect your smartwatch to your phone to receive notifications and messages. Monitor heart rate, calories, steps, and sleep. Uses phone GPS for tracking, which may impact battery life.

Highlights
  • Receive phone notifications on smartwatch
  • Read messages on smartwatch
  • Monitor heart rate
  • Track calories burned
  • Count steps
  • Monitor sleep patterns
  • Find phone via smartwatch
Features
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Cette application est utilisée pour connecter votre montre connectée smartyphone avec votre téléphone. Vous pourrez recevoir toutes les notifications de votre téléphone sur votre montre et lire vos messages. Vous pourrez surveiller rythme cardiaque, calories, nombre de pas, sommeil. L'app utilise le gps de votre téléphone ce qui peut réduire l'autonomie de celui-ci. Pour trouver votre téléphone via la montre, laissez-le sur le mode sonnerie. a) Après que l'application soit mise en fond, elle continue d'utiliser le GPS. Ceci peut affecter l'autonomie de votre téléphone. Continuer d'utiliser le mode course GPS en fond peut fortement réduire l'autonomie de la batterie b) l'application utilise le service audio de votre téléphone en fond pour trouver votre téléphone c) L'application utilise la fonction healthkit et y synchronise les pas, la distance, les calories et le sommeil

About

Quell

Features
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Quell is a deep-focus app with one job: help you sit down and do one undivided thing. No streaks. No badges. No feed. You tap Begin, a calm arctic ring starts counting up, and a 40 Hz binaural beat plays underneath. When you are done, you end. That is the whole ritual. WHY 40 Hz 40 Hz is the gamma band — the brain rhythm tied to attention and memory, and the most-studied frequency in sound-based focus research. Quell generates it live: two pure tones, one slightly different in each ear, that your brain fuses into a single 40 Hz pulse. WHAT IT DOES - A 40 Hz binaural beat, generated live on your device. Two pure tones on a deep, warm carrier (130 Hz left, 170 Hz right). It needs stereo headphones to create the beat. - An optional coach voice. Short, grounded lines, spaced minutes apart, that nudge you back when your attention drifts. It is sports-psychology self-talk, not generic meditation, and it is a natural recorded voice, not a robotic one. - Optional music under the beat. Four moods of original, AI-generated tracks (lofi days, lofi night, global beats, ambient) that sit quietly beneath everything. Off by default. - A count-up timer. No fixed length, no pressure. The session lasts as long as you stay. THE SCIENCE, HONESTLY We lead with 40 Hz because the research is real — it is the gamma approach popularized on the Huberman Lab podcast. A 2022 meta-analysis found binaural beats gave a small but significant lift to attention and memory, and a 2025 study confirmed that a 40 Hz beat measurably entrains the brain while improving attention. But we will not oversell it: not every study agrees, and the effect varies from person to person. Treat the 40 Hz tone as a low-risk way to settle into deep work, not a guarantee. DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR Quell is dark, still, and quiet on purpose. The only bright thing is the ring. It keeps playing while your screen is off, with controls on the lock screen, so you can put the phone down and work. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no analytics, no servers. Your settings stay on your phone. FREE AND PAID The 40 Hz beat and the timer are free, forever. A single one-time purchase unlocks the music moods and the coach voice. Pay once, it is yours. No subscription. Quell. Quiet the noise.

Screenshots

Smartyphone4 screens
Quell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smartyphone at none against Quell's 1. Smartyphone also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Quell's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). 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. Quell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smartyphone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartyphone ships an update every 6 weeks, Quell daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Smartyphone versus Quell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartyphoneQuell
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer健生 陈Oleksandr Pavlov

In-app purchases

None

Smartyphone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quell

One-time1
  • Quell Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Smartyphone free?
Smartyphone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quell free?
Quell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smartyphone or Quell have ads?
Neither Smartyphone nor Quell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartyphone or Quell?
Smartyphone ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quell daily. Most recently, Smartyphone was updated on November 3, 2026 and Quell on November 5, 2026.

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