Comparison

Dimmit vs SmartSelect

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

Head to head
About

Dimmit

Features
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Smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

About

SmartSelect

Features
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Tired of fighting Safari's text selection? SmartSelect lets you tap to select text at the word, sentence, or paragraph level โ€” instantly copied to your clipboard. No more dragging handles. No more missed selections. Just tap. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enable SmartSelect in Safari Extensions settings 2. Tap the SmartSelect icon in Safari's toolbar 3. Choose your mode: Word, Sentence, or Paragraph 4. Tap any text on the page โ€” selected and copied instantly CLIPBOARD HISTORY Every clip is saved and organized by website. Browse your clips by site, then by article. Tap any clip to re-copy it. Pin important clips so they stay at the top. POWER FEATURES - Search across all your clips - Copy All clips from a page in one tap - Export as Markdown with source attribution - Smart duplicate detection - Word and character count on every copy WORKS EVERYWHERE SmartSelect works on any webpage in Safari โ€” news articles, research papers, documentation, blogs. It respects editable fields and code blocks, and supports sentence segmentation across multiple languages. PRIVACY FIRST No data collected. No accounts. No tracking. Everything stays on your device. SmartSelect Pro unlocks unlimited copies, full clipboard history, search, pin, and export features for a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dimmit4 screens
SmartSelect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dimmit at none against SmartSelect's 1. Dimmit also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). SmartSelect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SmartSelect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dimmit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dimmit ships an update every 10 months, SmartSelect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Dimmit versus SmartSelect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimmitSmartSelect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size190 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTronix Lighting B.V.Abdelkarime Achtaou

In-app purchases

None

Dimmit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SmartSelect

One-time1
  • SmartSelect Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Dimmit free?
Dimmit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartSelect free?
SmartSelect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dimmit or SmartSelect have ads?
Neither Dimmit nor SmartSelect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dimmit or SmartSelect?
Dimmit ships an update every 10 months, and SmartSelect every 3 months. Most recently, Dimmit was updated on October 8, 2026 and SmartSelect on October 4, 2026.

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