Comparison

Active Minutes vs SwiftDocs

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

Head to head
About

Active Minutes

Streamline your meetings with this app, from crafting agendas to automatically generating and saving detailed minutes. Organize notes with tags, customize templates, and easily export your meeting summaries. It also helps manage action items with color-coded status and deadlines.

Highlights
  • Meeting agenda creation
  • Automatic minute extraction
  • Save minutes to Evernote
  • Tag-based management
  • PDF/HTML export
  • Customizable templates
  • Color-coded action items
Features
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"Active Minutes" is an iOS app designed to support efficient meetings, from creating meeting agendas to automatically extracting meeting minutes. == Main Features == Creation of meeting agendas Production and saving of minutes to Evernote Conversion of meeting agendas to minutes Tag-based management of minutes and participants PDF or HTML output for meeting minutes Customizable document templates: allows for renaming and addition of items == Action Item List == In addition to automatically extracting action items from minutes, items can be color-coded based on their status or deadline for quick reference. In the iPhone version, horizontal scrolling of display columns is possible with swipe gestures. == Tag Feature == With tags, classify documents by project type or phase. Filter display by specific tags to streamline document management. Ideal for those who want to manage meetings efficiently.* action item list supports horizontal scrolling by swipe operation (iPhone version only)

About

SwiftDocs

Scan, sign, and markup documents with ease. This app allows you to convert files to PDF, add text overlays, and manage your documents on the go. Its signature system smooths out e-signatures for a professional look.

Highlights
  • Scan documents
  • Sign and markup PDFs
  • Convert to PDF
  • Professional e-signatures
  • Add text overlays
  • Manage documents on the go
Features
Currently charting
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Sign, markup, scan, and convert documents to PDF with SwiftDocs. Our PureSign™ system smooths out signatures to recreate the appearance of ink on the page. SwiftDocs brings the power of a desktop document editor to your fingertips, while enabling you to markup documents more swiftly than you would on your computer. Sign documents in a few seconds with PureSign, our system that removes shaky lines from your eSignatures. Overlay text onto PDFs to fill out forms, using presets to save you from having to type out commonly asked questions. Scan, import, and export PDFs to manage all of your documents. Never let being away from a computer, printer, or scanner slow you down again. Sign documents professionally: Quickly import a doc into the app, sign it, and send it. SwiftDocs allows you to create and store as many signatures as you want, perfect for if you need to initial or if you want to change the color of your signature. Esignatures usually have a tell-tale shakiness, but PureSign™ stabilizes your signature so it emulates the inking of a handwritten signature (it may look better than your actual signature). Save yourself a trip to the printer and the time involved. Add text to docs: Markup your documents with text. SwiftDocs allows you to open up a text view in a single tap, making it quicker to edit on the app than on your desktop. You can also add preset values for your name, address, or other common pieces of information. Manage documents swiftly: SwiftDocs simplifies your whole work flow for document management. It is the little things that matter, like having a document open to the markup area when you first import it, or adding a text view with the current date in a single tap. This convenience is exemplified by our Swift Markup feature, which saves you time when just need to create and markup a one page document. The app gets out of your way so you can just scan and sign your name on the dotted line, and then have it ready for your records and to send it to where it needs to go. SwiftDocs go anywhere you want them to: SwiftDocs is the starting point for managing all of your documents on the go. From SwiftDocs you can print, email, airdrop, and even store your docs to your iCloud Drive. Is it a longer document you want to read? Save your doc to iBooks in just a tap. Anything you could possibly want to do with a document you can do from the app. Make your mark(up): Bring an elegant and powerful document editor to the palm of your hands by downloading SwiftDocs. Upgrade to a premium document management experience that meets the needs of your busy day. Make your mark(up) with SwiftDocs. Features: •Sign documents and save your signatures to have on hand in a moments notice •The PureSign™ signature system smoothes out the edges of your signature to give you a professional and clean looking esignature •Markup documents with text and use presets to save precious time filling out your name, address, or other standard form questions •Import PDF documents into SwiftDocs from your email. It'll automatically bring you to the markup page so you can have an important form signed in seconds •Scan documents and create PDFs that you can print, email, airdrop, or store on iCloud •SwiftMarkup: One page document scanning for when you immediately want to markup a document and send it •Complete functionality without creating an account: one less password to remember (and may we mention one less app storing your personal data?) Terms of Use and Privacy Agreement: https://thebasicsoftwarecompany.com/swiftdocs-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Active Minutes4 screens
SwiftDocs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SwiftDocs at 85% against Active Minutes's 13%. SwiftDocs also leads on chart position (#123 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Active Minutes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On 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

Active Minutes costs $2.99 and SwiftDocs $0.99 up front. SwiftDocs sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Active Minutes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Minutes ships an update monthly, SwiftDocs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Active Minutes versus SwiftDocs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive MinutesSwiftDocs
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating—4.6 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—48 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#123 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuji FujishiroThe Basic Software Company

Customer experience

Active Minutes

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

SwiftDocs

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Active Minutes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SwiftDocs

Subscriptions1
  • SwiftDocs Pro$7.991 Month

Questions

Is Active Minutes free?
Active Minutes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwiftDocs free?
SwiftDocs costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Active Minutes or SwiftDocs have ads?
Neither Active Minutes nor SwiftDocs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Minutes or SwiftDocs?
Active Minutes ships an update monthly, and SwiftDocs every 2 months. Most recently, Active Minutes was updated on October 1, 2026 and SwiftDocs on September 23, 2026.

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