Comparison

HIKBOX vs Spur Notes

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

Head to head
About

HIKBOX

Securely back up and manage photos, videos, and other files from your smart storage device to your phone. Features auto-backup, intelligent picture recognition, and remote access from any device. Enjoy seamless file viewing, projection, and even video surveillance capabilities.

Highlights
  • Auto Backup and Classification
  • Deep Learning Picture Recognition
  • Remote Access Anytime, Anywhere
  • Offline File Caching
  • One-Touch Multimedia Projection
  • Video Surveillance and Recording
  • Baidu Netdisk Integration
Features
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Hikbox is an app to manage smart storage device. With this app, you can share the information from the smart device to the mobile phone more conveniently, and realize the safe storage for photo, video, contacts, etc. what’s more, you can upload pictures in the camera or USB flash disk to this app automatically, and it is easy to be shared. 1. Auto Backup, Auto Classification It can enable auto backup of phone album quickly to release phone memory. The backup files can be classified automatically. You don’t need to worry about insufficient free space or phone loss. 2. Deep Learning, Picture Recognition Supports smart classification for pictures to People, Thing, Location with deep learning technology. 3. Accessible to You Anytime and Anywhere View or get files via mobile phone or computer anytime and anywhere. The intelligent compression on pictures requires less bandwidth, to provide a better experience. Support online playing with any mainstream multi-media format. 4. Download Offline Resource Control the home device remotely with the app to download blockbusters- no matter where you are. 5. One-Touch Multimedia Projection Support one-touch projection via multiple ways like DLAN/AirPlay, from which you can enjoy a high definition video at home. 6. Video Surveillance, Real-Time Recording Support connecting to the network camera to realize high definition and reliable video surveillance, and recording at home. 7. Connect Baidu Netdisk Support Baidu Netdisk, to which you can transmit local file, such as video, picture to Baidu Netdisk. 8. View Files Online and Offline View files in multiple formats (word, excel, ppt, pdf, text, etc.) online anytime and anywhere. Also you can cache files into your mobile phone and view them offline. 9. Decompress File Online Supports decompressing zip. or tar. format package within 4 GB online. Operating system: iOS 8.0 or above version. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Note: When Auto Background Backup is enabled, the GPS keeps connected even when the app is switched to background. The app will detect and backup latest album automatically if the location is changed. And more battery is consumed.

About

Spur Notes

Features
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Spur Notes is a simple notes app for thoughts that sometimes branch. Write as usual. When a related idea comes to mind, quickly give it its own Related Note. The connection stays, so you can move between the original note and what grew from it. A notes app first • Write and edit notes quickly • Search your notes • Organize with tags • Keep important notes in NOW or Pinned Make room for the next thought • Quickly create a Related Note from any note • Move between the original note and related notes • See nearby notes and their connections Take the context with you • Copy a note and its connected thoughts together as text • Paste them into your writing, AI tools, or wherever you work next Your notes stay yours • Recover recent edits with Version History • Restore your most recently deleted notes • Export your notes when you want to take them with you Go further with Spur Pro • Unlimited branching • Use Pro on your device without an account • With Pro, sign in to sync notes across devices Basic note-taking is free, with unlimited ordinary notes and no account required. Your existing writing stays readable and editable if your subscription ends. Start with a note. Branch only when you need to. === Privacy Policy: https://spur-notes.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://spur-notes.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HIKBOX4 screens
Spur Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HIKBOX at none against Spur Notes's 1. HIKBOX also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.4). On price 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. Spur Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. HIKBOX asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HIKBOX versus Spur Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIKBOXSpur Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer武汉海康存储技术有限公司Gaku Nimiya

In-app purchases

None

HIKBOX

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spur Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Spur Notes Pro7 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is HIKBOX free?
HIKBOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spur Notes free?
Spur Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HIKBOX or Spur Notes have ads?
Neither HIKBOX nor Spur Notes shows ads.

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