QIDI Link vs SwipeBye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QIDI Link
This platform allows remote connection and monitoring of specific 3D printers. Users can control printing remotely, preheat, pause, and access features like time-lapse photography and printing records. It simplifies 3D printer operation and maintenance.
- Remote printing
- Real-time monitoring
- Preheating and pausing
- Time-lapse photography
- Printing records
- Printer calibration and maintenance
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QIDI Link is a free, versatile 3D printing platform that remotely connects and monitors QIDI TECH's 3D printers. With QIDI Link, you can know the model printing situation at any time, and easily use remote printing, preheating, pausing, excluding objects, time-lapse photography, printing records and other functions, which greatly reduces the use threshold of 3D printers while enriching the functions of 3D printers. In addition, using QIDI Link makes it easier to calibrate and maintain 3D printers.
SwipeBye
Effortlessly declutter your photo library by swiping through images. Keep cherished memories and delete unwanted ones with a simple gesture. Reclaim storage space and enjoy a cleaner camera roll.
- Swipe to keep or delete photos
- Select photos by month
- Review deletions before permanent removal
- Track storage savings
- Supports photos and videos
- Privacy-focused, no data upload
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Your camera roll is a mess. SwipeBye fixes that. Swipe right to keep photos you love. Swipe left to delete the ones you don't. It's that simple — and surprisingly satisfying. HOW IT WORKS - Pick a month from your camera roll - Swipe through photos one at a time - Review your deletions before they're gone - Watch your storage grow WHY SWIPEBYE - Designed for speed — clean up a month in minutes - Review screen prevents accidents — nothing deletes without your final confirmation - See exactly how much storage you've saved - Works with photos AND videos - Beautiful, simple, satisfying PRIVACY FIRST Your photos never leave your device. SwipeBye doesn't upload, store, or share anything. No account required. No tracking. FREE TO DOWNLOAD SwipeBye is free to download and use. Clean up your entire camera roll without paying a cent. Ready to say bye-bye to camera clutter? Download SwipeBye and start swiping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SwipeBye at 100% against QIDI Link's 15%. SwipeBye also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). QIDI Link's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwipeBye holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QIDI Link has 47 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of QIDI Link's written reviews are positive against 100% of SwipeBye's.
QIDI Link ships an update every 6 weeks, SwipeBye daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QIDI Link | SwipeBye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (47 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhejiang Qidi Technology Co., Ltd. | RYAN JOHN REELY |
Customer experience
QIDI Link
SwipeBye
Bugs and requests
QIDI Link
Reported bugs
29 issues- Login issues and account errors
- Verification code expired or failed
- Cannot add local printer via IP
- QR code scanning failures
- App logs out frequently
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- Cannot upload .3mf or .stl files
- Video feed is black or poor quality
- Printer controls do not work
- App crashes or freezes
- App shows printer as offline when it's online
- App loses connection frequently
- Fan control issues when opening app
- UI elements obscured on newer iPhones
- App is slow to load or respond
- Outdated print status information
- Cannot connect to printer
- App requires account creation but fails
- Language settings not applied or stuck in Chinese
- Server connection failures
- Printer not found or not compatible
- Updates cause app to stop working
- Video feed only works on Wi-Fi
- Incorrect printer state displayed
- Error message: "unknown column SN in field list"
- Manual connection instructions are in Chinese
- Fluidd interface disconnects quickly
- Percentage not shown during printing
- Printing speed always shown as 100%
- Missing print time and remaining time
Requested features
23 requests- Add support for newer QIDI machines
- Improve communication about updates
- Allow adding local printers via IP
- Fix QR code scanning issues
- Improve app stability
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- Enable expert mode connection
- Allow uploading .3mf or .stl files
- Improve video feed quality and stability
- Fix verification code issues
- Enable QR code generation
- Improve app stability and performance
- Fix server connection issues
- Add support for Qidi Q2
- Fix printer offline status
- Improve app interface and usability
- Fix language issues and add more languages
- Improve fan control
- Fix UI issues on newer iPhones
- Improve app speed
- Fix outdated status information
- Enable local network connection
- Add dark mode
- Increase video FPS
SwipeBye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QIDI Link
No in-app purchases
SwipeBye
No in-app purchases
