Comparison

FocusGlean vs Swonk.

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

Head to head
About

FocusGlean

Features
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FocusGlean: Focus Timer Productivity Welcome to FocusGlean, the best Focus app that will increase your Focus, Concentration and Productivity. Also you can track your Focus activity or history use to learn and be better than before. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Swonk.

Capture thoughts, to-do lists, and calculations by speaking them aloud. The app intelligently structures your spoken input into organized lists, budgets, and answers, then allows for easy editing and deletion.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text input
  • Automatic list and budget creation
  • Real-time currency conversion
  • Integrated stopwatch
  • Receipt scanning
  • Mathematical calculations
  • Editable notes and lists
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Swonk - speak it, sort it, done? trash it. You're rushing out the door. Flight tomorrow morning. But you need groceries now because when you get back Sunday night you want to actually cook, not order takeout again. So you're walking to Trader Joe's, head full of everything: "Okay so Trader Joe's run right now, need olive oil, pasta, that frozen orange chicken, spinach, eggs, garlic, and the good bread. Budget like 60 bucks. Then tonight pack for Austin, charge the headphones, print the Airbnb confirmation, set alarm for 5am. Flight lands 11, uber to hotel probably 30 bucks, hotel is 180 a night for two nights, dinner with Jake Friday around 50, maybe rent a bike Saturday..." You just said all of that into Swonk. When you look at your phone, it's not a wall of text. It's this: TRADER JOE'S olive oil pasta frozen orange chicken spinach eggs garlic bread budget: $60 TONIGHT [ ] Pack for Austin [ ] Charge headphones [ ] Print Airbnb confirmation [ ] Set alarm 5am AUSTIN TRIP uber_to_hotel: $30 hotel_per_night: $180 nights: 2 hotel_total = $360 dinner_friday: $50 bike_rental: $25 = $465 Everything separated. Nothing forgotten. Check things off as you go. Sunday night you land, you're exhausted, you open Swonk. Trader Joe's list is still there. Eggs. Spinach. Garlic. You didn't forget. Trip over? Trash the card. That's Swonk. Not a notes app. Not a planner. Not another thing to maintain. Just a place to dump your brain when it's moving too fast. Structure it. Use it. Trash it. Your friend Venmos you for concert tickets. "Hey what's 240 split 6 ways?" You don't open calculator. You say "240 split 6" into Swonk. $40 each. Done. You're texting your boss but you're walking and can't type. "Message to Sarah, running about ten minutes late, subway was stuck, starting the call from my phone." Swonk cleans it up. You copy, paste, send. You're traveling and everything is in dollars but you're paying in euros. "What's 100 dollars in euros?" Swonk gets the live rate. What about that Airbnb in pounds? "350 pounds to dollars." Live rate. You're timing yourself on a task. "Stopwatch." A timer appears in your note. Tap play. That's it. You're at dinner, everyone's throwing cards down. "Dinner was 186, split 5 ways, plus 20 percent tip." Swonk does the math before the server comes back. You're planning your friend's birthday. 30 people. Venue. Catering. Cake. Decorations. You say it all in one breath. Swonk turns it into a budget with a checklist. Things change? Edit one number and everything recalculates. You've got a crumpled receipt from last night. Point your camera at it. Swonk reads it, pulls out the items, adds up the total. No typing You're watching a YouTube recipe video but don't want to keep rewatching it. Paste the link into Swonk. It pulls the ingredients into a shopping list, steps into a checklist. Same for workout videos, coding tutorials, travel guides. Notes from the video, ready to use. Secure Credentials: auto-masks passwords, PINs, WiFi codes — lock with Face ID This is not about keeping notes forever. This is about getting things out of your head, organized, and handled. Then moving on. No account. No sign up. No cloud sync. Your notes stay on your phone. We don't know you exist. FREE 1 card at a time, 5 voice captures a day, all features unlocked PRO - $1.99/mo or $9.99/yr Unlimited cards, unlimited voice, camera + receipts, 7 day free trial Swonk. Speak it. Sort it. Done? Trash it. Privacy Policy: https://hashsecure.us/#/privacy Terms of Use: https://hashsecure.us/#/terms

Screenshots

FocusGlean4 screens
Swonk.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swonk. at every 2 days against FocusGlean's every 2 months. FocusGlean's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. FocusGlean sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Swonk. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusGlean ships an update every 2 months, Swonk. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FocusGlean versus Swonk.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusGleanSwonk.
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPT BLISDEV ZERO BITHashsecure Technologies LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusGlean

Subscriptions2
  • Pro for 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • Pro for 1 Year7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
2 purchases

Swonk.

Subscriptions2
  • Swonk Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Swonk Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusGlean free?
FocusGlean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swonk. free?
Swonk. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusGlean or Swonk. have ads?
Neither FocusGlean nor Swonk. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusGlean or Swonk.?
FocusGlean ships an update every 2 months, and Swonk. every 2 days. Most recently, FocusGlean was updated on October 3, 2026 and Swonk. on October 18, 2026.

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