Comparison

Swonk. vs Dimmly

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

Head to head
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

About

Dimmly

Organize your life with a task and habit tracker designed for long-term use. Build lists, set recurring tasks, and track daily progress. Seamlessly syncs across iPhone and Mac, offering a clean interface with essential features.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync across iPhone and Mac
  • Scoreboard for game tracking
  • Streaks for multi-completion tasks
  • Add full notes and sub-steps to tasks
  • CSV import & export
  • Daily repeating tasks
  • Native Mac app
Features
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Dimmly is the task and habit tracker you'll actually stick with — now on iPhone and Mac with iCloud sync. Build your lists, set alarms, repeat tasks automatically, and track how many times you complete them each day with Streaks. Track your subscriptions, count down to the days that matter, add up expenses, and keep score on game night. Every feature you need — nothing you don't. 7 list types: • List — a simple checklist. Swipe to complete. • Ranked — your items numbered 1, 2, 3… • Grocery — shopping mode with quantities on every item • Sum — add amounts and watch the running total. Great for expenses. • Subs — track subscriptions: price, renewal date, and your monthly total • Countdown — count the days to trips, birthdays, deadlines • Score — a scoreboard for board and card games: rounds, totals, rankings Features: • iCloud sync — your lists stay in sync across iPhone and Mac • Reminders hub — everything with an alarm, from any list, in one place • Streaks — complete a task multiple times per day and track your progress • Big Notes — add full notes to any task • Checklists — break any task into sub-steps • Alarms with quick options — 1 hour, 3 hours, tomorrow • Repeats — daily, weekly on the days you pick, monthly, yearly • Siri — add items with your voice • Pull down to add tasks instantly • Swipe to complete, swipe to delete • Undo anything within 4 seconds • CSV import & export • 25 handpicked color palettes — or create your own • Home screen widgets • Native Mac app with full keyboard and mouse support • Available in 8 languages • No subscription — unlock unlimited lists once, yours forever

Screenshots

Swonk.4 screens
Dimmly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Dimmly at free against Swonk.'s freemium. Dimmly also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Swonk.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Swonk. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Dimmly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swonk. against 5.0 for Dimmly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swonk. ships an update every 2 days, Dimmly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Swonk. versus Dimmly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwonk.Dimmly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHashsecure Technologies LLCEduardo Pinillos

Customer experience

Swonk.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dimmly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Swonk.

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

Dimmly

One-time2
  • Dimmly Pro — Welcome Offer$6.99
  • Dimmly Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Swonk. free?
Swonk. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dimmly free?
Dimmly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swonk. or Dimmly?
Swonk. and Dimmly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Swonk. or Dimmly have ads?
Neither Swonk. nor Dimmly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swonk. or Dimmly?
Swonk. ships an update every 2 days, and Dimmly every 5 days. Most recently, Swonk. was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dimmly on October 24, 2026.

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