Comparison

Smart Notes vs SwipeBye

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

Head to head
About

Smart Notes

This app uses AI to summarize notes and transcribe audio in real-time. It integrates with your calendar for dynamic task management, offers a four-quadrant prioritization system, and incorporates the Pomodoro Technique with focus tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-driven note summarization
  • Real-time recording and transcription
  • Dynamic calendar and task check-in
  • Four Quadrant task management
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Focus checks and statistics
Features
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Core Features: AI-Driven Note Summarization: Automatically extracts key points from your notes and condenses complex content into concise summaries, allowing you to quickly grasp the essentials. Real-Time Recording and Transcription: Record meetings, lectures, or ideas anytime. The app transcribes the audio into text in real-time and provides an AI-generated summary for easy viewing. Dynamic Calendar and Task Check-in: Integrates with calendar and task management systems, allowing you to add tasks, pictures, or videos for each day. The first frame of any picture or video check-in will serve as the background for that day, making your tasks more attractive. Furthermore, tasks from the "Four Quadrants" module can be synced to the calendar, maintaining their color-coded priority levels for easy reference. Four Quadrant Task Management: Using the four-quadrant method, you can categorize tasks based on urgency and importance, providing a clear and efficient way to prioritize activities and manage time. Pomodoro Technique: Implement the Pomodoro Technique, set your focused time periods, and fully immerse yourself in work or study. You can also choose white noise to quickly enter a deep state of focus. Daily focus checks reward you with small tomatoes, and your focused moments are recorded to track progress, motivating you to stay focused. Focus Checks & Statistics: Each focused period is recorded and marked with a small tomato. The app tracks your daily focus time and displays it in a check calendar, fostering a motivating habit. Over time, your focused workload is quantified, helping you track your personal growth. A perfect blend of innovation and practicality: This app not only makes note-taking and task planning easy but also helps you manage time and improve focus through real-time feedback and incentive mechanisms. Whether for work, study, or daily life, intelligent task management and focus features will be your powerful assistant, making every day more efficient. Start today, strive to become a more efficient and outstanding version of yourself. -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.​ -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.​ -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.​ ​ Privacy Policy:​ http://easpog.com/note/privacy ​ Terms of User:​ http://easpog.com/note/terms

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Smart Notes4 screens
SwipeBye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SwipeBye at 100% against Smart Notes's 33%. SwipeBye also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Smart Notes's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Smart Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. SwipeBye asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwipeBye holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Notes has 52 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Smart Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of SwipeBye's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Notes ships an update monthly, SwipeBye daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Smart Notes versus SwipeBye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart NotesSwipeBye
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (52 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer秀珍 陆RYAN JOHN REELY

Customer experience

Smart Notes

All ratings52 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

SwipeBye

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Smart Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Note Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Note Pro Weekly3 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • Note Pro Monthly$24.991 Month
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  • Note Pro Monthly$39.991 Month
None

SwipeBye

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Notes free?
Smart Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SwipeBye free?
SwipeBye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Notes or SwipeBye?
SwipeBye is rated higher. Smart Notes averages 3.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while SwipeBye averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Smart Notes or SwipeBye have ads?
Smart Notes shows ads; SwipeBye does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Notes or SwipeBye?
Smart Notes ships an update monthly, and SwipeBye daily. Most recently, Smart Notes was updated on October 2, 2026 and SwipeBye on October 7, 2026.

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