Comparison

SwissBoard vs ExpandNote

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

Head to head
About

SwissBoard

Enhance your writing with an AI-powered system-wide keyboard. Instantly polish grammar, translate text, rewrite content, or add emojis directly within any app. Your data remains private, sent only to your configured AI provider.

Highlights
  • AI-powered text enhancement
  • Grammar and clarity polishing
  • Text translation
  • Content rewriting
  • Emoji suggestions
  • Customizable action chips
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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SwissBoard is a system-wide AI keyboard for iOS. Tap an action chip to polish grammar, translate, rewrite as a punchy post, or sprinkle emojis — directly inside Mail, Messages, X, Slack, Notes, or any text field. Bring your own key. SwissBoard talks directly to the AI provider you configure, using an API key you control. There is no SwissBoard server in the loop. Privacy by design. Your draft is sent directly from your device to the provider you configured. SwissBoard never collects, stores, or accesses what you write. Tracked-change diffs. Every suggestion shows up as an inline diff so you can see exactly what changed before you accept, rewrite, or retry. Custom action chips. Add your own prompt templates. Reorder them. Disable the ones you don't need. Built-in actions: • Polish grammar & clarity • Rewrite as a punchy post • Translate (auto-detect → target language) • Emojify Requires Allow Full Access to call your AI provider. No tracking. No analytics. No account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

ExpandNote

Features
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ExpandNote is an AI-powered note-taking app for capturing, organizing, and transforming your notes across devices. Write notes with markdown, add tags, dictate ideas with voice-to-text, and use AI Profiles to automatically process notes based on tags. Email-to-note lets you forward information into your notebook, while offline-first sync keeps your notes available when your connection is unreliable. Create, edit, search, favorite, archive, lock, and restore notes. Organize notes with tags and smart workflows. Use your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or OpenRouter API keys for AI-powered note workflows.

Screenshots

SwissBoard4 screens
ExpandNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ExpandNote at none against SwissBoard's 2. ExpandNote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). SwissBoard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. SwissBoard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. ExpandNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwissBoard ships an update every 2 days, ExpandNote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SwissBoard versus ExpandNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwissBoardExpandNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerrenwei hanAltitude Information Systems LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SwissBoard

Subscriptions1
  • SwissBoard Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • SwissBoard Pro Lifetime$6.99
None

ExpandNote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwissBoard free?
SwissBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExpandNote free?
ExpandNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwissBoard or ExpandNote have ads?
Neither SwissBoard nor ExpandNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwissBoard or ExpandNote?
SwissBoard ships an update every 2 days, and ExpandNote every 3 weeks. Most recently, SwissBoard was updated on October 14, 2026 and ExpandNote on October 8, 2026.

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