Comparison

Again vs Swish

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

Head to head
About

Again

Features
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The recurring real-life stuff that quietly piles up — the haircut, the AC filter, the dentist, the vitamins. It doesn't fit your calendar (the date depends on when you last did it). It doesn't belong in a habit tracker (no streaks chasing you, no goal pressure). Again is the small, calm tracker built for those things. Tap done; the next reminder schedules itself. THREE MODES, ONE TAP • Loops — recurring on your cadence, not on a fixed date. "Haircut every 5 weeks": tap done after the haircut, and the next one schedules five weeks from that moment. • Dailies — daily things you want to check off. Vitamins, stretch, journal. Tap = "done today"; midnight resets. • Tallies — counters with no schedule or goal. Meditation, push-ups, glasses of water. Tap = +1. No reminders, no targets. SLEEP — TIMED PAUSE AND SEASONAL WINDOWS Put a loop to sleep for 6 months and it wakes itself. Mark one as "pool season only — May through Sep" and it sleeps every winter and reappears every spring, forever, with no action from you. Timed sleep and seasonal windows compose: a loop can have both. Sleep works on Loops, Dailies, and Tallies. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Real recurrence is messy. "Dental every 6 months — every 2nd visit is whitening." "Groceries every week — every 4th is the bigger Costco run." Per-occurrence variants override the title, notes, or emoji on every Nth occurrence — the row shows what's coming next so you're never surprised. CALM, NOT GAMIFIED No badges, no streak-loss notifications, no XP, no celebrations. Daily streaks show as a tiny chip — informational, never motivational machinery. Tallies have no goals or reminders, on purpose. NO ACCOUNT, NO EMAIL, NO NAG Again works fully offline, with no login screen. Optional sync between devices is account-less: your phone generates a random ID, with no email and no password. Your task content is end-to-end encrypted, so the server stores only ciphertext it cannot read. Linking a second device is a one-time QR scan. FREE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY Everyday use — Loops, Dailies, Tallies, the home-screen widget, reminders, calendar sync, sleep, and JSON backup — works without paying anything. The optional cross-device sync is $9.99/year or local equivalent. No ads, no upsells, no unlock screens. HOME-SCREEN WIDGET Tap done from your home screen — no need to open the app. Each widget picks a mode in its configuration (Loops, Dailies, or Tallies), so you can place several side by side. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Local-first by default. End-to-end encrypted sync: everything leaves the device as a blob the server cannot read. Your devices hold the only key. JSON backup exports everything as a single readable file. NOT A CALENDAR. NOT A TODO APP. NOT A HABIT TRACKER. A focused tracker for personal repetition.

About

Swish

Organize tasks with color-coded folders and track progress on your lock screen. Features include live activities, home screen widgets, and iCloud syncing. Set alarms for important to-dos and customize the app's appearance.

Highlights
  • Organize tasks by color-coded folders
  • Live Activities on lock screen
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud syncing across devices
  • Alarms for to-dos
  • Customizable appearance
Features
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Keep your to-dos organized in folders and check your progress right from the Lock Screen. Swish is a simple to-do list app that shows your tasks and upcoming events in Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets and Live Activities, without opening the app. - Organize with Folders Work, study, groceries, daily routines. Sort your tasks into color-coded folders and keep every checklist in its place. - Live Activities on the Lock Screen See a folder's tasks and today's progress on your Lock Screen without opening the app. - Folder Widgets Pin any folder to a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget. Tap the widget to open that folder and add or complete tasks instantly. Widgets match each folder's color, and you can adjust the font size. - Upcoming Events Widget Tasks with reminders appear on a timeline, so you can see what's coming today and in the days ahead at a glance. - Time and Location Reminders Get a notification or an alarm at the time you choose, or a location-based reminder at a specific place. Whatever you're doing, you won't miss what matters. - Focus Zone Work in focus and break rounds with the focus timer and stay on the task in front of you. You can also block distracting apps. - Sync Across Devices Set up iCloud once and your folders and tasks stay the same on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Make Swish Yours Gradient backgrounds and glass-style themes, light and dark mode, and adjustable text size. Available in English and Korean, with more languages coming soon. Great for - Anyone who keeps forgetting tasks - People who want their to-do list on the Lock Screen at all times - Students and professionals who manage study and work tasks by folder - Anyone who wants a fast, lightweight checklist instead of a complicated planner Swish Pro is available as a monthly subscription or a lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://numansoftkr.blogspot.com/2026/07/privacy-policy-swish-ios-app.html

Screenshots

Again4 screens
Swish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Again at 15.0 against Swish's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Again sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Swish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Again versus Swish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgainSwish
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB245 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo ZavoriSeunggyu Lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Again

Subscriptions1
  • Again Sync1 Month trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Swish

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Again free?
Again is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swish free?
Swish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Again or Swish have ads?
Neither Again nor Swish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Again or Swish?
Again ships an update every 3 days, and Swish every 3 days. Most recently, Again was updated on October 25, 2026 and Swish on October 24, 2026.

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