Comparison

Hooklink vs Sift

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

Head to head
About

Hooklink

Features
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Hooklink turns your Instagram comments, story replies and DMs into automated conversations โ€” delivering messages, capturing leads and growing followers, all within the limits Meta sets. Hooklink PREMIUM: To add multiple instagram accounts or some premium features you need to purchase a monthly or yearly subscription. This subscription will auto renewed monthly and in case of failure of auto renew, the subscription will be cancelled and you have to purchase again inside the application. However you can add one instagram account with limited features in the app Your data is securely stored with Hooklink. Be sure to read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Privacy Policy: https://hooklink.app/privacy Terms Of Use: https://hooklink.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sift

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Every screenshot, exactly where you'll look for it. Sift reads the screenshots on your iPhone, files each one into a collection โ€” Trips, Receipts, Recipes, Codes, Shopping, Chats, Places, Reading and Events โ€” and pulls out what matters: flight and gate, Wi-Fi passwords, totals, addresses, dates and booking references. SORTED AUTOMATICALLY Open Sift and your new screenshots are already filed. While Sift is open, a new screenshot is read and filed right away. FIND ANYTHING Search the words in the image, a date, or what it was for: "wifi at the airbnb", "receipt last week", "flight to tokyo". Search runs on your iPhone. SIFT MODE Swipe through new screenshots in about a minute: right to keep, left to delete, up to act. Deletions wait for one batch you review, then Apple asks you to confirm. Deleted screenshots stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days. ONE-TAP DETAILS Copy a Wi-Fi password, a verification code, a total or a booking reference. Open links and addresses in Maps. WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS Your inbox and what's expiring on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, Sift mode in Control Center, and "Sift my screenshots" for Siri and Shortcuts. READ ON YOUR IPHONE. NEVER UPLOADED. Sift has no server and no account. Text recognition, sorting and search all happen on your iPhone. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. SIFT PRO Add flights and events to Calendar, get reminded, save addresses and numbers to Contacts, let boarding passes, codes and tickets clear themselves when they're done, and Deep clean duplicates and old screenshots. Sift Pro is available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or monthly. Sorting, search and Sift mode stay free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://sift-five-tan.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://sift-five-tan.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Hooklink4 screens
Sift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sift at every 2 days against Hooklink's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hooklink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hooklink ships an update weekly, Sift every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Hooklink versus Sift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHooklinkSift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartters Software Pvt LtdCharles Ley Baldemor

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hooklink

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Sift

Subscriptions2
  • Sift Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Sift Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Hooklink free?
Hooklink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sift free?
Sift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hooklink or Sift have ads?
Neither Hooklink nor Sift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hooklink or Sift?
Hooklink ships an update weekly, and Sift every 2 days. Most recently, Hooklink was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sift on October 31, 2026.

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