Swivl Capture vs SMART InkScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swivl Capture
Record, upload, and share videos for collaboration using a smart robot and mobile platform. Stream live content to remote audiences and connect multiple audio channels for enhanced recordings.
- Connect to Swivl Robot
- Record, upload, and share videos
- Live stream content
- Connect multiple audio markers
- Works with C Series and CX Robots
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This is the official companion app for your Swivl Robot and mobile version of our web-based platform for reflection, coaching, and collaboration. Getting Started 1. Open this app and connect to your Swivl Robot. 2. Login to your Reflectivity account. 3. Connect all the Markers you have to capture or stream multiple audio channels. Recording Record, upload, and share videos with other Swivl Capture users for collaboration. Streaming Launch your favorite live streaming app, like Zoom, to stream content to remote students. Compatibility -Works alone or with your C Series and CX Robots. -Connects up to 5 Markers (microphones) for independent audio channels. Links: Swivl Capture+: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/swivl-student/id1156641090 Swivl Screencast+: https://www.swivl.com/downloads/ Reflectivity Web: https://cloud.swivl.com/ Help: https://swivl.com/setup
SMART InkScan
Transform handwritten notes and sketches into digital ink. Seamlessly bridge the physical and digital worlds by scanning whiteboards, documents, and more. Offers features like perspective correction, multi-image capture, and annotation for enhanced productivity.
- Converts handwritten notes to digital ink
- Perspective correction
- Multi-image capture
- Annotation tools
- Export as image or PDF
- Direct integration with SMART Board with iQ
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For those who love the immediacy and expression of pen and paper, SMART InkScan converts handwritten artifacts into digital SMART ink™. Users can begin brainstorming on the back of a napkin and seamlessly continue working from their mobile device, bridging the gap between the physical and digital domains. InkScan also offers the most useful features of other mobile scanner apps such as perspective correction, multi-image capture, numerous annotation options, and export as image or pdf. For users with access to a SMART Board with iQ, SMART InkScan offers a smooth transition from dry-erase whiteboards to SMART Ink with just a snap. InkScan converts your photos into digital ink and sends them directly to a SMART Board with iQ allowing teachers and students to continue working interactively with content. Here are some delightful examples of how SMART InkScan can improve your workflow: - Snap a pic of your next great concept sketch and convert it to digital ink. Continue fine-tuning your work within the app or use the large canvas on a SMART Board with iQ - Use the new Files app in iOS to import PDFs. Add a signature to important documents and share via email. You can even save your signature for next time - Enhance the quality of those whiteboard pics on your camera roll. Use the inking tools to markup and distribute to your team as a PDF or image - Combine notes taken from multiple team members, highlight the important items share them with your study group - Compile receipts for your next expense report, add notes and export as a multi-page PDF
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SMART InkScan at 100% against Swivl Capture's 43%. SMART InkScan also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0). Swivl Capture's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Swivl Capture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SMART InkScan sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SMART InkScan holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swivl Capture has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Swivl Capture's written reviews are positive against 100% of SMART InkScan's.
| Parameter | Swivl Capture | SMART InkScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (31 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swivl, Inc | SMART Technologies ULC |
Customer experience
Swivl Capture
SMART InkScan
In-app purchases
Swivl Capture
- Multi-Camera Day Pass$0.99
SMART InkScan
- Remove Watermarks$0.99
- Import PDFs$0.99
- Get New Pens$0.99
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- Get All the Upgrades$1.99
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