Salient vs Datasift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salient
Access and interact with your business intelligence data on your iOS device. Swipe through widgets using carousels and sync dashboards for offline viewing.
- Interactive data viewing
- Carousel widget navigation
- Offline dashboard sync
- Enhanced iOS experience
- Business intelligence data access
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The Salient mobile application for Salient Dashboards gives you an enhanced interactive experience on your iOS device to view your business intelligence data. Use carousels to swipe through multiple widgets, and sync your dashboards to continue viewing while offline.
Datasift
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The Swiftlane Datasift data collection app allows Swiftlane to collect RGB+D facial data from participants, for research purposes. RGB images and corresponding depth data are used by Swiftlane for machine learning research and improvement of ML systems. Data is collected within a defined work program with the view to undertake research in order to move the state of ML and AI forward.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Salient at every 2 months against Datasift's every 73 months. Salient also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Salient ships an update every 2 months, Datasift every 73 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salient | Datasift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 73 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salient Corporation | Swiftpass Inc |
In-app purchases
Salient
No in-app purchases
Datasift
No in-app purchases
