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Jake

@jakegrant.dev

108 followers 298 following 70 posts

Goofy dad, iOS developer, Vine nostalgist. Working on the iOS app for a Canadian yoga pants retailer.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 26/08/2026

I’m letting this notification hang out for a little while longer because damn, that feels good. Download SmartFilter and subscribe to send some more good vibes. apps.apple.com/us/app/smart... @revenuecat.com

RevenueCat notification reads:
Trial Conversion, SmartFilter, A customer just converted from a
free trial to a subscription of Yearly
for $8.99.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

I’m really excited about this update and looking forward to hearing how it works for you! It’s been a great tool for me. This update makes it one of the best filtering apps available. I hope it makes your life easier by not having to think about spam. apps.apple.com/us/app/smart...

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

One last feature I want to highlight. It's kinda nerdy, but really powerful. You can create a suite of test messages that makes sure messages are delivered where you want them. The tests run automatically when you add a new filter or turn on a setting. It's basically Test Driven Filtering.

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s test messages setting showing a list of test messages and their status.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

There's tons of other settings that can be enabled too. You filter ALL messages from unknown senders to the spam folder if you want. Filter messages that contain links or short codes. There's an option to filter mеѕѕаɡеѕ тһат ⅼоок ⅼіке тһіѕ.

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s toggle options.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

If you want to see why a message was filtered (or not filtered), use the How Filtering Works screen. Paste the message and SmartFilter will interactively show where and why the message was filtered. This can help you fine tune your custom rules and other settings.

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s how filtering works screen, there’s a textbox for the text message being explored, there’s boxes for each filter step and the deciding step is highlighted.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

Creating a filter is simple! If you get a message that wasn't categorized correctly, you can paste that message into SmartFilter to create a new filter directly from that message! Tap the keywords that identify that message as spam and BOOM! New filter. Ezpz

Screenshot of SmartFilter’s create a filter flow to tap individual words from a text message that indicate where the message needs to be filtered.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

If you don't know what filters to create, that's okay! There's 12 curated Filter Packs with keywords known to be present in scam and spam messages. There's a pack made specifically for blocking Election & Political texts and donation requests.

Screenshot of SmartFilter showing a list of curated filter packs with preset keywords to filter spam from known scam and spam messages.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 18/08/2026

SmartFilter does all filtering on-device using a custom machine learning model. No messages are sent to a server. You can create custom rules to allow messages in your inbox or throw them into the spam folder. NOW you can create rules to categorize messages to the promotions or transactions folder.

Screenshot of SmartFilter showing the custom filters list to categorize messages. There are allow, junk, transactions, promotions categories.

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 14/06/2025

Open the door, get on the floor. Everybody…

A banner with the words “Welcome to the Dino store”

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 10/03/2025

Wild

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 27/11/2024

Helm made it so easy to submit an app to the App Store. Thank you for saving me time and headaches.

Screenshot of the macOS app “Helm” with a list of iOS apps: “Smart Choices” and “SmartFilter for SMS”

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Jake @jakegrant.dev · 14/11/2024

They feed us poison (fast food)
So we buy their “cures” (various pills)
While they ban our medicine (bionicle toys)

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