Comparison

Cloud Outliner vs Blackmount

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Outliner

This app helps you structure your thoughts and tasks into clear, organized lists. It offers visual organization, synchronization across devices, and rich editing features for easy management of your ideas and plans. Share your organized content easily with others.

Highlights
  • Multi-level document management
  • Drag & drop reordering
  • Swipe to indent
  • Rich text formatting
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Export to PDF and OPML
  • Password protection
Features
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Cloud Outliner helps you turn ideas and tasks into clear, structured lists. Capture thoughts instantly, organize them visually, and keep everything synchronized across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad with iCloud. With rich editing, intuitive gestures, and easy sharing, staying organized has never been easier. Install Cloud Outliner and bring clarity to your work and life. Key Features Organize and Protect • Multi-level document manager • Color tags for quick highlights • Password protection • Custom templates • Duplicate documents Powerful Outline Editor • Drag & drop to reorder • Swipe to change indentation • Multi-select for bulk actions • Checkboxes and auto-numbering • Notes for list items • Rich text formatting and highlighting • Collapse or expand any level • Filters, undo/redo, copy/paste • Link and phone number detection • Read-only mode • Wireless keyboard support with shortcuts Sync and Share • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud* • Mac version available • Export to PDF, OPML, plain text • Import OPML files • Print via AirPrint • Share by email or messenger Extra • Light and Dark mode • Clean, intuitive design • Portrait and landscape support * Sync with Mac requires Cloud Outliner Pro for macOS, sold separately.

About

Blackmount

Capture and organize AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research. Search your saved content or ask AI questions across it, with source citations. Resume your work seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Save and search AI conversations
  • Capture browser tabs and sessions
  • Organize bookmarks and research
  • Record and transcribe voice notes
  • Ask AI questions across saved content
  • Resume work across devices
  • Source citations for AI answers
Features
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Save your AI chats and research. Search, ask, and resume anywhere. Blackmount helps you capture the work you do across AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research tabs — then search it or ask AI about it later. Never lose the conversation, source, tab, or note that helped you think through something important. AI CHAT MEMORY - Save and search your AI conversations in one place - Works with supported AI sites such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and Meta AI - View full conversations with markdown formatting - Find useful prompts, answers, code, drafts, and research later - Captured through the Blackmount browser extension with user consent ASK AI - Ask questions across your captured content - Get answers grounded in your saved notes, sessions, voice recordings, and AI chats - Use source citations to trace where an answer came from - Draft follow-up emails, client updates, summaries, and action plans - Dictate questions with voice-to-text SAVE & RESUME RESEARCH - Save open Safari tabs as a session - Add a quick note about what you were working on - Restore your research later from another device or browser - Keep browser sessions, bookmarks, and notes organized by context - Stop losing research when you switch tasks VOICE NOTES - Record voice notes with live transcription - Use Apple’s on-device speech recognition for local recordings - Generate AI summaries from recordings when AI features are enabled - Search voice notes alongside your other captured work HOW IT WORKS 1. Use the Blackmount browser extension to capture AI chats, tabs, bookmarks, and research sessions 2. Save Safari sessions from your iPhone or iPad 3. Add notes or voice recordings when you want extra context 4. Open Blackmount to search, browse, or ask AI about what you captured 5. Resume your work from phone, tablet, browser, or desktop PERFECT FOR - Researchers managing many tabs, sources, and AI conversations - Consultants using AI tools for client work - Students collecting sources and drafts - Developers saving code explanations, docs, and debugging threads - Product managers tracking market and competitor research - Anyone who uses multiple AI tools and wants to find old conversations later WHY BLACKMOUNT - Search across AI chats, browser sessions, bookmarks, notes, and voice recordings - Ask AI questions across the content you captured - Private by default - AI features require explicit consent before data is shared with AI providers - No ads - No selling your data ALSO INCLUDES - Sync across devices - Safari extension for fast tab saves - Share extension from other apps - Dark mode - iPad-optimized layout Free to use. Pro subscription available for unlimited sync and AI credit. Additional AI credit available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://app.blackmount.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.blackmount.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cloud Outliner4 screens
Blackmount3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blackmount at 5.0 against Cloud Outliner's 4.5. Blackmount also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Cloud Outliner's advantage is ratings volume (751 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cloud Outliner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blackmount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackmount holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloud Outliner has 751 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud Outliner ships an update every 6 months, Blackmount fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cloud Outliner versus Blackmount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud OutlinerBlackmount
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (751 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings751 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys IevenkoBlackmount.ai Inc

Customer experience

Cloud Outliner

All ratings751 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.0%

Blackmount

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cloud Outliner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Issues with restoring Pro purchases on new devices
  • Inconsistent syncing behavior between iOS and macOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for attaching files and images
  • Improve export options beyond OPML
  • Introduce a true dark mode with black text on dark background
  • Add keyboard shortcuts for common actions
  • Enhance the ability to move and reorganize outline items

Blackmount

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cloud Outliner

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Features$4.99
2 purchases

Blackmount

Subscriptions1
  • Blackmount Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • AI Credit$0.99

Questions

Is Cloud Outliner free?
Cloud Outliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackmount free?
Blackmount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cloud Outliner or Blackmount?
Blackmount is rated higher. Cloud Outliner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 751 ratings, while Blackmount averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cloud Outliner or Blackmount have ads?
Neither Cloud Outliner nor Blackmount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloud Outliner or Blackmount?
Cloud Outliner ships an update every 6 months, and Blackmount fortnightly. Most recently, Cloud Outliner was updated on September 30, 2026 and Blackmount on October 1, 2026.

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