Ikes vs Brace.to

Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Your bookmark manager with privacy at heart. Brace.to helps you save links to everything and visit them later easily, anytime, on any of your devices. Powered by Stacks technology, all your saved links are encrypted, and only you can decrypt them and see the content inside. There are several ways to save a link for your convenience. You can save a link: • At our website (https://brace.to) • In the web browser address bar by typing "brace.to" and "/" before any link • With our web browser extensions on your desktop • Via our mobile apps on your phone Then, you can visit your saved links anytime on any of your devices. Every link you save will be beautified with its representative image and title so you can easily find and recognize it. Powered by Web3 technology from Stacks: • Your account is cryptographically generated; only you, with your Secret Key, can control it. Your account cannot be locked, banned, or deleted by anyone, as your Secret Key is required to access and modify your account. • Everything is encrypted; only you, with your Secret Key, can see the content inside. No one can see the content inside your data, so it cannot be used to create targeted ads. If your data is stolen, no information is leaked. • Your data lives in a data server of your choice; only you, with your Secret Key, can change it. You can manage your data and set permissions directly, as you can host your own data server or choose any data server provider. Bring back control of your account and data one link at a time with Brace.to, powered by Web3 technology from Stacks, to ensure your privacy cannot be compromised. Not only that Brace.to doesn't be evil; Brace.to can't be. Brace.to offers one simple no-tricks subscription plan to support us and unlock all extra features: - Tags - Lock lists - Change title & image - Dark appearance - Pin to the top It's our intention to never show advertisements, and we don't rent, sell, or share your information with other companies. Our optional paid subscription is the only way we make money. Please support us and unlock all extra features. Terms of Service: https://brace.to/#terms Privacy Policy: https://brace.to/#privacy Support: https://brace.to/#support