infolio(影书) vs knoself
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
infolio(影书)
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infolio is a local-first knowledge management app built for writing, organizing, searching, and protecting your personal knowledge. Instead of separating notes, secure information, visual thinking, and sync into different tools, infolio brings them into one continuous workflow. You can write documents, organize ideas on a whiteboard, store sensitive information in encrypted vaults, and keep important content easy to find with global search. Key features: - Local-first workflow for reliable access and editing - Document writing with structured content and rich editing - Whiteboards for visual thinking, planning, and relationship mapping - Encrypted vaults for passwords, keys, IDs, accounts, and private notes - Device authentication for sensitive actions and protected access - Global search with filters for type, folder, and date - Desktop-style workspace for arranging content and widgets your way - Tabs and multi-window flow for smoother context switching - Multi-cloud sync with official cloud and third-party providers infolio is a great fit for people who want more than a simple notes app. It is designed for personal knowledge management, secure information organization, and long-term content building across devices. Automatic renewal instructions 1. Payment: "Continuous package week/month/year" products are automatic renewal products, and will be charged from your Apple Itunes account after confirming the purchase 2. Renewal: Membership service will be automatically renewed 24 hours before the current payment plan expires, and your iTunes account will be charged. After successful deduction, the subscription will be extended for one period. 3. If you want to cancel the renewal, you can manually cancel the subscription 24 hours before the current paid plan expires. You can manage or cancel the subscription in the Itunce & App Store account management in the mobile system Settings. 4. User Agreement https://infolio.cn/terms 5. Privacy Policy https://infolio.cn/privacy 6. Technical support https://infolio.cn/support 7. Automatic renewal agreement https://infolio.cn/apple-auto-renew/
knoself
Track your time as it happens and journal your thoughts, feelings, and takeaways. Review your past efforts with AI analysis and visualize your daily rhythm. Organize tasks and sync across devices.
- Start timers from anywhere (widgets, watch, Mac)
- Time cards with notes, mood, and context
- Journal timeline and daily rhythm heatmap
- AI analysis of time cards
- Tagging for projects, mood, and energy
- Task and calendar integration
- Multi-device support with local-first data
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Where did your time go? knoself captures it as it happens: tap to start, add a line when you stop, and every stretch of real effort becomes a card you can look back on. It is not another to-do list. knoself records time you already spent — and what you were thinking, feeling, and taking away. A week later, that reads far clearer than "I remember being busy." Start in three steps 1. Tap: start a timer from the Action Button, a widget, the Lock Screen, Apple Watch, or inside the app 2. Add a line: note your thoughts, mood, and context while it runs or after, with # tags and photos 3. Look back: see your rhythm in the journal timeline, 24-hour chart, and tag stats What makes knoself different 【Start Anywhere】No need to open the app first. Begin from the Action Button, Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen, Apple Watch, the Today Reminders widget, a task, or a calendar event. On Mac, press ⌘T. 【Time Cards】Every finished timer is saved as a card. Along with the duration, it keeps your notes, ideas, mood, context, and takeaways. Bring up photos and videos from that period to revisit the moment. 【Journal Timeline】The home timeline groups entries by day with date dividers, so timers and journals read as one day. An all-day journal entry captures the day without counting as focused time. 【Daily Rhythm Heatmap】A compact 6×4 heatmap sits before each date: darker cells mean more logged, split into night, morning, afternoon, and evening — the day's rhythm at a glance. 【Daily Highlights】Each day, knoself picks a few cards from your past and walks you through them. Add a fresh line as you go, or exclude tags you would rather not revisit. 【Let AI Review It With You】Share time cards with an AI and analyze them with Three Things, KPT, or 4P. On Mac, a local MCP service lets your AI assistant query records or start and stop timers after you confirm — no account, nothing uploaded. 【Tags and Statistics】Mark projects, contexts, state, energy, and mood with # tags. Time composition, a 24-hour chart, a year heat map, and tag statistics show what consumed your time and when focus comes easiest. Mindfulness, sleep, and workouts from Apple Health sit alongside your own records. 【Tasks and Calendar】Create tasks with dates, times, repeats, alerts, photos, and tags, and lay out the week as an agenda or a board. Share an image, text, or link and let on-device recognition fill in the details before you save. With Calendar access, view events, start timing from one, and write finished records back when you choose. 【Multi-device, Local First】Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Records stay on your device by default, iCloud sync is optional, and you start every share and export yourself. Who uses knoself - Freelancers and consultants: capture time scattered across clients and projects, so month-end is not guesswork - Students: see the hours actually spent at the desk, not the feeling of all-day study - Creators and researchers: log when ideas and flow tend to arrive, and find your own high-focus window - Anyone slowing down: revisit a past day with Daily Highlights and leave yourself one new line What it does not do knoself is built for personal records — no team timesheet approval, no client billing or invoicing, no full calendar and meeting management, and no monitoring of the apps or websites you use in the background. Privacy and data - Records stay on your device by default - Text recognition happens on device - iCloud sync is optional; no account needed to start - Sharing and export only happen when you start them What you get is not a string of minutes. It is real evidence about your attention, mood, habits, and the rhythm of your days. The first minute you record today is the one you can revisit next week. Agreements Auto-renewable subscription terms: https://knoself.com/en/iap_policy/ Privacy policy: https://knoself.com/en/privacy/ Terms of use: https://knoself.com/en/terms/
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Verdict
infolio(影书) and knoself are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. infolio(影书) sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and knoself sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | infolio(影书) | knoself |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 宁宁 权 | hu chundong |
In-app purchases
infolio(影书)
- 官方同步套餐体验版$0.997 Days
- 套餐一(含20GB空间)$2.991 Month
- 自定义同步源会员(1月)$2.991 Month
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- 套餐二(含200GB空间)$9.991 Month
- 自定义同步源会员(1年)$14.991 Year
- 套餐一(含20GB空间)$22.491 Year
- 套餐三(含1TB空间)$29.991 Month
- 套餐二(含200GB空间)$87.991 Year
- 套餐四(含5TB空间)$122.991 Month
- 套餐三(含1TB空间)$299.001 Year
knoself
- Knoself Pro monthly subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Knoself Pro yearly subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime Member$14.99









