Raven Documents vs Bamboo

Raven is your private open source AI assistant for iOS. It helps you work with documents, images, audio, and video files directly on your device. Nothing is sent to external servers. All processing is done locally using Apple’s Foundation Models. Raven is ideal for working with small to medium-sized files such as articles, notes, reports, transcripts, and PDFs. - Best suited for documents of moderate length - Handles long text comfortably while still providing clear summaries and answers - Designed to be fast and efficient without slowing down your device What you can do with Raven: - Extract text from images - Read and analyze PDF files - Transcribe audio files - Extract text from video content - Ask questions about your files - Summarize and analyze content - Organize chats and manage files Privacy first Your data never leaves your iPhone. Raven runs fully on your device with no cloud services and no internet required for AI features. - Designed for productivity - Create and manage multiple projects - Upload and organize your files - Take notes automatically saved - Switch between chats with ease Built for iOS Raven is made for iOS and takes full advantage of Apple’s frameworks including Foundation Models, Vision, PDFKit, Speech and AVFoundation. The full source code is available on GitHub.

Bamboo is a Markdown notes app for writing, organizing knowledge, and using AI on your own terms. Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with Web Clipper support, Bamboo helps you capture ideas anywhere and continue working across devices. Capture quick notes, long-form documents, tasks, reminders, research, meeting notes, reading highlights, and personal knowledge. Bamboo keeps your notes in Markdown so they stay portable, readable, and easy to manage. WRITE AND CAPTURE Use a focused Markdown editor with syntax highlighting, task lists, tables, wiki links, footnotes, highlights, math, images, and attachments. Keep ideas, notes, reminders, and tasks together so writing, thinking, and planning stay in one place. ORGANIZE AND CONNECT Organize notes into collections for projects, areas, archives, or research spaces. Connect ideas with wiki links, pin important notes, star favorites, and build a knowledge base that stays easy to navigate as it grows. AI ASSISTANCE, UNDER YOUR CONTROL Bamboo Pro lets you connect supported AI providers and use assistant features directly in your notes. Draft, rewrite, summarize, brainstorm ideas, and work with selected content without leaving your workspace. You stay in control of the provider and model you use. KEEP YOUR NOTES YOURS Your notes stay in Markdown, making them easy to move, back up, and keep for the long term. Search across notes, revisit recent work, import and export your content, create backups, and keep your work available across devices with optional Bamboo Pro features such as iCloud Sync, HTML export, and PDF export. Bamboo includes optional auto-renewable monthly and yearly Pro subscriptions. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zhigui.github.io/app-docs/bamboo/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/