Comparison

BonzAI vs Secure Local Notes

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

Head to head
About

BonzAI

This AI assistant prioritizes your privacy by processing all data locally on your device. It offers flexible AI model integration, including open-source options and remote APIs, for tasks like document and image analysis, with powerful customization and built-in tools.

Highlights
  • 100% local data processing for privacy
  • Supports open-source and remote AI models
  • Private document and image analysis
  • Advanced reasoning capabilities
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Customizable AI personas and parameters
  • MCP Client for service integration
Features
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YOUR PERSONAL LOCAL AI AGENT BonzAI turns your iPhone, iPad, or Mac into a personal AI agent: chat, reason, analyze files, run research, and automate tasks from an interface designed for the Apple ecosystem. YOUR DATA STAYS UNDER CONTROL BonzAI prioritizes local execution when you choose it, and lets you connect external services only when you need them. Your conversations, history, and files remain under your control. By favoring local execution, BonzAI also helps reduce cloud dependency and reliance on energy-hungry remote infrastructure. ANALYZE DOCUMENTS AND IMAGES Summarize, question, and transform PDFs, CSV, JSON, text files, and images. With a compatible model, analysis can stay on your device to help protect the privacy of your content. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE WEB Run personal research, explore current news, or ask for a clear summary of important trends. BonzAI can use web search to find, compare, and summarize useful information. CONNECT YOUR TOOLS BonzAI can use built-in tools such as weather, web search, and location. With MCP, connect your favorite services such as Home Assistant, Notion, Google Drive, or your own servers — only when you choose to. AUTOMATE WITH SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Use BonzAI with Siri and the Shortcuts app: ask BonzAI, analyze an image, analyze a document, create or open a conversation, prewarm a local model, and build agentic routines. CHOOSE YOUR AI Use Apple Intelligence, local open-source models (such as Gemma, Qwen, Phi, Mistral, Llama, DeepSeek, and more), local servers (such as Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, or llama.cpp), or remote API providers when you need more power. FOR ADVANCED USERS BonzAI relies on llama.cpp to run efficient GGUF models on Apple devices. Download models from Hugging Face, tune inference parameters, create custom AI personas, and adapt BonzAI to your workflow. BonzAI: the AI agent that takes root on your devices, not in the cloud.

About

Secure Local Notes

Capture ideas, to-dos, and lists securely on your device. Your notes are encrypted and protected with biometrics or passcode, with no accounts or tracking required. Enjoy a simple, fast, and private note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • On-device encryption
  • Biometric/passcode unlock
  • Offline functionality
  • No accounts or tracking
  • Rich text editor
  • Tagging and sorting
  • Data export options
Features
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Safe and Secure Notes is a fast, beautiful, and private place to capture everything that matters—ideas, to‑dos, lists, and more. Your data never leaves your device and is protected with industry‑standard encryption. Unlock with Face ID/Touch ID or your device passcode. No accounts, no subscriptions, no tracking—just your notes, safely stored on your iPhone or iPad. Why you’ll love it • Private by design: Notes are encrypted at rest on your device. Only you can unlock them. • Simple and fast: Open, jot it down, and get back to your day. No clutter, no distractions. • Notes and To‑Dos: Keep thoughts and tasks together, each with titles, tags, and rich body text. • Biometrics + Passcode: Secure access using Face ID/Touch ID with passcode fallback. • Works offline: Everything is stored locally. No connection required. • No accounts: Start immediately—no signup or personal data requested. • No analytics: We don’t collect or share your information. Period. Thoughtfully designed features • Clean editor: Write comfortably with a focused, distraction‑free interface. • Tags: Organize with simple comma‑separated tags; search across titles and tags. • Favorites: Star important notes to keep them at the top. • To‑Do mode: Quickly mark tasks complete while keeping an edit history and tags. • Smart sorting: Notes and to‑dos are ordered to surface what matters most. • Quick actions: Haptic feedback on saves and actions makes the app feel responsive and delightful. • Optional lock: Choose whether the app requires authentication on launch or after returning from the background. • Export your data: Create plaintext, RTF, PDF, or CSV exports. Optionally protect exports with a password. • Local storage: Your data is saved on device using modern, reliable storage technology. Security you can trust • On‑device encryption: Note bodies are encrypted using strong, modern cryptography. • Protected key: The encryption key is stored in the system Keychain with user‑presence required (biometrics or passcode). • Device unlock: Authentication uses the secure system prompt—no custom password logic. • Access control: Choose when the app relocks after being backgrounded. Designed for focus • Minimal, elegant interface that puts your content first. • Thoughtful defaults that keep you moving—no complicated setup. • Keyboard toolbar and smooth navigation for fast entry and review. Use cases • Daily journal and ideas • Project notes and meeting summaries • Shopping lists and quick reminders • Personal checklists and routines • Sensitive snippets you don’t want synced or shared Your data, your device Safe and Secure Notes is built around a simple promise: your notes belong to you. The app doesn’t upload, sell, or analyze your content. There are no hidden servers or third‑party SDKs. Everything runs locally, with encryption and system‑level protections you already trust. Roadmap We’re focused on quality, performance, and privacy. If you have feedback or requests, we’d love to hear from you. Summary • Private: encryption at rest; unlock with Face ID/Touch ID or passcode • Local: works fully offline; no accounts or tracking • Practical: notes and to‑dos with tags, favorites, and search • Portable: export to TXT, RTF, PDF, or CSV (optional password protection) Write freely. Organize simply. Keep it safe—with Safe and Secure Notes.

Screenshots

BonzAI4 screens
Secure Local Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Secure Local Notes at 5.0 against BonzAI's 4.1. Secure Local Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). BonzAI's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. BonzAI sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Secure Local Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Secure Local Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BonzAI has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BonzAI versus Secure Local Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBonzAISecure Local Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperThomas LECONTEDaniel Collinsworth

Customer experience

BonzAI

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

Secure Local Notes

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BonzAI

One-time4
  • A coffee$0.99
  • A sandwich$3.99
  • A well-deserved break$8.99
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  • Maximum propulsion$17.99
None

Secure Local Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BonzAI free?
BonzAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secure Local Notes free?
Secure Local Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BonzAI or Secure Local Notes?
Secure Local Notes is rated higher. BonzAI averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Secure Local Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BonzAI or Secure Local Notes have ads?
Neither BonzAI nor Secure Local Notes shows ads.

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