ExplainThisDoc vs SteelNote

ExplainThisDoc brings order to your documents: scan, import, analyze, and archive letters, contracts, invoices, forms, official notices, tickets, travel documents, manuals, articles, and more in one place. Not just for reading, but for understanding and taking action. Many documents contain deadlines, appointments, risks, payment details, addresses, contacts, or next steps. ExplainThisDoc turns this information into something clear and useful, showing you what really matters: clearly structured, neatly presented, and easy to find again at any time. CAPTURE DOCUMENTS: Add new content in whatever form you have it: • Scan paper documents directly with the camera • Review and edit scans: check pages, add pages, retake them, or discard them • Paste text directly from the clipboard • Import images from your photo library • Import PDFs and documents from Files, Mail, Downloads, or other apps • Analyze content immediately and store it neatly in your archive ANALYSIS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE: ExplainThisDoc only looks at the text of your documents. With the help of AI, the app recognizes and explains their content. Long, complicated, or messy documents become clear, usable information. Depending on the document, the app can show: • Summaries in plain language • Important dates, amounts, time limits, and deadlines • Events you can reuse in your calendar • Addresses and places for routes and navigation • Risks, obligations, or potential cost traps • Sensible next steps • Contacts, case numbers, and references • Payment details and relevant terms • Signs of advertising, spam, or suspicious content • Key points, open questions, and important details The goal is not just to understand a document. You should know right away what needs to be done, what you need to keep an eye on, and which information you may need again later. ORIGINAL ALWAYS INCLUDED: Every analysis stays connected to the original document. The original is stored separately, searchable, and available at any time. You can use the overview first and switch to the actual document whenever you need the exact wording, a contract clause, an invoice, or a specific page. USE INFORMATION DIRECTLY: ExplainThisDoc does not treat documents as just files, but as structured information cards. Important content is prepared so you can use it directly in everyday life: for calendars, routes, follow-ups, payments, decisions, filing, or later research. LINKS BETWEEN DOCUMENTS: Many documents belong together: a contract and its invoice, an official notice and your objection, a travel booking and the ticket, a letter and the later reply. ExplainThisDoc helps you create and visualize connections between related documents. POWERFUL SEARCH AND FILTERS: Find what you need through contents, titles, recognized information, document types, time periods, and other filters. Instead of digging through folders or guessing file names, search for what is actually inside the document. BACK UP, EXPORT, IMPORT: Your archive should never be a dead end. ExplainThisDoc supports simple export and import, so you can back up, transfer, or restore your document collection. PRIVACY WITHOUT AN AD MODEL: ExplainThisDoc contains no ads and no trackers. Your original documents never leave your device. ExplainThisDoc extracts the text from your documents and analyzes it for you using AI. You decide whether Mistral from the EU or OpenAI from the USA should help ExplainThisDoc with the analysis. All your documents in one place. Clearly prepared. Important details always at hand. The original always included.

SteelNote is a notes app built on one promise: your notes are plain Markdown files that you own. Every note is a real .md file on your device, openable in the Files app or in any editor you like, today and years from now. No proprietary database. Nothing locked away. Your notes, truly yours. Because every note is plain text, you are never trapped. Read and edit them in SteelNote, in Files, or in any other Markdown app. If you ever move on, your writing stays exactly where it is, in an open format that lasts. Native on all your Apple devices. SteelNote is built natively for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Your notes sync across all of them through iCloud, with no third party account and no extra sign in. Start a note on your phone and finish it on your Mac. Find anything, instantly. A local full text index makes search immediate, even in large libraries. Link notes together, see backlinks, organize with folders and tags, and turn any line into a task. Private when you want it. Mark a note as private and it stays out of AI features and search suggestions. Your most sensitive notes remain yours alone. Bring everything with you. Switching is painless. Import from Bear, Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Apple Notes and more, including Markdown, TextBundle, Word, RTF, PDF and CSV. Your folders and structure come along. Everything you expect. Add images, PDFs and tables inline. Use checklists, footnotes and links. Reach your notes from Spotlight, Siri and widgets, and hand off between devices. An open format, now standard. Markdown is a first class type across Apple platforms, and SteelNote is built natively around it. Your files are open, portable and yours. Membership. SteelNote comes with a 14 day free trial, then a yearly plan or a one time lifetime purchase. Sync is always included and never restricted. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. A yearly plan renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://steelnoteapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/