Comparison

Slate vs Local AI Notes

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

Head to head
About

Slate

This app combines note-taking with a freeform drawing canvas. Easily add text, sketches, equations, and more using simple commands. Enjoy a distraction-free, dark design optimized for Apple Pencil.

Highlights
  • Text, headings, lists
  • Tables and charts
  • Math equations (LaTeX)
  • Images, audio, files
  • Freeform canvas
  • Apple Pencil support
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Notes and canvas, beautifully combined. Slate is where writing meets drawing. Capture ideas in text, sketch them on canvas, or do both — all in one minimal app. POWERFUL BLOCKS Add anything with a simple "/" command: - Text, headings, lists - Tables and charts - Math equations (LaTeX) - Images, audio, files - Freeform canvas INFINITE CANVAS Draw without limits. Pen, pencil, brush, shapes, colors — everything you need to visualize your thoughts. DARK & MINIMAL Pure black design. Zero distractions. Just you and your ideas. APPLE PENCIL READY Pressure sensitivity. Palm rejection. Natural drawing experience. Think. Write. Draw. All in Slate.

About

Local AI Notes

This note-taking app organizes your thoughts by topic and sets reminders. It offers features like goal setting, task planning, and a smart mode for local language processing. All data is stored and processed on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic note clustering by topic
  • Integrated reminders and calendar events
  • Goal and habit tracking with sub-goals
  • Local AI language model for smart features
  • Brain dump for quick note capture
  • Face ID lock and encrypted backups
Features
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local ai notes is a note app for your iPhone that thinks along, entirely on device. Write, paste or speak. Notes on the same topic gather into clusters by themselves, "remind me tomorrow at 9 to call the dentist" becomes a reminder, and /ask answers questions from your own notes. NEW: GOALS Set up projects and habits with sub-goals and checklist steps. Notes and tasks that fit sort in automatically. You decide what counts as progress, like three workouts a week or five hours on your thesis. Plan a weekly focus and look back on what you got done. ALSO • Reminders, calendar events and /plan, which fits your open tasks into today's free time • Brain Dump: say everything at once, get separate notes and reminders • Optional Smart Mode with a local language model • Face ID lock, encrypted backups, Siri and Shortcuts • A refined design, in light and dark No account, no cloud, no tracking. Everything runs on your iPhone, and your notes never leave it.

Screenshots

Slate4 screens
Local AI Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slate at 4.5 against Local AI Notes's 3.0. Slate also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Local AI Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slate holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Slate versus Local AI Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlateLocal AI Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB266 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNagarjuna Reddy BhimavarapuFlorian Wachter

Customer experience

Slate

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

Local AI Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Slate

No in-app purchases

None

Local AI Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slate free?
Slate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local AI Notes free?
Local AI Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slate or Local AI Notes?
Slate is rated higher. Slate averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Local AI Notes averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Slate or Local AI Notes have ads?
Neither Slate nor Local AI Notes shows ads.

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