Comparison

Cluing vs HOLD · a memory for videos

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

Head to head
About

Cluing

Features
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Build upon your second brain from online sources. Quickly capture any insight from the web, youtube, linkedin, kindle or even real-life events. HIGHLIGHTING AND SAVING → Highlight & Save - Easily highlight important text from various webpages and PDFs COLLABORATION AND ORGANIZATION → Leave Comments - Write as many comments per highlight as you need and save the data for later → Share & Collaborate - Create public links, add permissions to specific users, and get insights from everyone involved in the research → Searchable System - Organize highlights into different topics or Clusters, add tags, and search for them later INTEGRATION AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE → AI Research Suggestions - Check out the in-app AI suggestions and see if they can bring you one step closer to finding the answer → Integrations with LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, YouTube - Save posts in a single click and locate them even when you’re not logged in → Traceable History - Everything is saved, tracked, and organized for easy access and reference → Import Highlights from Kindle - You can now import all your Kindle highlights and notes in Cluing and start collaborating over them as well CLUING AI → Chat & Summarize your Insights - Learn faster from what you've saved and explore more topics from the web → AI Canvas - Collaborate with Cluing AI on a document, write your social media post, blog, marketing strategy or sales letter Terms of Use (EULA) → https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HOLD · a memory for videos

This app acts as a smart memory for short videos, automatically analyzing content and organizing it into searchable cards. It helps you quickly find saved clips by topic, spoken words, or even specific links, ensuring you never forget why you saved something.

Highlights
  • AI-powered gist extraction
  • Meaningful search by speech and tags
  • Automatic topic-based folders
  • Direct links to content
  • Smart reminders for saved content
  • Cross-platform sharing of analyzed cards
Features
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Saved a video "for later" and forgot why? HOLD is your smart memory for short videos. Share a clip from TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts - HOLD reads the speech and frames, distills the gist into a card, and files it into folders for you. No more scrolling endless bookmarks: just search "that pasta thing" and find it. - AI breakdown: the gist, key points and useful finds, as text - Meaning search: by spoken words, tags and mentions - Smart folders: new videos sorted by topic automatically - Concrete links: to the product, app, site or article, not "google it" - Smart reminders: come back to that recipe, place or tutorial when it matters - Save from Instagram DMs: forward a reel to our bot and it lands in HOLD, already analyzed - Share cards: send a card to a friend, it opens right in their library - 9 languages for UI and cards: English, Espanol, Deutsch, Francais, Polski, Turkce, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian - Private: we store only thumbnails and the gist, never the videos; your library is yours alone HOLD Pro unlocks saving: unlimited videos, AI cards, folders and search. Try it free for 7 days - cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use: https://holdmemory.cc/terms-en.html Privacy Policy: https://holdmemory.cc/privacy-en.html Save what grabs you. HOLD remembers why.

Screenshots

Cluing4 screens
HOLD · a memory for videos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HOLD · a memory for videos at every 3 days against Cluing's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Cluing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and HOLD · a memory for videos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cluing ships an update every 10 days, HOLD · a memory for videos every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cluing versus HOLD · a memory for videos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCluingHOLD · a memory for videos
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCollabwriting IncYurii Tsybin

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cluing

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Personal Pro Yearly$144.991 Year
  • Superhuman$199.991 Month
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  • Superhuman Half-Yearly$719.996 Months
4 purchases

HOLD · a memory for videos

Subscriptions4
  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$11.993 Months
  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$22.996 Months
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  • HOLD Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Cluing free?
Cluing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HOLD · a memory for videos free?
HOLD · a memory for videos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cluing or HOLD · a memory for videos have ads?
Neither Cluing nor HOLD · a memory for videos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cluing or HOLD · a memory for videos?
Cluing ships an update every 10 days, and HOLD · a memory for videos every 3 days. Most recently, Cluing was updated on October 31, 2026 and HOLD · a memory for videos on October 31, 2026.

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