Comparison

CipherNote Pro vs Blackmount

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

Head to head
About

CipherNote Pro

Features
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CipherNote Pro is a next-generation voice memo and AI analysis tool with a unique terminal-inspired interface. Record your thoughts in a secure environment and let our advanced AI decode, summarize, and organize your logs instantly. Features include: Encrypted voice storage, AI-powered meeting summaries, to-do list extraction, and seamless iCloud sync.

About

Blackmount

Capture and organize AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research. Search your saved content or ask AI questions across it, with source citations. Resume your work seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Save and search AI conversations
  • Capture browser tabs and sessions
  • Organize bookmarks and research
  • Record and transcribe voice notes
  • Ask AI questions across saved content
  • Resume work across devices
  • Source citations for AI answers
Features
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Save your AI chats and research. Search, ask, and resume anywhere. Blackmount helps you capture the work you do across AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research tabs — then search it or ask AI about it later. Never lose the conversation, source, tab, or note that helped you think through something important. AI CHAT MEMORY - Save and search your AI conversations in one place - Works with supported AI sites such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and Meta AI - View full conversations with markdown formatting - Find useful prompts, answers, code, drafts, and research later - Captured through the Blackmount browser extension with user consent ASK AI - Ask questions across your captured content - Get answers grounded in your saved notes, sessions, voice recordings, and AI chats - Use source citations to trace where an answer came from - Draft follow-up emails, client updates, summaries, and action plans - Dictate questions with voice-to-text SAVE & RESUME RESEARCH - Save open Safari tabs as a session - Add a quick note about what you were working on - Restore your research later from another device or browser - Keep browser sessions, bookmarks, and notes organized by context - Stop losing research when you switch tasks VOICE NOTES - Record voice notes with live transcription - Use Apple’s on-device speech recognition for local recordings - Generate AI summaries from recordings when AI features are enabled - Search voice notes alongside your other captured work HOW IT WORKS 1. Use the Blackmount browser extension to capture AI chats, tabs, bookmarks, and research sessions 2. Save Safari sessions from your iPhone or iPad 3. Add notes or voice recordings when you want extra context 4. Open Blackmount to search, browse, or ask AI about what you captured 5. Resume your work from phone, tablet, browser, or desktop PERFECT FOR - Researchers managing many tabs, sources, and AI conversations - Consultants using AI tools for client work - Students collecting sources and drafts - Developers saving code explanations, docs, and debugging threads - Product managers tracking market and competitor research - Anyone who uses multiple AI tools and wants to find old conversations later WHY BLACKMOUNT - Search across AI chats, browser sessions, bookmarks, notes, and voice recordings - Ask AI questions across the content you captured - Private by default - AI features require explicit consent before data is shared with AI providers - No ads - No selling your data ALSO INCLUDES - Sync across devices - Safari extension for fast tab saves - Share extension from other apps - Dark mode - iPad-optimized layout Free to use. Pro subscription available for unlimited sync and AI credit. Additional AI credit available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://app.blackmount.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.blackmount.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

CipherNote Pro4 screens
Blackmount3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CipherNote Pro at every 3 days against Blackmount's fortnightly. 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. CipherNote Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Blackmount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CipherNote Pro ships an update every 3 days, Blackmount fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CipherNote Pro versus Blackmount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipherNote ProBlackmount
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsmail BalciBlackmount.ai Inc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CipherNote Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • CipherNote Pro Premium$144.99
2 purchases

Blackmount

Subscriptions1
  • Blackmount Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • AI Credit$0.99

Questions

Is CipherNote Pro free?
CipherNote Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackmount free?
Blackmount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CipherNote Pro or Blackmount have ads?
Neither CipherNote Pro nor Blackmount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CipherNote Pro or Blackmount?
CipherNote Pro ships an update every 3 days, and Blackmount fortnightly. Most recently, CipherNote Pro was updated on November 9, 2026 and Blackmount on October 31, 2026.

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