Orca vs ZenNotes

Your brain isn't a storage system. Orca is. Say it, type it, or snap it — Orca transcribes, categorizes, and reminds you at exactly the right moment. No folders. No manual tagging. Just drop it and move on. Shopping & Recipes Paste any recipe link and your ingredient list is ready to shop — sorted by aisle, not chaos. Build grocery, hardware, or warehouse lists by voice in seconds. Or browse the Discover feed — curated recipes from top food sites — and add everything to your cart with one tap. Voice Capture Speak naturally. Clothing sizes, birthdays, gift ideas, flights, restaurant recs — Orca files everything automatically in the right place. Smart Reminders One-time or recurring, set by voice. Orca reminds you when it actually matters. Shared Spaces Plan together in real time. Invite a partner, roommate, or family member — shared events, checklists, groceries, and notes that sync instantly across both your Today views and Calendars. People & Gifts Birthdays, gift ideas, budgets, and countdowns for everyone who matters. Mention a name and Orca links it automatically. Never show up empty-handed again. Collectibles Track your Pokémon card collection by set — mark what you own, what you're chasing, and see your collection's estimated value. Browse every TCG set, filter by rarity, and share your list with anyone in one tap. Lego sets and Smiski figures too. Screenshots & Travel Snap a hotel confirmation or flight itinerary — Orca reads it, saves it, and reminds you at the right time. Media Queue Track shows, movies, and books you want to watch or read. Browse trending titles and new releases by genre in Discover, add them instantly, and rate when you're done. Always know what's next. Thoughts A private notebook that stays out of your way. Write freely — no categorizing, no reminders. Just your notes, grouped by date.

ZenNotes is a local-first markdown notes app for writing, organizing, and connecting ideas without giving up ownership of your files. YOUR NOTES, YOUR FILES Every note is a plain .md file in a vault you control. Start with storage on your iPhone or iPad, use iCloud Drive, or open a folder through the system document picker. Local and iCloud vaults work without an account. ZENNOTES CLOUD Connect an optional ZenNotes Cloud plan to: • Sync a vault across ZenNotes desktop and mobile • Sync notes and attachments • Create manual and automatic daily backups • Restore a full vault or a single note from a backup • Publish notes to the web and manage their public links Cloud never replaces the free local-first workflow. Use it only when you want hosted sync, backup, or publishing. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Use a focused editor with headings, lists, tasks, tables, code, links, wikilinks, tags, callouts, footnotes, and frontmatter. A mobile formatting bar keeps common actions close to the keyboard, and a pinch resizes the text to your eyes. RICH, OFFLINE PREVIEW Render KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, JSXGraph, function plots, tables, callouts, and more directly on your device. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Pin your go-to notes and folders to the top, swipe rows to act on them, create and rename nested folders, browse tags, search the full vault, manage tasks, create periodic notes, and work with table databases stored as CSV. CAPTURE QUICKLY Create a quick note from the app or send text and links to ZenNotes from the iOS share sheet. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Start a note, open a recent one, or check today's tasks without opening the app. New Note also lives on the Lock Screen, and the widgets wear your theme. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT ZenNotes has no advertising or tracking. Local and iCloud notes stay in the storage you choose. When you enable ZenNotes Cloud, the account identity, connected-device information, and vault content needed for the Cloud features you use are sent to the ZenNotes service. Payment details are handled by Stripe. ZenNotes is open source. Your vault remains useful outside the app because it is made of ordinary files.