Smart Notes & Folders vs Rustle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Notes & Folders
This app automatically organizes your notes into smart collections without manual effort. It leverages on-device AI to understand note content and group them into "Clouds," ensuring everything is easily accessible. Your notes are stored locally and synced across your Apple devices via iCloud for enhanced privacy.
- Automatic note grouping into smart clouds
- On-device AI for intelligent organization
- Offline functionality
- Private by design with local storage
- Seamless iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Customizable themes and AI personality
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Welcome to Fog. The minimalist notes app designed to eliminate organizing friction while keeping you in complete control. Just open the app and write. Fog uses smart, on-device intelligence to propose titles, summarize your folders, and surface what you need, without ever changing anything behind your back. KEY FEATURES * Smart Title Suggestions: Start typing immediately. Fog reads your context and proposes a title so you never stare at "Untitled." Keep it, edit it, or tap for another. * Folders Your Way: Select your notes and group them; Fog automatically names the folder and writes a summary of what's inside. Or build your own from scratch. * Ask Your Notes: Traditional search coming up short? Ask Fog directly. On-device AI scans your notes and answers your questions in plain English. * System-Wide Spotlight Search: Instantly locate notes across your device by their text, title, or smart background tags. * Siri AI: Powered by Apple Intelligence, Fog taps into the latest App Intent domains to let you interact with your notes naturally using Siri. PRIVACY FIRST & FULLY OFFLINE * 100% On-Device Intelligence: Powered by Apple’s Foundation Models. Fast, local, and works with zero latency, even completely offline or on a plane. * Zero Third-Party Servers: Your thoughts stay in your ecosystem. Stored locally with SwiftData and synced seamlessly across your devices via personal iCloud. * Universal Compatibility: Enjoy a fast, clean note-taking experience on any device, with automated AI features available on supported Apple Intelligence hardware. WHY FOG? * The best notes app is the one that gets out of your way. Fog removes the heavy lifting of filing, naming, and summarizing so you can stay in your flow. Stop fighting your note app. Download Fog and keep your focus where it belongs.
Rustle
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Rustle is a clean, fast Kanban board app that connects to your own server. Create boards, organize cards into columns, and track your work with a simple drag-and-drop interface. Rustle is fully self-hosted. Your data lives on a server you control, not on someone else's cloud. There are no ads, no tracking, and no third-party access to your information. Features: - Create unlimited boards to organize different projects - Add columns to structure your workflow (To Do, In Progress, Done, or whatever works for you) - Create cards with titles, descriptions, and optional due dates - Move cards between columns with a tap - Add comments to cards to keep notes and context - Rename and reorganize boards and columns at any time - Pull to refresh to sync with your server - Delete your account and all data at any time from within the app Rustle is designed to be straightforward. There is no learning curve, no complex setup, and no unnecessary features. Just boards, columns, and cards. To get started, you need a Rustle server. Setup instructions and the open-source server code are available at github.com/agile8118/rustle, or connect to a server provided by your team or organization. Works on iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rustle at 17.0 against Smart Notes & Folders's 26.2. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Smart Notes & Folders | Rustle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akshat Saladi | Cododev Technology Inc. |
In-app purchases
Smart Notes & Folders
No in-app purchases
Rustle
No in-app purchases
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