Comparison

Scholium vs Etched

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

Head to head
About

Scholium

Features
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Scholium is the AI workspace for Founders and Vibe Coders. Keep your strategy, PRDs, build logs, prompts, investor updates, and launch work in one connected archive — then ask Scribe to answer from your own notes. SCHOLIUM — AI WORKSPACE FOR FOUNDERS AND VIBE CODERS Most builders split their thinking across six apps. Notes here, PRDs there, prompts in one doc, OKRs in another, investor updates in a third. None of it talks to each other. Scholium fixes that. One domain-aware archive. Domain-specific tools. An AI assistant called Scribe that reads everything you've written. TWO FOCUSED DOMAINS FOR FOUNDERS • OKR Studio — Set quarterly goals, track key results weekly, let Scribe flag when you're drifting • Pitch Builder — Store your deck narrative, talking points, and live metrics together • Investor Updates — Draft from your real OKRs and notes, not from scratch • Unit Economics — Model MRR, CAC, LTV. Scribe adjusts as you type. • Weekly Founder Log — Your operating cadence, every week, in one place FOR VIBE CODERS • PRD Builder — Capture feature specs, user stories, and ship scope in structured notes • Prompt Library — Save, organize, and iterate your best prompts as reusable notes • Build Log — Daily build notes, blockers, and wins in a running log Scribe can read • Changelog — Track what you've shipped in a clean, searchable archive • Launch Checklist — Ship confidently with domain-specific launch prep • API Cost Tracker — Monitor spend across LLM and API calls in your workspace SCRIBE — YOUR ARCHIVE-AWARE AI ASSISTANT Scribe reads your workspace and answers from what you've actually written. Ask it: "What should I focus on this week?" "Draft my investor update from recent notes." "What blockers show up across my build logs?" "What should I ship first?" No generic answers. Scribe knows your project, your goals, and your archive. BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Domain-specific templates for every workflow • Tools that adapt to your selected domain • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Notes, tools, and AI in one connected system SUBSCRIPTION PLANS • Free — Core workspace, limited Scribe messages • Pro — $7.99/month or $74.99/year Ā· Expanded Scribe, all tools unlocked • Scholar — $14.99/month or $129.99/year Ā· Unlimited Scribe, Lab access, early features, Scholar badge Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://scholium.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://scholium.app/privacy

About

Etched

Features
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Stop losing your own notes. Etched finds what you wrote by meaning — not just by keyword. Ask for "the note about slowing down to think" and it surfaces, even if those exact words were never written. Everything runs on your device. Write in plain markdown and watch it render as you type — no symbols, no preview pane, no modes. What you see is the file. Your notes stay portable .md, yours forever. FREE, and complete: • On-device semantic search — find notes by meaning • Live WYSIWYG markdown — bold, headings, lists, quotes, code • Tables, callouts, code blocks, footnotes, highlights, links • iCloud sync across your devices • Export to .md (raw or with rendered images), PDF, plain text ETCHED PRO — one-time purchase, yours forever: • Flashcards + spaced repetition — turn notes into memory • Diagrams from plain text (flowcharts, sequences, mind maps) • Typeset math and chemistry (LaTeX) • Charts from a few rows of data • Sheet music from ABC notation • Handwriting / sketches • Present mode — turn a note into full-screen slides • Per-note themes Reading every format is always free — Pro unlocks creating them. No subscription, ever. Pay once and keep it. Coming from Apple Notes, Obsidian, or Bear? Your markdown imports as plain .md, and you finally get search that finds notes by meaning — privately, with no account. Private by design: your notes never leave your devices except through your own iCloud. No account, no tracking, no ads. Your notes, etched in memory. — Made by Hyojin Mo. Support: support@vibeland.app

Screenshots

Scholium4 screens
Etched4 screens

Verdict

The call

Scholium and Etched are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Scholium sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Etched sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Scholium versus Etched: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScholiumEtched
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnshuman KumarSoyeon Noh

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Scholium

Subscriptions4
  • Pro$7.991 Month
  • Scholar$14.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$74.991 Year
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  • Scholar Yearly$129.991 Year
1 purchases

Etched

One-time1
  • Etched Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Scholium free?
Scholium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Etched free?
Etched is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scholium or Etched have ads?
Neither Scholium nor Etched shows ads.

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