Comparison

Clone+ vs Artifacto

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

Head to head
About

Clone+

Features
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Your ideas. Your connections. Your AI thinking partner. Clone+ is a Zettelkasten-style note app for growing your own knowledge network. You link notes, write down why they belong together, and the AI thinks with you along the connections you made. The AI suggests; you decide. Most note apps remember things for you. Clone+ helps you understand them. CONNECT IDEAS INTO KNOWLEDGE β€’ Link notes with bidirectional links and backlinks β€’ Record why you linked two notes and what kind of relationship it is β€” the AI follows your reasoning β€’ See your whole knowledge network as a graph β€’ The AI suggests related notes and link candidates; you choose which to keep β€’ Split long articles into reusable atomic notes (also on the Free plan) β€’ Filter across everything with tags THINK WITH AI, NOT JUST SEARCH β€’ AI Chat β€” answers draw on your own notes and link to the notes they used β€’ Web search β€” used only when needed, with sources shown β€’ Agent β€” "create a note and link it to related ones" in a single request. Review the result before anything is saved, and edit it on the spot β€’ Quizzes β€” multiple choice, true/false, multi-select, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, and free answer graded by AI β€’ Summaries of long notes and automatic titles CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE β€’ URL and YouTube summaries β€” paste a link and keep the key points as a note β€’ Image understanding β€” the AI reads what is in your images, so chat and quizzes can use them β€’ OCR β€” pull text from photos and handwriting β€’ Voice input β€” speak while editing a note or in chat β€’ Quick capture from the home screen widget β€’ Send text to Clone+ from any app's share sheet β€’ Rich text, tables, images, and auto-save β€’ Color themes USE YOUR NOTES FROM YOUR AI TOOLS Clone+ offers a connector for external AI tools. Search your notes or add to them right from the conversation you are already having, without switching apps. Available on the Free plan too. YOUR NOTES STAY YOURS β€’ Offline-first β€” works without a connection and syncs when you are back online β€’ Encrypted in transit (TLS); only you can access your data β€’ Clone+ does not use your notes to train AI β€’ Protected Notes are never sent to AI and are encrypted before they are stored in the cloud β€’ Turn off sending data to AI at any time in Settings WHO CLONE+ IS FOR β€’ People who want their notes to become knowledge, not just another notepad β€’ People practicing Zettelkasten or building a second brain β€’ Students and lifelong learners β€’ Researchers, writers, and creators β€’ Anyone building a personal knowledge management (PKM) system FREE TO START Linking, the graph, AI chat, summaries, quizzes, and the connector are all available for free. Premium removes ads, raises AI usage limits 5x, lets chat reference up to 30 notes (5 on Free), makes agent runs unlimited (once a day on Free), and removes the limit on knowledge bases. Start building your second brain β€” download Clone+ today. Terms of Use: https://clone-plus.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://clone-plus.com/privacy-policy

About

Artifacto

Features
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Artifacto is a terminal for your artifacts β€” a fast, beautiful viewer that renders HTML, Markdown, Mermaid, SVG, JSON and CSV right on your phone. Got an AI-generated dashboard, a chart, a report, a webpage, a snippet of Markdown? Paste it in, or share it straight from any app, and Artifacto renders it full-screen in seconds β€” fonts, colours, layout and all β€” inside a clean pixel-terminal shell. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Render HTML, Markdown, Mermaid diagrams, SVG, JSON and CSV β€” instantly β€’ Paste from the clipboard, open a file, or share from any app β€’ Pinch or tap Β± to zoom into any detail β€’ Phone and Desktop width modes β€” see it the way it was designed β€’ Your recents are kept locally so you can reopen anything in a tap BUILT FOR β€’ Anyone working with AI artifacts β€” dashboards, mockups, reports, charts β€’ Developers previewing HTML, Markdown, Mermaid and SVG on the go β€’ Reading and sharing rendered content without a laptop PRIVATE BY DESIGN Artifacts you open stay on your device. No tracking, no ads, no accounts required β€” "Continue as guest" and you're rendering in seconds. ARTIFACTO PRO Render up to 10 artifacts free, then go unlimited with Artifacto Pro β€” available as an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; the monthly subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and it can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://artifactohtml.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://artifactohtml.com/privacy A terminal for your artifacts.

Screenshots

Clone+4 screens
Artifacto2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Artifacto at none against Clone+'s shown. Clone+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Clone+ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Artifacto 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

Clone+ ships an update monthly, Artifacto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Clone+ versus Artifacto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClone+Artifacto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size93 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShohei TadaRishi Kakde

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clone+

Subscriptions1
  • Clone+ Premium$9.991 Month
2 purchases

Artifacto

Subscriptions1
  • Artifacto Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Artifacto Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Clone+ free?
Clone+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artifacto free?
Artifacto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clone+ or Artifacto have ads?
Clone+ shows ads; Artifacto does not.
Which is updated more often, Clone+ or Artifacto?
Clone+ ships an update monthly, and Artifacto every 2 months. Most recently, Clone+ was updated on November 13, 2026 and Artifacto on November 5, 2026.

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