Comparison

Clareo vs DashBase

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

Head to head
About

Clareo

Features
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Clareo is a task planner that turns a crowded Inbox into clear next actions—one card at a time. Capture quickly, swipe through Clarify, then choose what deserves your attention today. No Clareo account or third-party tracking. Your tasks stay on your device and can sync through your private iCloud. A LIGHTER WAY THROUGH YOUR TASKS • Capture a task in seconds without stopping to organize it • Duplicate a task’s title and notes when similar work comes up • Clarify your Inbox with simple cards and clear choices • Send each item to Next Actions, Projects, Someday, Reference, or Today • Handle a quick action with the built-in 2-minute timer • Keep Today short, visible, and ready to complete FIND IT. FINISH IT. REMEMBER IT. • Search active and completed tasks when you need the detail again • Review your most recent completions in the Logbook • Build a steady rhythm with streaks, daily digests, and due reminders • Add a task or check your Inbox with Siri and Shortcuts • Keep tasks in view with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Choose from four bright pastel themes in Light or Dark appearance CLAREO PREMIUM Premium is a one-time unlock for people who want deeper focus and reflection: • Focus timer with preset and custom durations • Repeating tasks for the work that returns • Full Logbook with monthly and yearly calendars and day-by-day completion history • Weekly Report and Clarify Insight for progress and sorting patterns • Progress widgets for weekly activity and streaks • Suggested tags based on how you use Clareo PRIVATE BY DESIGN Clareo does not require its own account. Your task data is stored on your device and can sync with your private iCloud. There are no ads and no third-party tracking. Capture what is on your mind. Clarify the next action. Make today feel doable.

About

DashBase

Organize your life with a personal archive that keeps documents, tasks, and notes accessible on the go. Seamlessly integrate scans, photos, and files, with powerful search and project management features. Works offline and syncs via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Document reader with Markdown support
  • Task management with due dates and notifications
  • Review mode for highlighting text
  • Quick note capture
  • Photo and file attachments with preview
  • Share sheet integration
  • Project management with statuses and timelines
Features
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Your personal archive, always with you. DashBase for iPhone and iPad is the free companion to your archive: read documents, check off tasks, add photos and files on the go - and keep everything that matters in your pocket. RECEIPTS, DOCUMENTS AND NOTES FROM HONESTSCAN • Receive corrected text, every page of the original scan as a PDF, and labelled diagrams. Text and originals stay separate. • Purchase cards link receipts to products, confirmed warranty dates, claims and archive reviews. Contracts have their own date card. • Enlarge the scan and check the details before filing. Reminders use confirmed dates; archive reviews never delete anything automatically. Connecting HonestScan is optional. WHAT IT DOES • A beautiful document reader - Markdown with no syntax in sight, tappable checkboxes, clickable links. • Tasks with due dates - check off, add new ones, and get notified on the morning they're due. • Review mode: select text with your finger and highlight what matters. • Quick note from the field - lands at the top of the document, ready to process later. • Photos and files as attachments, with preview. • Share anything from anywhere: a PDF from Mail, a link from Safari - straight into your Inbox via the Share sheet. • Projects with statuses, Long-term bases, a Timeline with milestones, full-text search. BIG ON IPAD • A three-pane layout just like the Mac - projects, documents and reader side by side. A FAIR DEAL • Free. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no AI. • Works fully offline; syncs through your own iCloud - the developer never sees your data. MADE FOR MAC • The full live Markdown editor, drag & drop attachments and exports live in DashBase for Mac. iPhone and iPad are your window into the archive - the Mac is the workshop. WORKS GREAT WITH DASHNOTE • Capture quick thoughts in DashNote and send them to DashBase to grow into knowledge. VAULTOFF ARCHIVE AND A CLEARER INBOX • Keep encrypted VaultOff backups and synchronisation packages in a dedicated archive. DashBase carries them between devices through its iCloud sync and lets you hand them back to VaultOff. It cannot read or edit their contents; you keep the keys. This connection is optional: VaultOff also works without DashBase. • Select multiple documents and move them to another project together, including attachments and tasks. • After an import, a confirmation with an Open Inbox action stays visible until you act on it. IDEAS, FEEDBACK AND BUG REPORTS Help make DashBase better. Share your ideas, feedback and any bugs you find on the developer Discord: https://discord.com/invite/UeJEAZWG8T DashNote captures the moment. DashBase turns it into knowledge.

Screenshots

Clareo4 screens
DashBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DashBase at none against Clareo's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Clareo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. DashBase asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clareo ships an update every 10 days, DashBase every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clareo versus DashBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClareoDashBase
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoungWon StudioJiri Kluciar

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Clareo

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Clareo Premium$4.99
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  • Large Tip$4.99
None

DashBase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clareo free?
Clareo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DashBase free?
DashBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clareo or DashBase have ads?
Neither Clareo nor DashBase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clareo or DashBase?
Clareo ships an update every 10 days, and DashBase every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clareo was updated on November 9, 2026 and DashBase on October 31, 2026.

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