Caliu vs RYZA

Caliu is a quiet place to write. Open it and start typing: no account, no setup, no clutter. Markdown takes shape as you type, everything works offline, and your notes stay on your device. When you want them everywhere, create a free account and they follow you across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. Sync is free, and it stays free. Writing comes first Headings, lists, tasks, quotes, code and links format as you write. There is no preview pane and no mode to switch: what you see is your note. The interface steps aside and leaves you with the page. Organised the way you think Tags instead of folders, because one idea can belong in many places. Nest them, colour them, and find any note in seconds. Link notes to each other and follow a thought from one to the next. Pin what matters now, and archive what you are done with without losing a word. There when you need it Native on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a web app for everything else. Save things to Caliu straight from the share sheet, or add a thought from your Apple Watch. Yours, and only yours No ads. No tracking. Nothing you write is used to train AI. Your notes live on your device first and sync encrypted, and Caliu is built in the EU under GDPR. Export any note as Markdown or plain text whenever you like, share one as a public link when someone needs to read it, and delete your account at any time. Deleted means deleted. For tinkerers A full REST API and a built-in MCP server, so Claude, Cursor or your own scripts can read and write your notes, on your terms. Your first API key is free. Caliu Pro Writing, tags, sync and working offline are free. 50 notes free, forever, no account needed. Caliu Pro makes them unlimited and adds: • Version history: scroll back through any note and restore it in a tap • Every theme, font and app icon: 22 colour themes, each in light and dark, and 30 fonts • Drawing, right inside your notes • Unlimited attachments • More export formats: HTML, ePub, PDF, RTF and TextPack • Unlimited API keys, and connecting AI apps like Claude to your notes Subscribe monthly or yearly, or buy Pro lifetime once. Try it free before you decide. The monthly or yearly plan is an auto-renewing subscription: it renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Made with care by a small, independent team of one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://caliuapp.com/privacy

To turn off the alarm, you read your affirmation out loud. There is no snooze button. The moment you speak, the sleep breaks. And the direction of your day is set. No math problems. No shaking your phone. RYZA turns those few seconds into the actual start of your day. Read to Wake™ When the alarm goes off, the affirmation you chose appears on screen. You read it out loud, your speech is recognized, and the alarm stops. "I start before I feel ready." "Today I am one step ahead of who I was yesterday." A promise to yourself, today's goal, or a line you want to keep in mind. It works with a morning voice Don't worry about being too hoarse to be understood. If recognition struggles, the app switches to putting the words of your affirmation back in order. The alarm never turns itself off, and you never get stuck unable to turn it off. Free from day one • Unlimited standard alarms • 1 Read to Wake alarm, dismissed by speaking • 120 original affirmations across 6 categories • Home screen widget with today's line • A fixed affirmation, or a new one daily • Your daily wake-up result • Light and dark mode • English, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French RYZA Premium • Unlimited Read to Wake alarms • Voice verification on every alarm • 600 affirmations across 9 categories • Premium packs: fitness, business, discipline • Write your own affirmations • Wake Up Check: confirms you didn't fall back asleep • Stats: 7-day success rate, average time to dismiss, streaks • Separate setups for weekdays, workouts, study, weekends Start with a 3-day free trial. This might sound familiar • You turned off the alarm, fell back asleep, and were late • You started waking up early and quit after a few days • The first thing you do awake is reach for your phone • You want to decide how your day starts The first thing you do sets the whole day A morning where you snooze three times and a morning where you say your goal out loud are not the same day. Dismissing an alarm takes a few seconds. Those seconds add up. Tomorrow is coming either way. How it starts is up to you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula