Comparison

OffNote AI vs Elm

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

Head to head
About

OffNote AI

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OffNote AI turns your notes into a private knowledge base you can actually talk to. Write a memo, and OffNote AI quietly extracts the facts. Later, ask a question in plain language โ€” who did I meet last Tuesday? what was that restaurant recommendation? โ€” and get a direct answer from your own notes. Everything runs on your device. No data is sent to any server. No account required. HOW IT WORKS OffNote AI downloads a small AI model to your phone during setup. After that one-time download, it works completely offline. Your notes never leave your device โ€” not even to generate answers. KEY FEATURES - Write and search notes with a clean, fast interface - AI automatically extracts key facts when you save - Chat with your notes: ask questions in natural language - Focus mode: ask about one specific note in depth - Conversation history across multiple chat sessions - Fully offline after the initial model download - No account, no subscription, no cloud storage - Choose from multiple on-device AI models in Settings WHY OFFNOTE AI? Most AI apps send your notes to a remote server to generate answers. OffNote AI runs the model locally, so your personal thoughts, plans, and records stay yours โ€” always.

About

Elm

Features
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Elm is a fast, distraction-free workspace for your notes, docs, and ideas. Write and organize everything in one place โ€” nested pages, a real block editor, and search that actually finds what you're looking for. No bloat, no fifty menus, no forced AI. NOTES & DOCS Write with a clean block editor built for speed. โ€ข Headings, checklists, code blocks, images, and multi-column layouts โ€ข Slash commands to add anything without touching a mouse โ€ข Nest pages as deep as you need โ€” build your own personal wiki STAY ORGANIZED โ€ข Star and pin your most-used pages โ€ข Recent pages, always one tap away โ€ข Fast, full-text search across your entire workspace SHARE WHEN YOU WANT TO โ€ข Share any page with a link โ€” view or edit access โ€ข Collaborate without giving up your whole workspace YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL โ€ข Export everything, any time โ€” Markdown or HTML โ€ข Delete your account and all your data whenever you want FREE TO START Unlimited pages and blocks on the free plan โ€” no credit card required. An optional paid plan with more storage is available on our website. LIGHT OR DARK Looks right at home either way. Simple, fast, and yours.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Elm at 3 against OffNote AI's โ€”. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
OffNote AI versus Elm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffNote AIElm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devicesโ€”iPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonbin KimJoshua Arnold

In-app purchases

None

OffNote AI

No in-app purchases

None

Elm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OffNote AI free?
OffNote AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elm free?
Elm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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