Comparison

OffNote AI vs Engram

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

Head to head
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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.

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Engram

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Engram turns a spoken thought into a clean, organized note โ€” transcribed and structured right on your iPhone. No account, nothing sent to the cloud. Just press record or start typing. Engram is a quiet, private place for the words you want to hold onto, whether they're yours or anyone else's. Capture a fleeting idea, a lecture, a journal entry, or a long train of thought and get back a beautifully structured document, not a raw wall of words. FULLY CAPABLE OFFLINE Transcription and structuring happen locally, using on-device AI. Your recordings and notes never leave your iPhone unless you choose to sync them. Privacy is baked into the architecture at every level. FROM VOICE TO A REAL DOCUMENT - Record and watch the transcript take shape as you speak - Get it back as a clean outline or flowing prose โ€” your choice - A short summary at the top, so the gist is easy to find later - Import existing audio to turn it into easily readable and searchable notes ORGANIZED THE WAY YOU THINK - Notebooks and folders for your ideas, journals, lectures, and projects - Fast & local full-text search across everything - Full version history; nothing you write is lost - Export as Markdown; your data is yours to take anywhere HONEST PRICING The core experience (capture, transcribe, structure, summarize, organize) is free and works entirely offline. No trial, no account, no catch. Optional subscriptions add only what needs infrastructure: - Sync keeps your notes end-to-end encrypted and in step across your devices. Zero-knowledge architecture means they can't be read on our servers. Encrypted audio backup included. - Pro adds our most accurate cloud transcription for tricky names and jargon, sharper structuring, and processing speeds that only server-grade hardware can provide. Uploads are processed once and then discarded, never stored. Engram is built to feel like a familiar journal: warm, calm, and made to last. Your memory, kept private. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://littlefort.io/engram/privacy

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OffNote AI at none against Engram's 4. On price 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. Engram sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OffNote AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
OffNote AI versus Engram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffNote AIEngram
PriceFreeFree
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonbin KimLittle Fort Software

In-app purchases

None

OffNote AI

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Engram

Subscriptions4
  • Engram Sync$2.991 Month
  • Engram Pro$7.991 Month
  • Engram Sync$29.991 Year
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  • Engram Pro (Annual)$79.991 Year

Questions

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

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