Trace vs Aim

Catch a thought in three seconds, by voice or text, then get on with your day. Private by design: no account, no servers, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. No subscription, ever. Pro is a one-time purchase. Trace is a home for passing thoughts: ideas, notes, reflections, lists, and the things you don't want to lose. Open it and write, or just talk. FAST CAPTURE - Open and write. No setup, no folders to choose first - On-device dictation, with optional on-device "Tidy my words" cleanup - "New Trace" control in Control Center (iOS 18) - Drafts save as you type, so a call or a crash can't take them - Bullet and numbered lists that continue as you type FIND IT LATER - Timeline grouped by day - Search everything you've ever written, including by date - Tags to group related thoughts - Reflections that link back to past entries - Traceback resurfaces a past entry every month, free YOURS, NOT OURS - Data Not Collected. Trace runs no servers of its own - Export everything as Markdown or JSON, anytime, free. Great with Obsidian - Deleted something by mistake? It waits 30 days in Recently Deleted BUILT FOR - Brain dumps and racing thoughts - The idea you had in the shower - Something someone said that stuck - The end of a long day TRACE PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION - Extra inks and themes: Cream, Sage, Midnight, Cocoa - Matching alternate app icons - App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode - iCloud sync through your own iCloud - Weekly Traceback review Paper and Slate inks, Markdown/JSON export, and monthly Traceback stay free for everyone.

Aim is a goal tracker shaped like a target. Put your biggest goal at the center, then break your goals into smaller ones and fill them in one at a time. • START FROM YOUR NORTH STAR Put the one big goal everything else points to at the center. Not sure yet? Start with a single goal and pick it later. • A NAME IS ENOUGH A goal starts with just a name. Choose this month, this quarter, this year, or your own date as the deadline, or leave it open. • BREAK IT DOWN Add sub-goals under a goal to see what to do first. Each goal shows how many of its sub-goals are done. • FOUR WAYS TO MEASURE Check it off when it's done, count up one at a time like 12 books, count down what's left, or log your current value until you reach a number. Values can have up to two decimal places, like 70.5. • DEADLINES YOU CAN SEE See how many days are left on each goal. Turn on reminders and Aim lets you know a week before, the day before, and on the day. • DAILY OR WEEKLY CHECK-INS Get your check-in reminder every day, or once a week on the day you choose. It skips days or weeks you've already logged progress, and tapping it opens one screen to update every goal in progress. • A RECORD OF WHAT YOU FINISHED Goals you complete gather in History, month by month. Carry an unfinished goal over to a new deadline or close it, and look back at what you got done each quarter. • HOME AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See your target without opening the app. • MADE FOR IPAD, TOO Aim looks right at home on the big screen. • YOUR GOALS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE No account to create, no cloud to sync with. Export to JSON or CSV anytime. • AIM PRO History, export and import, and reminders are free. The free plan includes 5 goals in progress, sub-goals included. Aim Pro unlocks unlimited goals, +1 and check-off right from the medium widget, and reviews of past quarters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://indieway.xyz/en/apps/aim/privacy Built by one person who wanted goals without the overhead.