Clair Mind vs QCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Clair Mind
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WHAT CLAIR MIND IS A private, local-first notes app. You capture a thought, it gets filed and titled for you, and over time you can see how your notes connect. Notes, notebooks, tasks and search all work fully offline and on-device. SIGNING IN โ PLEASE READ The app offers Sign in with Apple and Sign in with Google only; there is no password-based login, so there are no demo credentials we can supply. Please tap "Sign in with Apple" and use your own Apple ID โ account creation is instant, free, and requires no payment. Everything except the AI features works WITHOUT any account. You can install, capture notes, create tasks, browse notebooks and search with no sign-in at all. The AI features require an account because each request costs us money per call and is metered per user. Signing in is free and includes 1,000 words of AI per month at no charge. WHERE TO FIND EACH FEATURE - Capture a note: the round "+" button, bottom right of any tab. Type, then Save. The note lands in "Unsorted". - Create a task: same "+" button, then tap the checklist icon at the bottom right of the sheet to switch from note to task. - Ask AI: the "Ask" tab, centre of the bottom bar. Type a question about your notes. Requires sign-in. Past conversations are behind the history icon, top left of that screen. - Connections: open any note, then tap the flower icon above the note body. - Notebooks: the "Notebooks" tab. Tap any notebook to see its notes. - Tasks: the "To-Do" tab. Tap a list to open it; tap the circle on a row to complete it. - Your activity, plan and settings: the "Me" tab, then the gear icon, top right. FREE VS PRO - Free, after signing in: the entire app, plus 1,000 words of AI per month. - Pro (auto-renewing subscription): a much larger monthly AI allowance and voice capture (the microphone in the capture sheet and in Ask AI). - The paywall appears when the free AI allowance runs out, and from the "Unlock AI with Pro" row on the Me tab. - Restore Purchases: Me tab โ gear icon โ Account. ACCOUNT DELETION Me tab โ gear icon โ Account โ Delete Account. It is a press-and-hold confirmation, then the account and its server-side data are removed. PRIVACY Notes live on the device. When you use an AI feature, the relevant note text is sent per-request to our AI provider to generate that one response; it is not stored server-side and is never used for training. This version adds analytics covering the first-run setup flow only, including a screen recording of onboarding with all typed text and images masked; recording stops before you reach your notes. Both are declared on the privacy label and in the app's privacy manifest, and described at https://clairmind.ai/privacy. CONTACT support@clairmind.ai โ happy to answer anything or walk through a feature.
QCue
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QCue is a capture-first "second brain." Catch a fleeting thought the instant it appears โ by typing or by voice โ and let an AI you choose and control distill your notes into a private, interlinked markdown wiki. โข Capture in one tap. Text or dictation, online or offline โ nothing is ever lost. โข Your AI, your key. Connect your own provider key (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and more). Your notes are processed only by the provider you choose. โข A wiki that builds itself. Ideas become linked pages you can recall and search. โข Offline-first. Captures are saved on-device first and sync when you're back online. โข Private by design. No ads, no third-party tracking, encrypted storage, and each account's data is isolated. Delete content or your whole account anytime. QCue is "bring your own key" โ an active API key from a supported AI provider is required to use the AI features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QCue at none against Clair Mind's 3. QCue also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Clair Mind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. QCue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clair Mind ships an update every 3 weeks, QCue every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clair Mind | QCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ziad Emadaldeen | HAIXU WEN |
In-app purchases
Clair Mind
- Clair Mind Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
- Clair Mind Pro Weekly + Trial3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Clair Mind Pro$79.991 Year
QCue
No in-app purchases









