Clair Mind vs DropNest

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 — 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 — 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 → gear icon → Account. ACCOUNT DELETION Me tab → gear icon → Account → 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 — happy to answer anything or walk through a feature.

DropNest is the simplest way to capture what matters and find it again with private AI. Drop in a thought, link, photo, file, or voice note. There is no account to create, no complicated folder system to maintain, and no subscription waiting around the corner. FREE FOREVER Every feature stays free. Optional tips are simply a way to support development—they never unlock features, raise limits, or change your experience. SIMPLE FROM THE FIRST DROP Save now and organize less. DropNest keeps capture fast, preserves your original material, and helps turn a growing collection into something useful. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Start immediately. DropNest does not ask you to register for a DropNest account. If you choose iCloud, it uses the Apple Account already signed in on your device. LOCAL BY DEFAULT, PRIVATE ICLOUD WHEN YOU WANT IT Your library is saved on your iPhone. Optional iCloud sync keeps a complete local copy while making your library available through your private iCloud storage. AI THAT CAN STAY ON YOUR IPHONE Choose Apple Intelligence on supported devices or download an on-device model. With either option, your questions, notes, and retrieved excerpts are processed on your iPhone and are not sent to a third-party AI or search service. ASK YOUR OWN LIBRARY Ask questions in natural language and get useful answers with links back to the source material, so you can verify every important detail. REVIEW WITHOUT THE CHORE Rediscover useful ideas, revisit recent material, and keep your personal knowledge current without maintaining a complex system. OPTIONAL CLOUD AI, ONLY WITH YOUR PERMISSION Advanced users may connect a compatible API using their own key. Before any disclosed data or provider credential is sent, DropNest identifies the recipient, destination, purpose, and data categories and requires an explicit choice. You can revoke permission at any time. Your notes belong to you. Your tools should make them more useful—not take control of them.