Comparison

Foxlore vs Numen

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

Head to head
About

Foxlore

This app offers private note-taking with on-device AI for intelligent search and content understanding. It supports markdown, rich text, and secure note locking, with all data processed locally for maximum privacy. Enjoy a one-time purchase for all features and future updates.

Highlights
  • On-device AI for search and image understanding
  • Semantic and keyword search
  • Full markdown with rich text editing
  • Note linking and backlinks
  • Face ID/Touch ID protected notes
  • Optional end-to-end encrypted iCloud sync
  • One-time purchase, no subscription
Features
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Foxlore is a private, intelligent notebook that helps you capture ideas, connect knowledge, and rediscover what you know. • Write with rich Markdown, including tables, LaTeX equations, lists, callouts, code blocks and inline images. • Browse your library as a streamlined note stream with focused notes and compact previews. • Organize notes using nested tags and reusable Include, Require and Exclude filters. • Find information using exact-word and semantic search, or discover related ideas with Find Similar. • Generate on-device summaries on supported devices. • Attach locations, calendar events, audio and PDFs—then search their extracted content. • Create links between notes and attachments. • Zoom into images with familiar pinch gestures. • Protect sensitive notes by locking tags with Face ID or Touch ID. • Import and export Markdown, or export individual notes as paginated PDFs. • Keep your library synchronized through iCloud, with automatic local backups. Privacy is fundamental to Foxlore. Search, indexing, image captions and AI features run on your device. Foxlore does not send your notes or searches to a hosted AI service. When iCloud sync is enabled, your library is synchronized privately using Apple’s CloudKit.

About

Numen

Features
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Numen is a calm, premium second brain you talk to. Tell it anything you don't want to forget — a parking spot, a wifi password, your mom's birthday, the wine you loved last Tuesday, the thing your kid said at bedtime. Ask later in plain language and Numen finds it, connects it, and surfaces it when you need it. Just say it. Numen remembers. WHAT YOU CAN SAVE • Notes — anything in your own words • Reminders — with natural-language times ("Sunday morning", "before the trip") • Calendar events — flights, dinners, recurring classes • Contacts — people, with how you know them and what matters about them • Secrets — wifi passwords, card details, house codes — held behind tap-to-reveal chips HOW IT WORKS Type or speak the way you'd text a friend. Numen turns one messy sentence into the right number of clean, typed memos — and links them to the people and trips already in your graph. Ask in plain language: "Where did I park?" — "What's the wifi here?" — "Brief me on Rome." Numen recalls by meaning, not keywords. The right answer arrives in one quiet sentence. AT A GLANCE A clean calendar, a today view, a reminders list — all populated by what you've said. Open them when you need to see your day, never to enter it. PULSE — IT SPEAKS FIRST Each morning, Numen quietly summarizes the day ahead — what's on the calendar, what's worth knowing before it sneaks up on you. When it commits to checking in later, it remembers and shows up. CALM BY DESIGN No badges that scream. No emoji clutter. No persona theatrics. Numen sounds like a competent butler — short, past tense, never alarmed. The interface stays out of the way. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your memos are yours. Sensitive fields are stored separately from your notes and never echoed in conversation — values appear only behind tap-to-reveal chips. NUMEN PRO Unlimited memos. Unlimited chat. Pulse with morning briefs and proactive check-ins. Push notifications for reminders and events. — The only thing you need to remember. Terms of Use: https://www.numen.to/terms

Screenshots

Foxlore4 screens
Numen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Foxlore and Numen are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Foxlore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Numen sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Foxlore versus Numen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoxloreNumen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSearchlinessBulrosa OU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Foxlore

One-time1
  • Unlock Foxlore$14.99
4 purchases

Numen

Subscriptions4
  • Pro$8.991 Month
  • Max$19.991 Month
  • Pro$89.991 Year
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  • Max$189.001 Year

Questions

Is Foxlore free?
Foxlore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Numen free?
Numen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Foxlore or Numen have ads?
Neither Foxlore nor Numen shows ads.

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