Note Dojo vs Vanta

Note Dojo is a free, quiet place for thoughts you do not need to keep carrying in your head. Write a note, give it a simple category or tag, and let it go. If the thought should return later, set an Echo reminder for tonight, tomorrow, next week, or a custom time. When the moment comes, Note Dojo gently brings it back. Designed for calm daily use, Note Dojo helps you capture thoughts without turning them into another noisy inbox. Features: • Write quick private notes • Organize notes with categories and custom tags • Set gentle Echo reminders • Mark notes as reviewed after returning to them • Search across notes, categories, and tags • View today’s notes from the Home Screen widget • Open notes directly from widgets and notifications • Choose light, dark, or system appearance • Use Note Dojo in multiple languages • Optional tips support the app, but core features are free Note Dojo is not built to pressure you into productivity. It is built to help you put something down, breathe, and meet it again later if needed. Your notes stay on your device and may sync through Apple iCloud if enabled. Note Dojo does not use advertising tracking or sell your data.

Vanta is a private Markdown notes app for iPhone with AI that runs entirely on your phone, and real GTD built in. Your notes stay as plain Markdown you own. Start with a local vault in seconds: no account, no servers, nothing uploaded. ON-DEVICE AI • Turn a messy, rambled note into clean Markdown • "Clarify with AI" sorts your whole GTD inbox into Next Actions, Waiting For, Someday, Done, or Trash • Clean up dictation, summarize, and suggest tags • Powered by Apple's on-device models, so it works offline and nothing ever leaves your phone GETTING THINGS DONE, BUILT IN • Capture to your Inbox in a tap, by typing or voice, even from the Share Sheet • Process your inbox to zero, by hand or with AI • Next Actions by @context, plus Waiting For, Someday, and Projects • A weekly review that surfaces stalled projects and what you're waiting on • Inbox and Next Actions pinned to the top of your vault A REAL MARKDOWN NOTES APP • Folders, favorites, and instant full-text search, all offline • Syntax-highlighted code, callouts, tables, images, SVG, and tasks • Tap [[wikilinks]] to jump between notes, and see backlinks • Light and true-black dark themes YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Start on-device with no account • Sync across your devices with iCloud, or your own private GitHub repo • Obsidian-compatible: open the same vault on your Mac, and favorites sync with Obsidian bookmarks • No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. Vanta works great as a standalone local notes app, and plugs into your existing Obsidian or Markdown vault whenever you want. On-device AI features require an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.