Comparison

Candor vs PinPoint

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

Head to head
About

Candor

This app uses AI to analyze your written notes, revealing patterns, themes, and contradictions you might miss. It offers on-device and cloud-based AI models, with a strong emphasis on end-to-end encryption and user privacy. Chat with your notes and map clusters by theme for deeper reflection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note analysis
  • Theme and pattern identification
  • On-device and cloud AI options
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Chat with your notes
  • Note clustering by theme
  • Data export options
Features
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Candor is a AI Note Eighteen AI lenses surface the patterns you'd never see otherwise the themes you keep returning to, the loops you don't notice, the questions you're quietly carrying. Every entry is encrypted with your master password before it leaves the writing surface. No analytics. No cloud-scraping. No support backdoor. Honest writing, in your hands. THE AI HUB Reflect runs your scoped notes through one of these lenses: • Themes — what you keep returning to, ranked by frequency • Recent mind — the 2–3 threads pulling at you this week • Loop — unconscious cycles running through your writing • Salience — what you say you care about vs. what your attention keeps landing on • Contradictions — beliefs you hold that don't fit together • Open questions — the ones you keep asking yourself • What's missing — topics you'd expect to write about but don't • The Outside View — what a stranger reading your journal would assume • Steel Man — the most generous reading of a flaw you keep naming • The Crucible — calibrated challenges at the edge of your capacity • Trajectory — where the next 6–12 months go if nothing changes • Spark for writing — open scenes to write into • Plus: Story, Timeline, Period summary, Growth, Preferences, Key choices Chat with your notes for open-ended dialogue. Map clusters your entries by theme. TWO AIs TO CHOOSE FROM • Apple Intelligence — on-device, fast, included with Backup & Export • Candor AI — cloud, frontier reasoning, included with Bundle Switch any time in Settings. The same notes feed either one. PRIVACY YOU CAN AUDIT Your master password derives a 256-bit key locally with Argon2id. Every entry is sealed with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it leaves the writing surface. Search runs in memory and forgets. Nothing leaves your phone unless you turn on iCloud sync — and even then, Apple sees ciphertext only. There is no support backdoor. Lose your password and your recovery key, and the data is gone. That's the point. FREE CANDOR INCLUDES • Writing with auto-save • Voice dictation (on-device — Apple Speech and Omnilingual for 100+ languages) • End-to-end encryption • Full-text and semantic search • Categories, widgets, daily reminders • Local-only — no account required SUBSCRIPTIONS • Backup & Export — $2.99/month or $24.99/year Apple Intelligence on-device + Gemini cloud (bring your own API key) + iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac + .ilbk / ZIP / Obsidian export and import. • Bundle — $5.99/month or $49.99/year Everything in Backup, plus Candor AI — our most capable model, server-managed, no API key needed. 7-day free trial on the Bundle. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings. Family Sharing supported on both tiers. AUTO-RENEWAL DISCLOSURE Subscriptions renew at the price shown above unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Your Apple ID is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://belvantis.com/candor/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Made by Belvantis. Email info@belvantis.com or visit belvantis.com.

About

PinPoint

Features
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PinPoint is the fast, private place for everything on your mind. Jot a quick note, record a voice memo, snap a photo, or sketch an idea — PinPoint keeps it all in one beautifully organized app. Capture your way • Rich text notes • Audio notes & voice-to-text • Photos and image-to-text scanning • Freehand drawings Stay organized • Folders and tags • Reminders that actually remind you • Instant search across everything • Export notes to PDF Private by design • End-to-end encryption • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Optional zero-knowledge mode • Cloud sync you control — or stay fully offline Premium unlocks unlimited cloud sync and a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pinpoint.pranta.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://pinpoint.pranta.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Candor4 screens
PinPoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PinPoint at 15.0 against Candor's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. Candor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PinPoint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Candor ships an update every 9 days, PinPoint every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Candor versus PinPoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCandorPinPoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenyamin FamiliPranta Dutta

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Candor

Subscriptions4
  • Backup & Export$2.991 Month
  • Bundle$5.991 Month
  • Backup & Export7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Bundle7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

PinPoint

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$99.99

Questions

Is Candor free?
Candor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PinPoint free?
PinPoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Candor or PinPoint have ads?
Neither Candor nor PinPoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Candor or PinPoint?
Candor ships an update every 9 days, and PinPoint every 2 weeks. Most recently, Candor was updated on October 7, 2026 and PinPoint on October 17, 2026.

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