Insight vs Etzly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insight
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Insight is an AI-powered document manager that works entirely on your device — no cloud, no subscriptions. Import PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and images, or scan physical documents with your camera. Insight's on-device AI automatically summarizes every document, extracts key information, and answers your questions about any file — all processed locally with full privacy. Features: - On-device AI summaries and Q&A — your documents never leave your phone - Smart document scanner with OCR text extraction - Organize documents into folders with AI-suggested names and tags - Full-text search across all your documents - Expiration tracking for time-sensitive documents - Sensitive data detection for financial, medical, and legal documents - File conversion: PDF ↔ DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, JPG - Face ID / passcode lock - iCloud-free — everything stored locally in an encrypted vault - Export and share documents in any format Your documents are stored only on your device, protected by iOS encryption and Face ID. The AI model runs fully on-device — no internet connection required for reading, summarizing, or chatting with your documents.
Etzly
This visual note-taking application helps you organize thoughts and ideas by creating connected trees. Expand on initial concepts with detailed branches and sub-branches, keeping information contextually relevant. It's designed for users who prefer a non-linear approach to organizing information.
- Organize ideas visually
- Create connected branches and sub-branches
- Write rich notes with formatting and links
- Search and jump to specific thoughts
- Keep work and personal ideas separate
- Local data storage
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Think in branches with Etzly, a visual note-taking app that turns ideas into connected trees. Start with a big thought, then add branches and sub-branches as your thinking grows. Every branch has its own note, so details stay beside the idea they belong to. Use Etzly to: • Organize ideas, projects, research, and goals visually • Move between the full tree and a focused branch • Write rich notes with bold, italic, underline, lists, checklists, and links • Search your tree and jump straight to any thought • Keep work and personal ideas connected without flattening them into one long list Etzly is made for visual thinkers, writers, students, makers, and anyone whose ideas do not fit into a straight line. No account is required. In the current version, your trees, branches, and notes are stored locally on your device. Find the structure in your thinking, keep the context around every idea, and follow each branch where it leads. https://etzly.com/terms/ https://etzly.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Etzly at 3 against Insight's 1. Etzly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insight | Etzly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vlad Purza | TEXTMYLINK LLC |
In-app purchases
Insight
No in-app purchases
Etzly
No in-app purchases









