nook vs Nib

Nook — Your Second Brain for Everything You Discover Ever see a coffee shop on TikTok and never find it again? Screenshot a product on Instagram and lose it in your camera roll? Nook fixes that. Nook is a save-anything app that turns scattered screenshots, DMs, and browser tabs into one organized, searchable space. Save it once, find it forever.

Nib is a notepad that listens. Write in clean Markdown, record meetings and voice memos, and let AI turn them into minutes, summaries, and next steps — while your audio stays on your device. WRITE • A fast Markdown editor that stores your text as plain text — no lock-in • Headings, lists, checkboxes, quotes, code, links — styled as you type • Attach photos; the text inside them becomes searchable • Sketch by hand: draw full-screen, and the sketch lives inside the note (legible handwriting is searchable) • Version history, and note locking with Face ID / Touch ID TALK • Record meetings and voice memos with live transcription • Transcription runs entirely on this device — audio is never uploaded • Recordings survive interruptions and crashes • Import audio files and transcribe them, too • On the Mac, capture both sides of online meetings • On the Mac, right-click a note to take a photo or scan a document with your iPhone ASK AI • Turn a recording into structured minutes: decisions, action items, open questions (Pro) • Ask questions across your whole library: “What did we decide last month?” (Pro) • Co-write with AI inside the note — every change is highlighted, and nothing is final until you approve it • On-device AI summarizes, cleans up, and suggests tags — free, even offline FIND • Semantic search finds notes by meaning, not just keywords — free for everyone • Instant full-text search, tags, pins, and a 30-day trash PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Transcription and semantic search happen on-device • Cloud AI is optional and goes through our relay — no account needed, and your notes are never used to train models • Notes sync across your devices through your own iCloud NIB PRO (subscription) • Unlimited recording length (free plan: 30 minutes per recording) • AI minutes, library-wide chat, and writing advice • One subscription covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac LIVE TRANSLATION • Translate the live transcript as you record — or any transcript after • Entirely on device with downloadable language packs — free, works offline CONNECT • Nib Clipper for Chrome — clip selected text straight into a note • Publish to WordPress, or share any note as a clean web page • Your notes in Claude — a local MCP server (Mac) lets AI assistants search, read, and add notes • Widgets, Shortcuts, Control Center recording, and Apple Watch FREE AI CREDITS EVERY MONTH • Your cloud-AI credits refill monthly — try Pro-grade AI without a subscription Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/