Comparison

FileCue vs Pellet

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

Head to head
About

FileCue

This app transforms important documents into organized reminders and secure records. It scans or imports documents, uses on-device OCR to extract key information like due dates and expiry dates, and helps you set smart reminders for follow-up tasks. Keep track of bills, IDs, and other essential paperwork effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Scan or import documents
  • On-device text recognition (OCR)
  • Automatic task suggestions
  • Smart reminders and notifications
  • Organized task management
  • Sensitive document protection
  • Local-first document management
Features
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FileCue turns everyday documents into organized records, actionable tasks, and timely reminders. Scan paper documents with the camera, import an image from Photos, or enter details manually. FileCue uses Apple Vision to recognize text on device, extract important information, and help you track due dates, payment dates, expiration dates, amounts, and follow-up actions. THREE LANGUAGES FileCue is available in English, Arabic, and Persian. Choose a language in Settings or follow your device, with full right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Persian. Documents are read and stored in all three languages. Summaries, extracted information, and suggested tasks are kept in English, Arabic, and Persian, so changing the app language changes what you read without re-analyzing the document. A reading switch moves the extracted information between English and your own language, and every reading can be corrected by hand. Names, numbers, and reference codes are preserved exactly as printed. SMART DOCUMENT ANALYSIS Standard OCR and document analysis are available on supported devices. On eligible devices, FileCue Pro can use Apple Intelligence on device to improve summaries, categories, important dates, and suggested actions. BILINGUAL AND ARABIC-SCRIPT DOCUMENTS FileCue reads Gulf identity cards and driving licences, Iranian national identity cards and driving licences, machine-readable passports, and bilingual bills and policies, and understands both Gregorian and Solar Hijri dates. PRIVATE ICLOUD SYNC Documents, scanned images, and tasks stay synchronized through your private iCloud account across your iPhone and iPad, and synchronization can be turned off to keep a device's records on that device alone. Text recognition and document analysis remain on device. INTERACTIVE HOME SCREEN WIDGETS View open, late, upcoming, undated, and completed tasks without opening FileCue. Small, medium, and large widgets support filtering, pagination, and direct links to related documents, and follow your chosen language and writing direction. TASKS AND REMINDERS Review suggested tasks, edit them or add your own, assign due dates, and receive notifications when something needs attention. DOCUMENTS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Use FileCue for bills, receipts, passports, ID cards, driving licenses, bank cards, insurance documents, contracts, letters, and other important records. PRIVACY FEATURES Sensitive document types can be recognized automatically. Hide sensitive images behind tap-to-reveal and protect bank card details for safer viewing. FILECUE PRO LIFETIME Make one purchase to unlock unlimited documents and tasks, Apple Intelligence document analysis, custom extracted-information rows, copying, sharing, export, and premium document management. The free plan includes up to three documents and two tasks per document. Existing documents remain available after reaching the limit. Apple Intelligence requires an eligible device and must be enabled. Feature availability may vary by device, language, and region. Stay organized, avoid missed deadlines, and keep important documents always on cue.

About

Pellet

Organize notes, tasks, and projects using plain markdown files. Features include a live preview editor, wiki-style linking, task management with Kanban boards, and calendar integration. Supports offline use, handwriting, voice notes, and user-controlled syncing.

Highlights
  • Plain markdown notes
  • Live preview editor
  • Wiki-style linking
  • Task management with Kanban
  • Calendar integration
  • Handwriting and voice notes
  • User-controlled sync
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Pellet keeps your notes as plain markdown files in a folder you own. No account, no server, no proprietary format — open the same folder in any other editor and everything is still there. AN EDITOR THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Write in markdown with live preview, wiki-style links between notes, backlinks, tags and full-text search. Your vault is just files, so nothing is trapped behind an export button. A TASK MANAGER THAT LIVES IN YOUR NOTES Tasks are ordinary markdown files with front matter, so a task can be a note and a note can be a task. Due dates, recurrence, subtasks, checklists and kanban boards — all reading from the same folder. CALENDAR ALONGSIDE YOUR WORK See your day next to your notes. Connect Google Calendar or your existing calendar accounts, or work entirely offline with dated notes. CANVAS, HANDWRITING AND VOICE Sketch on an infinite canvas, write by hand with Apple Pencil, and record voice notes. Handwriting and recordings can be turned into searchable text so they join the rest of your vault instead of sitting in a corner. SYNC YOU CONTROL Sync between your devices is end-to-end encrypted and runs through a relay you choose or host yourself. There is no Pellet account and no Pellet server holding your notes. WORKS OFFLINE, ALWAYS Everything works with no network. Nothing is fetched to open a note, and nothing phones home. Pellet reads and writes ordinary markdown, so it fits alongside whatever else you already use.

Screenshots

FileCue4 screens
Pellet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pellet at none against FileCue's 1. Pellet also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). FileCue's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. FileCue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pellet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FileCue against 5.0 for Pellet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FileCue ships an update every 3 weeks, Pellet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FileCue versus Pellet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFileCuePellet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEbrahim RahbanBuildraai LLC

Customer experience

FileCue

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pellet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FileCue

One-time1
  • FileCue Pro Lifetime$4.99
None

Pellet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FileCue free?
FileCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pellet free?
Pellet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FileCue or Pellet?
FileCue and Pellet are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FileCue or Pellet have ads?
Neither FileCue nor Pellet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FileCue or Pellet?
FileCue ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pellet every 2 weeks. Most recently, FileCue was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pellet on November 6, 2026.

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