Metis vs ScrollArc

Metis is a native Markdown editor and local-first knowledge base. Your notes are just .md files in a folder you own - Metis is a fast, beautiful, native view over them. No lock-in, no proprietary format, no account required to write. WRITE IN LIVE PREVIEW A clean Obsidian-style editor styles your Markdown as you type - headings, bold, lists, quotes and code - while keeping the raw syntax one tap away. It feels like writing in a document, not in code. On iPad it's a full three-pane workspace with hardware-keyboard shortcuts. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link any two notes with [[wiki links]]. Backlinks appear automatically, so you always see what references the note you're reading. An interactive link graph shows your whole knowledge base at a glance - zoom, pan, and drag nodes to explore the connections. READ BEAUTIFULLY Reading mode renders the full document: headings, tables, task lists, images, syntax-highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams, and real math (LaTeX) rendered natively - no web view. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Tag anything with #tags, group notes into folders, and see typed properties (status, owner, due...) that live as YAML front matter and are preserved as you edit. A fast switcher and full-text search get you anywhere instantly. ON-DEVICE AI (Apple Intelligence) Summarize a note, suggest tags or related links, and ask your whole vault a question - all running privately on your device. AI is optional; the app is fully functional without it. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Keep your vault in iCloud and the same notes are on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - still as plain .md files you can open anywhere. Edits sync in the background, and Metis helps you resolve conflicts if two devices change the same note. LOCK WHAT MATTERS Any note can be locked with your notes password and opened with Face ID or Touch ID. Locked notes are encrypted on disk and stay encrypted in iCloud - and they're kept out of search and previews. PRIVATE AND YOURS Everything stays in plain files on your device. No tracking, no cloud lock-in. Open the same folder in any other Markdown editor whenever you like. Import an existing folder of notes (from Obsidian or anywhere) and Metis just works. ONE PURCHASE, ALL YOUR DEVICES A single one-time purchase unlocks Metis Pro on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - no subscription. Try everything free for 7 days. Metis is made by Empiric Apps. Questions or feedback? contact@empiricapps.com

Finish the long AI answers and repository documents worth keeping. ScrollArc turns AI conversation exports, Markdown files, and GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket documents into one calm reading library—with your place saved automatically. AI conversations, ready to read • Import supported ZIP and JSON conversation exports • Preview conversations and choose only what you want to save • Convert supported text on your device without sending it to an AI model • Keep imported documents available offline GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket in one reader • Import public Markdown from all three providers for free • Connect private repositories with ScrollArc Plus • Keep READMEs, specifications, runbooks, and technical notes together • Preview additions and removals before updating the local copy Built to finish long documents • Return to the exact reading position you left • Use Reading Map to see headings, progress, and structured sections • Search inside a document and move between results • Adjust text size, line spacing, content width, and themes Markdown that stays readable • Syntax-highlighted code, tables, task lists, quotes, links, and images • Math and Mermaid diagrams rendered on your device • Full-screen Mermaid viewer with pinch-to-zoom Keep, compare, and take your work with you • Export the original Markdown for free • Export PDF or self-contained HTML with ScrollArc Plus • Create highlights and bookmarks with Plus • Keep local version history, compare readable diffs, and restore an earlier version with Plus Private by design No account. No ads. Your document text stays in the app's local storage. ScrollArc does not upload your documents or analyze them with AI. You can delete one document or clear the entire local library at any time. Release builds send limited feature-use totals and crash diagnostics; document text, titles, filenames, search terms, repository names, links, and annotations are never included. Free and ScrollArc Plus The free version saves up to ten documents and includes the complete reading experience, AI export import, public repository import, and Markdown export. ScrollArc Plus removes the document limit and adds private GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket connections, local version history with diff and restore, PDF and HTML export, and new highlights and bookmarks. Existing documents and annotations are not deleted when a subscription ends. Monthly and yearly plans are available; localized prices and billing periods appear on the purchase screen. Manage or cancel through your Apple Account and restore an eligible purchase from Settings. ScrollArc is a focused AI Markdown reader—not an editor or AI chat service. It gives long conversations, reports, READMEs, specifications, and technical notes a better place to be read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/