ThusNote vs Silica

ThusNote is a simple, lightweight personal notebook that helps you organize moments by event and time. Key features: • Create multiple notebooks for different topics • Keep adding records to the same event • Revisit past records in Calendar • Create iCloud backups and restore them when needed • Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese ThusNote requires no account, contains no ads, and does not track you across apps. Your primary content stays on your device; backups are saved to your private iCloud container only when you choose to create one.

Silica is a location and stay history app for giving AI your actual activities—not your plans. It automatically records the places you visit and how long you stay on your iPhone. Review where you went and how long you stayed in a daily timeline and map. You do not need to open the app every day. 【Key Features】 • Automatically record places visited and stay durations in the background • View activity history in a daily timeline and map • See travel modes such as walking, cycling, and driving • Optionally connect Health to view and export steps, walking/running distance, and active calories • Save frequently visited places • Manually or automatically export history to Markdown or Notion • Use exported history as context for any AI agent or knowledge tool Silica does not include built-in AI. It is a recording foundation for giving your AI real-world activity data. 【Features】 • Location history is primarily stored on your device. Only selected logs are sent to Notion when Notion integration is enabled • No ads or advertising tracking • Minimal use of location services enables low-power recording Background recording requires Always location access and Precise Location. Records may contain omissions or inaccuracies depending on the device and environment. Some features require Silica Pro. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/