Comparison

Zenodot vs Clover

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

Head to head
About

Zenodot

Features
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Zenodot is an AI-powered note-taking app that helps you organise ideas and ask questions about your own notes. Build a second brain that keeps the context behind what you’re learning, deciding, and making. Good ideas shouldn’t disappear into notes you never revisit. Turn scattered thoughts, research, and everyday observations into a personal Library you can return to and build on. CAPTURE IDEAS WHILE THEY’RE FRESH Write or dictate a note before the thought slips away. Capture something you learned, the reasoning behind a decision, or an idea you want to develop. ORGANISE WITH AI, STAY IN CONTROL Let Zenodot help organise raw notes into Pages and Folders. Keep related ideas together and review proposed Library changes before they’re applied. ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR NOTES Chat with the Librarian, Zenodot’s AI assistant, to find information and explore connections across your Library. Ask questions such as: • “What did I learn about this topic?” • “What research informed this decision?” • “How does this idea connect to my other notes?” Answers are grounded in your Library, helping you pick up the thread without starting from scratch. MAKE YOUR NOTES USEFUL LATER Bring your research, study notes, project ideas, and everyday observations into a Library that grows with your thinking. Revisit what you learned, recover the reasoning behind past decisions, and find a starting point for your next piece of work. With Zenodot, you can: • Capture notes by typing or dictating. • Use AI to help organise notes into Pages and Folders. • Explore connections between related ideas. • Ask questions grounded in your own Library. • Review proposed changes before they’re applied. • Access your Library across supported devices with a linked account. Start with one note. Build a second brain you can return to. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://zenodotapp.com/legal/terms-of-service/index.html Privacy Policy: https://zenodotapp.com/legal/privacy-policy/index.html

About

Clover

Access and manage your self-hosted knowledge base on mobile. Read notes offline, search extensively, and write with a rich-text editor. Offers advanced features like AI chat and widgets with a Pro upgrade.

Highlights
  • Offline reading and writing
  • Full-text search
  • Rich-text editor
  • Voice-to-text input
  • Share extension
  • AI chat integration
  • Widgets
Features
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Clover is a third-party iOS client for TriliumNext Notes, designed reading-first: bring the knowledge base on your self-hosted server to your phone — readable offline, fully searchable. All core features are free. Clover Pro (one-time purchase or subscription): multiple servers, unlimited AI chats, alternate icons, home and lock screen widgets (today's journal, continue reading, quick capture), and Spotlight search. No ads. No server yet? Start with the built-in Local Vault and upload everything with one tap once you connect a Trilium server. Reading • Native typography with adjustable paper colour, font and size • Continuous multi-chapter reading for book notes, progress remembered • Images, PDF, Office documents, code highlighting, Mermaid, math • Full-text search that works for any language, including CJK Writing • Rich-text editor fully compatible with desktop Trilium • Journal: one note per day, capture fast; voice-to-text input • Share extension: save web pages, text and images from any app • Every write is queued first — nothing is lost offline, conflicts never overwrite Sync & security • Same login session as the Trilium web UI, with TOTP, SSO and Cloudflare Access • Incremental sync + live updates (foreground WebSocket), low-power and Wi-Fi-only policies • Face ID lock; protected notes unlock separately and never touch the disk • AI chat is powered by your own server — Clover stores no API keys Multiple accounts / servers, three-column iPad layout, localised in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文 and 日本語. Clover is an independent third-party client, not affiliated with the TriliumNext project. Syncing requires a TriliumNext server (0.99+); local-only use works without one. English Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 简体中文 使用条款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 繁體中文 使用條款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 日本語 利用規約(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zenodot4 screens
Clover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clover at none against Zenodot's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Zenodot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Clover asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zenodot ships an update every 8 days, Clover weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Zenodot versus Clover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenodotClover
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJACKIE CHEN郑 陶

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zenodot

Subscriptions1
  • Zenodot Pro (1 Month)$9.991 Month
None

Clover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zenodot free?
Zenodot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clover free?
Clover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zenodot or Clover have ads?
Neither Zenodot nor Clover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zenodot or Clover?
Zenodot ships an update every 8 days, and Clover weekly. Most recently, Zenodot was updated on October 19, 2026 and Clover on October 31, 2026.

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