Diurnal vs Folio Refresh

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Diurnal compared with Folio Refresh
Detail	Diurnal	Folio Refresh
What it does	A native Mac notepad where everything you write becomes a task, with automatic tidying	Duplicate photos, found and cleared safely, on a Mac
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	IE
Pricing model	Not given	Free trial
Pricing	Not given	Free to try: scan, review and clean your first 100 photos. After that $14.99 once, no subscription.
Key features	Write tasks inline as natural paragraphs No required dates for tasks Automatic task archiving Project management with deadlines Google Calendar integration Voice capture Focus mode with Pomodoro timer AI assistant integration via MCP Offline sync across all Macs Drag-and-drop task planning	Finds identical copies, even renamed ones Detects edited and cropped versions Organizes burst photos by best frame Suggests best photo and explains why Safe deletion with undo capability Converts videos to HEVC and photos to HEIC Scans multiple storage locations simultaneously Touch-screen Mac support On-device processing with no uploads
What makes it different	Automatic tidying eliminates manual maintenance No overdue piles or red tasks Native Mac performance built for one platform Works offline without syncing delays Combines notepad freedom with task structure	Works with catalogs like Lightroom Classic and Capture One, not just folders Finds edited and cropped versions that byte-for-byte finders miss Free for first 100 photos, then one-time payment with no subscription Everything stays on your Mac with no account or tracking All actions can be undone at any time
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	7 +1 (up) since last check	18 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	23	5

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