Diurnal vs Liner Notes

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Diurnal compared with Liner Notes
Detail	Diurnal	Liner Notes
What it does	A native Mac notepad where everything you write becomes a task, with automatic tidying	An AI journaling app for iPhone that drafts your diary from your day's traces
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free plan includes daily diary, automatic records, drafting and polishing, and export. Pro Monthly: $3.99/month with no free trial and ability to cancel anytime. Pro Yearly: $29.99/year (about $2.50/month) with 7 days free.
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	Automatic diary drafting from places, photos, sleep, steps and plans Timeline view of your day with Apple Watch body metrics On-device conversation transcription split by speaker Daily morning note and weekly letters No account required, records kept on iPhone Export as Markdown or full copy Choose where text is created: on-device, Apple Private Cloud, or OpenAI Monthly relationship changes tracking Heart rate and voice analysis during conversations Daily copy backup to iCloud Drive
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	Diary draft prepared automatically before you write, using AI to process daily data traces All data stored exclusively on iPhone with no account, no servers collect your diary Conversations transcribed on-device with speaker identification and automatic deletion of audio User control over where text is created with privacy options Works without writing; continues automatically even during breaks
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	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	23	0

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