Kern vs Folio Refresh

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Kern compared with Folio Refresh
Detail	Kern	Folio Refresh
What it does	The to-do app you share with your AI	Duplicate photos, found and cleared safely, on a Mac
Stage	MVP	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	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	Claude AI integration for reading and changing tasks Voice input to add or modify tasks AI-generated next steps with actionable buttons Research with sources Quick Entry on Mac to capture pages and emails Spaces and sections for organizing tasks Subtasks with progress tracking Repeating tasks Offline sync between iPhone and Mac Data export and deletion	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	Chat with Claude inside individual tasks while still checking them off in the app Tasks automatically suggest next steps and provide one-tap actions Seamless Mac integration with window capture and menu bar control Never keeps window screenshots and no ads or tracking	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)	Not checked yet no change since last check	18 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	14	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	3	5

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