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Liner Notes vs AlbumRescue

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Liner Notes compared with AlbumRescue
DetailLiner Notes logo Liner NotesAlbumRescue logo AlbumRescue
What it doesAn AI journaling app for iPhone that drafts your diary from your day's traces Mac app that reads Photos libraries from external drives, old Macs, damaged copies or Time Machine backups, and saves albums as folders
StageStartup Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree 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. Free: scan, all lists, comparison, and 10 photos saved. Full export: USD 34 once for 2 Macs, with one year of updates.
Key features
  • 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
  • Finds Photos libraries on external drives (APFS, encrypted APFS, HFS+, exFAT) and in Time Machine backups
  • Reads library database without modifying original library or backup
  • Shows which originals are on disk and which cannot be saved
  • Compares albums, folders and items between two libraries
  • Saves folders with original files, XMP sidecars and CSV report
  • Works offline with no account or cloud upload required
  • Reads change journals when database is damaged or missing
What makes it different
  • 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
  • Reads Photos libraries from damaged backups and Time Machine copies that Photos itself cannot open
  • Shows exactly what photos are stored locally versus in iCloud before exporting
  • Exports as plain folders with XMP metadata that any app can use, not locked into Photos
  • Completely private and offline with no account, no upload, no AI
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 −1 (down) since last check36 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)07
Citation Flow (Majestic)026
Referring domains (Majestic)016

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