Linger vs Liner Notes

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Linger compared with Liner Notes
Detail	Linger	Liner Notes
What it does	A private, local-first image organizer for design references	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	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Personal $39 USD one-time for 1 person on 2 Macs with Linger 0.x and 1.x updates included; Lifetime $79 USD one-time for 1 person on 4 Macs with all future major upgrades included. 14-day full trial available with no card required.	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	Add personal notes and tags to each reference Multiple view modes: grid, stack and focus views Text search across titles, notes and tags Canvas feature to arrange references side by side Collections and saved searches Local library with no cloud sync required Optional AI for text extraction and descriptions Chrome extension for easy capture No item count limits	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	Private local-first library that keeps your data on your device with zero cloud dependency One-time purchase with permanent access, no monthly subscriptions Canvas tool to explore visual and conceptual relationships between references	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)	Not checked yet no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	13	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	1	0

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