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LitList vs Liner Notes

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LitList compared with Liner Notes
DetailLitList logo LitListLiner Notes logo Liner Notes
What it doesReading tracker with spice ratings and trope tagging built for romantasy and BookTok readers An AI journaling app for iPhone that drafts your diary from your day's traces
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingFree forever: unlimited library, series tracking, reading timer, streaks, journal, quotes, spice ratings, trope tagging, friends, unlimited buddy reads, daily pick, and CSV export. LitList Plus: $5.99/month or $34.99/year for unlimited recommendation batches, mood and spice filters, all stats card t 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
  • 5-pepper spice scale for rating book steaminess
  • 46 tropes searchable across your library
  • Series tracker finds missing books in reading order
  • Track physical books, ebooks and audiobooks together
  • Unlimited buddy reads with spoiler protection
  • Reading journal with mood tracking and quotes
  • Shareable reading stats cards for social media
  • Import libraries from other reading apps via CSV
  • Family profiles to track children's reading
  • 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
  • Spice data only from readers, never scraped or AI-generated
  • Private journal entries never used to train AI models
  • Built by a single independent reader-developer in Canada
  • 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 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 no change since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)40
Citation Flow (Majestic)150
Referring domains (Majestic)40

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