Known vs Cyanote

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Known compared with Cyanote
Detail	Known	Cyanote
What it does	Snap the receipt. Nothing to type.	Notes, tasks, calendar, habits and a clipboard manager in one local-first app for Mac and Windows
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free plan: no card or account, first 300 items watched daily, recall alerts from CPSC, FDA, USDA, NHTSA, return and warranty reminders, CSV export and daily backup. Plus: $39.99/year or $3.99/month with 14-day free trial, unlimited items, PDF insurance report and AI claim letters. Plus Forever: $59.	$7.99 USD one-time purchase for Mac; $7.99 USD one-time purchase for Windows on Microsoft Store. No subscription, no recurring charges.
Key features	Photograph receipts to automatically extract items Return window calculations based on store policy and purchase date Warranty tracking with renewal reminders No account required; optional sign-in link for device sync Vehicle recall tracking via VIN CSV export and daily backup of item list Expiry date estimates with transparency rules PDF insurance reports and AI claim letters	Notes and code notes with syntax highlighting To-dos and kanban board Calendar with events, due tasks and habits Habit tracking with streak counters System-wide clipboard manager with up to 1,000 items Routines with Pomodoro timer 15 built-in themes and custom typography Instant full-text search across all notes Markdown import and JSON export Password-protected individual notes
What makes it different	No account required to start using the app Recall alerts remain free at all pricing tiers Independent company with no ads, brand partnerships or data selling One-time payment option with no subscription renewal Support response within one business day	No subscription, no account, no cloud sync—complete privacy and offline-first design Five apps' worth of functionality in a single window for $7.99 one-time purchase 14-day refund policy on Mac version with no reason required Built and maintained by one person who reads every support email Clipboard manager with unlimited history that never expires
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)	1 +1 (up) since last check	8 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	19

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