Cleft vs Moment Notes
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| Figure | Cleft | Moment Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.33/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Voice Note Apps | 8.3 (#10) | 7.9 (#20) |
| Integrations | Plus sends notes to Notion and Zapier, while export and Local Sync support workflows including Apple Notes, Obsidian, Bear, NotePlan, Drafts, Ulysses, and Logseq. | The privacy policy names Apple CloudKit as an optional sync service, and the product page describes sending tasks to Apple Reminders. |
| Security | Cleft says notes are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher, and cloud data is hosted in Ireland under a zero-access architecture. | The maker says app-server traffic uses HTTPS, stored data is encrypted by its hosting provider, and device identity is bound to the iPhone’s Secure Enclave through Apple App Attest. |
| Support | Plus includes priority support, and the About page says every email is read personally by co-founders Jonathan or Justin. | The maker invites questions and feedback at [email protected]. |
| What it does | Cleft captures spoken thoughts and turns them into structured notes with main points, actions, summaries, and transcripts. | Moment Notes turns voice recordings into searchable notes with transcripts, summaries, tasks, people, and tags. |
Plans
In their own words
Cleft
Cleft is an iOS and macOS app that turns spoken thoughts into notes with main points, actions, summaries, and transcripts. Its built-in output styles are Structured, Structured Prose, and Clean Transcript; Plus users can also save custom styles. Cleft says it works offline and supports 99 languages, including switching languages mid-sentence. Transcription runs locally using Whisper, and temporary audio is deleted afterward unless Keep Audio is enabled. Optional cloud formatting sends transcript text, not audio, to OpenAI, with Groq as a backup. Cleft lists support for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Its Basic plan includes recordings up to five minutes, on-device transcription, tags, search, and export. Plus raises the recording limit to 30 minutes and adds attachments, Notion and Zapier integrations, and Family Sharing for up to five. Plus costs $6.99 per month or $39.99 per year through the App Store, with automatic renewal unless canceled. Cleft says notes are encrypted at rest and in transit.
Moment Notes
Moment Notes has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.