Némos vs Capacities
Capacities is web-first object-based PKM. Némos is native iPhone capture-first.
Disclosure: Némos is our product. We've aimed to compare fairly and acknowledge Capacities's strengths. We encourage you to try both and decide for yourself.
Summary
Capacities is best for individual knowledge workers who think in typed objects (books, people, ideas, projects) and want a free-forever tier with cross-platform access. Némos is different — it's a personal knowledge library that saves 15+ content types and auto-organizes everything with on-device AI. Choose Capacities for free forever tier with unlimited objects + 5gb media. Choose Némos for automatic organization across all content types.
What is Capacities?
Capacities (capacities.io) is a Sankt Wendel-based PKM app with an object-based model — every entity (book, person, project) is a typed object with backlinks. Free tier has unlimited objects. iOS app is a web-wrapper with documented editor bugs.
Capacities strengths
- ●Free Forever tier with unlimited objects + 5GB media
- ●Object-based model — typed entities with backlinks
- ●Cross-platform (web, mobile, desktop)
- ●Indie + Europe-based — long-term sustainability focus
- ●Strong for typed-knowledge use cases (books, people, projects)
Capacities limitations
- ●iOS app is a web/Electron wrapper, not native SwiftUI
- ●App Store reviews cite 'glaring text editing bugs' on mobile (4.3/5, 96 ratings)
- ●No Live Activities, no Apple Watch, no lock-screen widgets
- ●Spotlight invisible — not indexed for iOS semantic search
- ●No screenshot-first capture pipeline
- ●Cloud-only AI in Pro tier
- ●5GB media cap on free tier (notes are unlimited)
- ●Small team — ~8-12 across Europe
Where Némos wins
Feature-by-feature comparison
iOS Native UX
| Feature |  Némos | Capacities |
|---|---|---|
| Native SwiftUI app | ✓ | ✕ |
| iOS editor stability | Native, stable | Reviews cite editor bugs |
| Apple Watch companion | ✓ | ✕ |
| Live Activities | ✓ | ✕ |
| Lock-screen widgets | ✓ | ✕ |
| Spotlight semantic search | ✓ | ✕ |
Capture
| Feature | Némos | Capacities |
|---|---|---|
| Screenshot OCR via Share Sheet | ✓ | ✕ |
| Voice memo recording + transcription | ✓ | ✕ |
| Object-based modeling | ✕ | ✓ |
| Free tier limits | Unlimited | Notes unlimited / 5GB media |
AI
| Feature | Némos | Capacities |
|---|---|---|
| AI processing location | On-device | Cloud |
| AI on free tier | ✓ | ✕ |
| Works offline (incl. AI) | ✓ | ✕ |
Who should use what?
Choose Capacities if
Capacities is best for individual knowledge workers who think in typed objects (books, people, ideas, projects) and want a free-forever tier with cross-platform access. If you primarily work on iPhone, Capacities' web-wrapper iOS app with editor bugs will frustrate you.
Choose Némos if
You save more than one type of content — screenshots, links, notes, voice memos, PDFs — and want it all automatically organized and searchable in one place. 15+ content types, zero manual effort, all on-device for complete privacy.
Pricing
Némos
Free
Unlimited saves, all content types, full search
Pro $8.99/mo — advanced AI, priority sync
Capacities
Free Forever
unlimited notes + 5GB media
Pro $11.99/mo (or $9.99/mo annual)
Frequently Asked Questions
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