Einfall
Einfall is a thought-capture app designed to get ideas out of your head instantly, without forcing you to organize or act on them right away.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Capture thoughts instantly, organize later
Who should look elsewhere
Only available on Apple devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad), no web, Windows, or Android support.
Pros
- +No account or sign-up required, start capturing immediately.
- +One-time payment with no subscription, no lapsing access to your own thoughts.
- +Complete privacy: no data collection, no server, everything processed on-device.
Cons
- −Only available on Apple devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad), no web, Windows, or Android support.
- −Free tier limits routing actions to fifteen uses; after that a purchase is required to route thoughts beyond that number.
Key features
- ✓Capture from Mac menu bar, global hotkey, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Centre, Share Sheet, Mac Services (right-click selected text), Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight, Action Button, and voice with on-device transcription.
- ✓Plain stream inbox: thoughts appear in chronological order with nothing else happening to them, no folders, tags, or formatting.
- ✓Sixteen routing actions to send thoughts to Reminders, Mail, iMessage, Calendar, Files, or a longer note; also can tag thoughts or clean up phrasing with on-device Apple Intelligence.
- ✓External AI agent integration via local MCP server: let tools like Claude Code read your stream and fire actions on your behalf, entirely on your Mac.
- ✓Syncs across Mac, iPhone, and iPad through your own private iCloud account, no Einfall server or database.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | Unlimited capture; Read stream; Basic text clean-up |
| Unlimited | $29.99 | month | Unlimited routing; All actions; Family Sharing |