Productivity comparison
Dreamlock vs Rows
iPhone users who want to capture a dream in seconds at 3 AM - mumble a voice note, Face ID keeps the journal locked, and wake to a written retelling with a painted card and symbol notes. The free tier (unlimited capture, 3 painted cards a week, 10 questions) is enough to decide. Not a fit for Android users (iPhone only), or for anyone who wants their notes to never leave the device - interpretation requires a server round-trip to Anthropic and OpenAI, which the policy states plainly. · AI-native spreadsheet with integrated data connections
| Decision point | Dreamlock | Rows |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | iPhone users who want to capture a dream in seconds at 3 AM - mumble a voice note, Face ID keeps the journal locked, and wake to a written retelling with a painted card and symbol notes. The free tier (unlimited capture, 3 painted cards a week, 10 questions) is enough to decide. Not a fit for Android users (iPhone only), or for anyone who wants their notes to never leave the device - interpretation requires a server round-trip to Anthropic and OpenAI, which the policy states plainly. | AI-native spreadsheet with integrated data connections |
| Category | Productivity | Productivity |
| Price | Free tier forever: unlimited dream capture, 3 painted dream cards per week, 10 questions. Dreamlock Plus: $4.99/month or $39.99/year (7-day free trial on the annual plan), billed by Apple In-App Purchase, cancelable in iOS Settings. Verified 2026-11-02 on the homepage. | Free + paid plans |
| AIToolsEssentials editorial score | 4.1/5 | 4.4/5 |
Scores are editorial product assessments of job fit, likely output quality, ease of adoption, and operational cost. They are not lab benchmarks, and no tool here has a published hands-on result. How we score.
Evidence status
Free tier forever: unlimited capture, 3 painted dream cards/week, 10 questions. Dreamlock Plus $4.99/mo or $39.99/yr (7-day free trial on annual), billed via Apple In-App Purchase, price shown in app before purchase. Checked 2026-11-02 on https://dreamlock.app/.
Official sources checked 2026-11-02Submitted via form 2026-10-31 13:11 UTC by costelgn@gmail.com; site publishes hello@dreamlock.app (AWS SES MX). Editorial entry written independently from live pages plus the App Store listing (seller named: Andrii Zagoruiko; App Privacy 'Data Not Linked to You'). Policy names the exact subprocessor path (Vercel relay -> Anthropic Claude for text, OpenAI image model from scene description only), states no advertising/training use with API-terms reasoning, and accurately discloses the two analytics scripts (Ahrefs cookieless + GA4) found in markup. Terms: Delaware governing law; Apple IAP billing/cancellation. Registered 2026-07-29 (Name.com); NS Vercel.
Free: $0 forever, 5 AI tasks/month, manual data import, 10 integration accounts, 3 guests. Plus: $8/month per user billed monthly or $6/month billed annually, 200 AI tasks/month, daily data automation, 10 integration accounts, 10 guests. Pro: $79/month + $8/month per user billed monthly or $59/month + $6/month per user billed annually, 1,000 AI tasks/month, per-minute data automation, 100 integration accounts, 200 guests, video support. Enterprise: custom pricing with custom AI models, advanced API endpoints, SAML SSO, and a dedicated CS manager. Prices are net, exclusive of applicable sales tax or VAT.
Official sources checked 2026-09-18Open verification questions
- The Terms of use are dated June 2023 and the Privacy Policy February 2025; current AI-feature-specific data-use practices may differ.
- The Terms do not provide an explicit AI-output ownership or commercial-use clause.
- Enterprise pricing above the published tiers is quote-specific.
Official pricing page checked 2026-09-01. Rows is operated by Rows GmbH, Berlin, Germany. Terms of use dated June 5, 2023 note that services are offered to entrepreneurs or businesses. Rows joined Superhuman; the terms page footer references superhuman.com/legal/terms. The Terms grant Rows a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, perpetual license to use user feedback. The Privacy Policy (February 3, 2025) describes processing of Customer Account Data, Customer Spreadsheet Data, Partner API Integration Data, and Stored Integration Data under GDPR.
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