# Corkulous AI — Think Visually with AI

> Visual idea capture and organization app with AI features. (iPhone/iPad app by Corked Labs, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/corkulous-ai/id1155543746 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Corked Labs, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1155543745)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 989 App Store ratings · 267 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 342 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2017-02-14
- Data updated: 2026-11-11
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/corkulous-ai/id1155543746/reviews.md

## What is Corkulous AI?

Corkulous is the visual board app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Capture ideas, plan projects, collect research, and organize everything on flexible boards that feel natural to use.

USE CORKULOUS FOR

Mind maps, project planning, flowcharts, study boards, writing boards, photo boards, vision boards, lesson plans, task boards, and more.

BUILD RICH BOARDS

- Add notes, index cards, labels, tasks, photos, videos, audio, PDFs, files, contacts, emoji, link previews, arrows, strings, connector lines, and 40+ shapes
- Sketch with gesture-based shape and line recognition
- Use nested boards, templates, collections, and a bundled library of example boards
- Work on large canvases with pan, zoom, drag and drop, snapping, and keyboard shortcuts

POWERFUL TOOLS

- Markdown text formatting
- Fast search across boards and content
- Light and dark mode
- Multiwindow support on iPad and Mac
- Designed for iPhone Duo: unfold to spread your boards across the large inner display
- Biometrics for locking boards and content
- Export to PDF, PNG, text, HTML, Web Archive, and Corkulous files
- Sync with iCloud and Dropbox across devices

AI FEATURES

- Generate complete boards from a prompt
- Chat with the Agent to add, organize, and refine content on a board
- Create AI images, narration audio, videos, and music depending on your AI mode and provider
- Use web-enhanced AI for current information
- On Mac, generate boards from the command line

AI ACCESS AND CREDITS

AI features are available in two ways:
- Credits: buy credits in the app and use AI with no API setup
- Provider Mode: use your own supported API keys for more control and model choice

Credits are purchased separately and are consumed by AI features such as board generation, Agent chat, AI media generation, and web-enhanced AI.

SUBSCRIPTION

Corkulous subscription is cross platform. Use the same subscription on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, then tap Restore Purchase on another device.

Your subscription will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in App Store Account Settings.

Website: https://www.corkulous.com/
Privacy Policy: https://www.corkulous.com/privacy-policy
Terms & Conditions: https://www.corkulous.com/terms

## Key features

- Flexible visual boards
- AI content generation
- AI chat assistant
- Multi-device sync
- Export to multiple formats
- Gesture-based sketching
- Biometric board locking

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corkulous Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Corkulous Yearly | $29.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Subscription | $79.99 | one-time |
| 600 AI Credits | $9.99 | one-time |
| 1800 AI Credits | $29.99 | one-time |
| 1200 AI Credits | $19.99 | one-time |
| 2400 AI Credits | $39.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Corkulous AI?

Reviews of Corkulous AI are mostly positive: the Productivity app is rated 4.4/5 from 989 App Store ratings. What users like most: excellent app, great tool for ideas development. Top complaints: great but has issues, useless file sharing. Summarized from real user reviews.

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Great tool for ideas development
- 👍 Brilliant concept
- 👍 Superb and powerful
- 👍 Naturally smart
- 👍 Great idea organizer
- 👍 Brilliant for plotting
- 👍 Best digital dream board
- 👍 Wonderful application

**Cons**

- 🐛 Great but has issues
- 🐛 Useless file sharing
- 🐛 Unreliable autosaving
- 🐛 Lacks Windows integration
- 🐛 Small board kinda glitchy
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 💰 Pay to use everything
- 💰 Subscription required
- 💰 Expensive subscription

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Boards not opening
- Boards not syncing across devices
- Text disappearing from sticky notes
- Frequent crashes
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Allow drawing directly on board
- Increase canvas size
- Add ability to change default font
- Improve syncing and file sharing
- Add desktop version
- Improve UI and visual design

## Is Corkulous AI safe?

Corkulous AI appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Corkulous AI is 88 out of 100. This assessment is based on 989 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4 out of 5. Of 989 App Store ratings, 86.2% point to a safe experience, 5.2% suggest some concerns, and 8.6% point to a risky experience.

## Is Corkulous AI legit?

Corkulous AI appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Corkulous AI is 88 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 267)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/corkulous-ai/id1155543746/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Scam much?

*2026-10-15, version 8.3*

You need to pay to add put a certain amount of things on the board

### 5/5 — Super

*2026-09-04, version 8.3*

I would like a bigger handle to resize  other than that, Can’t live without this. Use it for storyboard and much more. Perhaps my most important tool after email and basics. Negative reviews below must be for an earlier version. This latest is perfect!

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-07-27, version 8.3*

Really on of the best apps for whiteboards/planning etc.

### 1/5 — corkulous

*2026-06-01, version 8.3*

keeps crashing on the imac pro m5

### 5/5 — Super

*2026-03-21, version 8.3*

Can’t live without this. Use it for storyboard and much more. Perhaps my most important tool after email and basics. Negative reviews below must be for an earlier version. This latest is perfect!

### 3/5 — Great app, but I don’t need another subscription

*2026-03-20, version 8.3*

I’ve had Corkulous for years and it was fun to build a board with photos and string and pins like I was tracking a serial killer, but I don’t use it that often and I’m not willing to pay for another subscription.

### 4/5 — Could use more features

*2026-03-12, version 8.3*

I would love to see this in a windows version and to have a few more modernizations. If so it would be my main note taking and mind mapping app.

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2026-02-12, version 8.3*

A joy!

### 1/5 — Greedy POS

*2026-02-11, version 8.3*

After only a few cards and 1 picture it told me that I had to subscribe to add anything else! I am sick to death of everything being a subscription. If it were $10 to $15 for a PURCHASE and worked on Mac, iPad, AND iPhone, It might be worth it. But $40 for a lifetime, $15 a year is not worth it. Just save your money and use Apple Notes or something else.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2026-01-07, version 8.3*

This app stinks…..  deleted my board… can’t do anything with my board either.

## Frequently asked questions about Corkulous AI

### What is Corkulous AI used for?

Corkulous AI is used for mind mapping, project planning, flowcharts, study boards, writing boards, photo boards, vision boards, lesson plans, task boards, and more. It allows users to capture and organize ideas visually on flexible boards.

### How does the AI in Corkulous AI work?

AI features in Corkulous AI can generate boards from prompts, chat with an agent to refine content, and create AI images, narration audio, videos, and music. It also offers web-enhanced AI for current information.

### How can I access AI features in Corkulous AI?

AI features are accessible through purchasing credits within the app or by using your own supported API keys in Provider Mode. Credits are consumed by AI features like board generation and media creation.

### What devices is Corkulous AI available on?

Corkulous AI is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It supports multi-window functionality on iPad and Mac, and is designed for iPhone Duo.

### Can I export my work from Corkulous AI?

Yes, Corkulous AI allows you to export your boards to PDF, PNG, text, HTML, Web Archive, and Corkulous files. This makes it easy to share your organized information.

### Does Corkulous AI have a subscription?

Yes, Corkulous AI offers a cross-platform subscription that can be used on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

### What are the subscription costs for Corkulous AI?

The subscription plans for Corkulous AI are Corkulous Monthly at $4.99 and Corkulous Yearly at $29.99. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store Account Settings.

### What is the update frequency of Corkulous AI?

Corkulous AI was last updated on November 10, 2026, indicating a recent update. The app has a version number of 9.0.3.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 9.0.3 — 2026-11-10

What's new in 9.0.3:
- Dropbox: edits made offline now sync as soon as the connection returns.
- Dropbox: restoring an earlier version of a board no longer creates a duplicate backup or a false conflict message on your other devices.
- Dropbox: fixes that protect boards when two devices edit at once or sign in again.
- The Agent chat now shows when you're offline, and no longer shows "0 credits" when your balance can't be checked.
- The subscribe screen shows what's included for free and confirms a purchase right away. Restore Purchase no longer reports a false error.
- iPad: the side panel stays above the keyboard.
- Corkulous now requires iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS 15.

### 9.0.2 — 2026-11-09

What's new in 9.0.2:
- Fixed a crash when opening boards on older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
- Fixed a problem that could remove a board's photos, videos, and audio when it was opened.
- Boards with strings no longer keep using your CPU and battery when they're idle.
- Fixed background activity that could keep repeating while your device was locked.
- Fixed the app getting stuck on the syncing screen after adding an empty Dropbox folder.

### 9.0.1 — 2026-11-08

What's new in 9.0.1:
- Fixed a crash when opening boards on iPad with iPadOS 16 to 18.
- HTML exports now look like your board does in the app, with real strings and pins, shadows, arrows, and curved connectors.
- Sturdier exports: HTML, JSON, and Mermaid exports no longer fail on unusual board data or on nested boards that link back to each other.
- Nested boards created by AI keep the layout the AI designed.
- Provider mode now tells you clearly when a provider rejects your API key.
- Fixed AI video generation with xAI.
- Fixed a crash in Shortcuts when a board hadn't finished downloading from iCloud or Dropbox.

### 9.0 — 2026-11-06

What's new in 9.0:
- Support for iPhone Duo, with a bigger canvas on the large inner display.
- Use AI your way with easy Credits mode or Provider mode on Mac for your own API keys and model choices.
- Generate boards with AI, add images and narration, and use Agent to update, reorganize, and refine board content.
- Create and edit Markdown tables inside items and AI responses.
- Work on much larger boards with a doubled maximum canvas size and Fit to Board.
- Explore a new library of bundled example boards you can open, duplicate, and adapt.
- Export richer interactive HTML and single-file Web Archives with media, nested boards, shapes, strings, and connectors.
- On Mac, use the command line tool, refreshed preferences, CLI settings, menu bar generation, and improved long-running AI workflows.

### 8.3 — 2025-11-09

- Updated for iOS and iPadOS 26.
- Liquid glass UI implemented.
- Various fixes and improvements.

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