Capacities vs Jaspr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capacities
This app allows you to collect, connect, and reflect on your notes and ideas. Access your existing content, quickly capture new information, and discover connections between your thoughts. An integrated AI assistant is available for enhanced productivity.
- Daily notes for planning and reflection
- Powerful search functionality
- Quick capture of photos and content
- Share sheet integration
- AI assistant for note-taking
- Browse and read notes
- Explore connections between notes
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The Capacities Mobile App for iPhone and iPad is your note-taking companion when you're on the go. Access all your notes, quickly save important info, and create new content. If you're stuck, ask our integrated AI assistant (Capacities Pro). As the mobile version of Capacities, it is adapted to mobile workflows and works great together with the desktop app. KEY FEATURES DAILY NOTES Plan your day, write down ideas, and reflect. POWERFUL SEARCH Find what you are looking for in seconds. QUICK CAPTURE Quickly add photos, use the camera, or create new content. SHARE SHEET Save content from other apps to Capacities. AI ASSISTANT A powerful assistant right and your pocket and linked to your notes. BROWSE AND READ Browse through all your notes and let them inspire you. EXPLORE CONNECTIONS Find hidden connections and supercharge your creative thinking. LEARN MORE HERE Website: capacities.io Contact: team@capacities.io Discord: https://discord.gg/3eBP9YxHgQ Twitter: @CapacitiesHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqpKLWf9hmmh07z9U1cNIg Reddit: reddit.com/r/capacitiesapp/ Terms and conditions: https://capacities.io/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://capacities.io/privacy-policy
Jaspr
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Jaspr is a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. No cloud. No account. No data ever leaves your device. Download an open-source language model, and Jaspr becomes your personal AI -- ready to chat, answer questions, brainstorm ideas, draft messages, and help you think. Everything happens on the Neural Engine inside your phone. Works in airplane mode. CHAT Talk to a real AI that lives on your device. Jaspr supports multiple open-source models including Llama, Gemma, Phi, and Qwen. Pick the one that fits your device and your style. Conversations persist across sessions so you never lose context. VISION Show Jaspr a photo or point your camera at something. Vision-capable models can describe what they see, read text in images, answer questions about photos, and help you understand the world around you. All processing stays on-device. CREATE Generate images from text descriptions using Stable Diffusion, running directly on the Neural Engine. Type a prompt, tap generate, and watch your idea become an image -- no internet required. Save your creations to Photos or share them. YOUR MODELS, YOUR CHOICE Browse a curated catalog of open-source AI models. Download what you want. Delete what you don't. See exactly how much space each model uses. Jaspr never forces a model on you and never paywalls access to any model. PRIVACY IS THE PRODUCT Jaspr has no server. No analytics. No telemetry. No account system. No login. Your conversations, your photos, your generated images, and your model choices stay on your device. Period. We built Jaspr because we believe AI should work for you, not watch you. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Dark interface. Clean typography. No ads. No banners. No interruptions. Jaspr gets out of the way so you can think. JASPR PRO (Optional One-Time Purchase) Unlock premium features including saving images without watermarks, sharing conversations as PDF, custom AI personas, expanded image history, and access to the curated prompt library. All models remain free. Pro is a one-time purchase -- no subscription, no recurring charges, yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Capacities at 16.0 against Jaspr's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Capacities sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and Jaspr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Capacities ships an update every 10 days, Jaspr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capacities | Jaspr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (114 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 762 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Capacities Labs GmbH | Scott Manley |
Bugs and requests
Capacities
Reported bugs
15 issues- App freezes on splash screen (iPhone 7, iOS 15)
- Login and password reset failures
- Tagging on iPad causes app lockup
- Toggle not clickable with Magic Keyboard on iPad
- Task checkbox not working with Magic Keyboard
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- Text pasting causes freezing
- Audio upload crashes app
- Audio doesn't play on iOS
- Cover image properties not displaying
- Linking text to objects broken on desktop
- Emoji skin tones cannot be changed
- App requires frequent restarts
- Sync issues between devices
- Display glitches and UI inconsistencies
- Erratic editing and syncing behavior
Requested features
18 requests- iPad app support
- Create custom object types on mobile
- Turn Into function on mobile devices
- System-level notifications for tasks and due dates
- Footnotes support
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- Image storage without gallery saving
- Font hierarchy preservation with indentation
- Multi-block selection on mobile
- Audio note support
- Template auto-generation with dates
- Import/export tools
- Student discount pricing
- Tiered pricing options
- Right-to-left language support
- Font size customization for accessibility
- Web extension iOS compatibility
- Better text selection on mobile
- Split screen functionality on iPad
Jaspr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Capacities
- Capacities Pro$17.991 Month
- Capacities Pro$199.001 Year
Jaspr
- Jaspr Pro$9.99









