Comparison

Fabric vs Raycast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fabric

This AI-powered workspace helps you instantly capture, find, and collaborate on all your digital content. It acts as a self-organizing second brain, unifying notes, files, and ideas from various sources. Save time and money by replacing multiple productivity subscriptions with this single, powerful tool.

Highlights
  • Instant capture of websites, text, images, and files
  • Voice notes with AI transcription
  • Natural language AI search across connected apps
  • AI assistant for document insights and writing assistance
  • Real-time document collaboration
  • Unify digital world by connecting multiple apps
  • Rich linking and embedded content
Features
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Your files are everywhere. Your notes are scattered across apps. Your AI forgets everything you told it yesterday. You spend more time searching for things and switching between tools than doing the work. Fabric fixes all of it. One workspace for everything: notes, files, meetings, bookmarks, recordings. An AI that knows your stuff and gets smarter the more you use it. Agents that handle busywork while you sleep. 300,000+ people use Fabric. Rated 4.7 stars across platforms. AI THAT KNOWS YOU Ask your AI anything about your files, notes, and recordings. Get answers from your content with citations, not generic internet responses. The more you use Fabric, the better your AI understands your work, your projects, and your interests. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find anything across notes, files, recordings, and connected apps using natural language. "That article about pricing I saved last month," found in seconds. Three years of files, searchable by meaning, not filename. CANVAS Think visually. Spread out notes, references, images. Plan a project, map a concept, arrange ideas and files side by side. Your infinite whiteboard. HANDWRITING SCANNER Snap a photo of handwritten notes, a whiteboard, or a sketch. Fabric scans it into a clean, searchable digital note in seconds. Your messy handwriting, instantly digitised and searchable. CAPTURE ANYTHING Save websites, voice notes, screenshots, PDFs, images, bookmarks. One tap from anywhere. Browser extension, share sheet, voice capture. Everything becomes searchable the moment you save it. AI AGENTS Set up tasks that run on schedule: summarise calls, compile briefs, monitor competitors, prep for meetings, send weekly reports. Your AI works while you don't. Set it once, it runs forever. SHARE BEAUTIFULLY Send polished galleries and files instead of Google Drive links. Password-protected with link analytics. Whether it's client work, a portfolio, or a shared resource, it looks professional. CONNECTED TO YOUR APPS Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more. Fabric doesn't just search your apps. Your AI can work inside them. Send emails, create tasks, pull data across your whole stack. MEETING RECORDER Record any meeting and get an instant transcript. Your AI extracts action items, key decisions, and summaries automatically. Ask about anything discussed, found instantly. VOICE NOTES Capture ideas while walking, commuting, or cooking. Automatic transcription makes every voice note searchable and actionable. NOTES & DOCUMENTS A powerful editor with rich formatting, embedded files, toggle lists, tables, code blocks, and real-time collaboration. Write, plan, and organise in one place. ORGANISE YOUR WAY Folders, labels, smart collections, nested spaces. Or just throw everything in and let search handle it. Fabric works however your brain works. RUN YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR LIFE Client files, study materials, family documents, creative projects, personal research, whatever you're managing, Fabric keeps it organised, searchable, and shareable. COLLABORATE Edit documents with teammates or friends. Comment on files, @mention people, share folders. Works for personal projects and teams. SECURE & PORTABLE Encrypted in transit and at rest. Your data stays yours. No lock-in: export everything anytime. FABRIC FOR TEAMS Self-writing wikis, cross-app search, AI teammates, and shared workspaces for your whole team. Visit fabric.so/teams. "Fabric has completely changed how I work. Everything in one place, finally." – Pro user "I went from a B- to an A. My AI tutor knew my textbook better than I did." – student "I run my entire freelance business from Fabric now." – solopreneur "The handwriting scanner is magic. I photograph my notes and they're instantly searchable." – creative Your AI that knows your work. Download Fabric today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://fabric.so/company/privacy

About

Raycast

This mobile app extends your desktop productivity workflow with AI chat, note-taking, quick links, and code snippets. Seamless cloud sync keeps your content updated across devices, making essential tools accessible anywhere.

Highlights
  • AI chat with multiple models
  • Note capture and organization
  • Quicklink access
  • Code snippet storage
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Introducing Raycast for iOS: Your all-in-one productivity toolkit with AI, notes, and more – now on mobile as the perfect companion to the macOS app. The app brings your favorite productivity tools from the Mac into your pocket. With Raycast for iOS, you can: • Chat with dozens of AI models from leading providers to get the perfect answers for any task • Capture, organize, and access your thoughts to never lose an important idea again • Save and open Quicklinks for instant access to your most important resources • Store and reuse code snippets and templates to save time on repetitive workflows • Enjoy seamless cloud sync to keep all your content updated across devices Whether you're a long-time Mac user or just discovering Raycast on iOS, you'll have your essential productivity tools always at hand. Raycast for iOS seamlessly extends your desktop workflow to mobile, ensuring you stay productive and organized wherever life takes you. Please note: Raycast for iOS requires a free Raycast account. Premium features available with a Raycast Pro subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.raycast.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Fabric4 screens
Raycast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Raycast at every 10 days against Fabric's monthly. Fabric's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fabric sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Raycast sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Fabric against 4.5 for Raycast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 257 and 279 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Fabric's written reviews are positive against 55% of Raycast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fabric ships an update monthly, Raycast every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fabric versus Raycast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFabricRaycast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (257 ratings) — better4.5 (279 ratings)
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings257279 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB242 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabric InternetRaycast Technologies

Customer experience

Fabric

All ratings257 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative31.1%

Raycast

All ratings279 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative33.6%

User reviews

Fabric

From 257 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Cutting-edge features
  • 👍 Handles personal/professional life
  • 👍 Seamless integration
  • 👍 Great for studies
  • 👍 Replaces multiple apps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Horrible UI, dated design
  • 🐛 No intuitive swiping
  • 🐛 Choppy animations
  • 🐛 Overwhelming to navigate
  • 🐛 Requires internet connection

Raycast

From 279 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Running circles around Spotlight and Siri
  • 👍 Great start
  • 👍 Amazing fast and effective!
  • 👍 Finally!! Absolutely amazing
  • 👍 Am I really this early?

Room to improve

  • 💰 Useless w/o a Subscription
  • 📁 iOS Limitations Stifle Raycast
  • 🤖 Too Much AI
  • 🤖 Not really Raycast as we know it
  • 🤖 This Isn't Raycast

Bugs and requests

Fabric

Reported bugs

32 issues
  • Choppy animations
  • App doesn't work without internet connection
  • App regularly logs out
  • Mysterious error messages about memory/credits
  • Assistant has completed none of the scheduled tasks
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  • Smart Collection not automatically filing files
  • App won't download after deletion
  • Tagging doesn't work properly
  • Cannot create new tags after saving an item
  • Cannot remove AI-created tags without error
  • Drafts can be lost in poor connection areas
  • Screen randomly shifts to other notes mid note taking
  • Touch and gestures don't register
  • Transcription notes aren't accurate and cut off after 30 seconds
  • AI consistently leads astray
  • AI responses are unreliable
  • Video note playback never works
  • AI summary section never works
  • Cannot ask the AI questions on notes anymore
  • Timeline tab won't load
  • Error adding new content to homepage
  • Failed to upload note/link
  • Doesn't keep Google sessions active
  • App is super laggy
  • App won't open
  • Says no internet connection despite full bars
  • Screen goes black then blinds with white screen
  • Sometimes stays on blue icon
  • Cannot save multiple tabs at once
  • AI ignored request for shorter responses
  • AI ignored request for larger font
  • AI started replying in all caps bold type

Requested features

15 requests
  • Quick preview feature for videos/images/files
  • Scratchpad for quick notes
  • More themes, including OLED pure black
  • Add Apple Pencil support for sketches
  • Offline mode
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  • Improve AI accuracy and reliability
  • Add customer support email
  • Make storage free forever, AI paid
  • Improve UI and navigation
  • Add dark mode
  • Expand theme options
  • Improve transcription accuracy and length
  • Allow saving multiple tabs at once
  • Allow changing font size
  • Improve Google session persistence

Raycast

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Sync feature should be free at least for Raycast notes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Attach documents via the UI when starting a conversation
  • Sync between desktop and iOS chat history
  • Create notes quickly from the Share Sheet
  • Extensions support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fabric

Subscriptions10
  • Plus – Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro – Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Plus – Monthly$5.991 Month
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  • Plus – Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro – Monthly$16.001 Month
  • Pro – Monthly$24.001 Month
  • Max – Monthly (Legacy)$39.991 Month
  • Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$56.001 Year
  • Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$150.001 Year
10 purchases

Raycast

Subscriptions5
  • Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Advanced AI$19.991 Month
  • Max Plan$49.991 Month
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  • Pro14 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Advanced AI$191.991 Year
One-time5
  • 500 AI Credits$5.00
  • 2,500 AI Credits$23.90
  • 5,000 AI Credits$46.49
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  • 5,000 Team AI Credits$60.00
  • 10,000 Team AI Credits$116.99

Questions

Is Fabric free?
Fabric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raycast free?
Raycast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fabric or Raycast?
Fabric is rated higher. Fabric averages 4.6 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while Raycast averages 4.5 from 279 ratings.
Do Fabric or Raycast have ads?
Neither Fabric nor Raycast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabric or Raycast?
Fabric ships an update monthly, and Raycast every 10 days. Most recently, Fabric was updated on November 7, 2026 and Raycast on November 8, 2026.

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