Comparison

Fabric vs Contex.st

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

Contex.st

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TRANSFORM ANY CONTENT INTO YOUR INTELLIGENT KNOWLEDGE BASE Contex.st is the revolutionary AI-powered app that captures, summarizes, and organizes your digital content while letting you chat with your entire document collection. The only knowledge management app with built-in Nostr integration for decentralized sharing. KEY FEATURES Universal Content Capture • Save from Safari, Photos, Files, and ANY iOS app via Share Extension • Smart OCR extracts text from images and PDFs automatically • Clean web article extraction without ads or clutter • Batch processing for multiple items at once AI-Powered Intelligence • Chat with your entire document collection using advanced AI • Get contextual answers with source citations • Automatic summarization of any content • Smart keyword extraction and categorization • Entity recognition for people, places, organizations Powerful Search & Organization • Semantic search finds content by meaning, not just keywords • Vector search discovers related documents automatically • Smart collections that organize content intelligently • Advanced filtering by content type, date, and entities • Tag-based organization with AI suggestions Decentralized Sharing via Nostr • Share insights on censorship-resistant networks • Multiple cryptographic identity support • Connect to custom relay networks • True content ownership - no corporate control Privacy & Control • Your data stays on your device with iCloud sync • Choose your preferred AI providers • No tracking or data harvesting • End-to-end encryption for sensitive content PERFECT FOR: • Researchers building comprehensive knowledge bases • Students organizing study materials and papers • Professionals tracking industry insights and trends • Content creators gathering inspiration and sources • Anyone building a "second brain" for better productivity WHY CONTEX.ST? Unlike other document apps, Contex.st combines powerful AI capabilities with true data ownership. Chat with your documents using cutting-edge AI, organize with intelligent automation, and share your insights on decentralized networks - all while maintaining complete control over your information. Your digital memory, intelligently organized, truly yours. Download now and revolutionize how you capture, understand, and share knowledge!

Screenshots

Fabric4 screens
Contex.st4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contex.st at none against Fabric's 13. Fabric's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence and ads 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 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Contex.st asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fabric versus Contex.st: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFabricContex.st
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (232 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings232 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabric InternetMemetic Research Laboratories LLC

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Fabric

Subscriptions13
  • 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$39.991 Month
  • Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$56.001 Year
  • Max – Monthly$68.001 Month
  • Plus – Yearly7 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$150.001 Year
  • Pro – Yearly$214.991 Year
  • Max – Yearly$389.991 Year
None

Contex.st

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fabric free?
Fabric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contex.st free?
Contex.st is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fabric or Contex.st have ads?
Neither Fabric nor Contex.st shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabric or Contex.st?
Fabric ships an update every 4 weeks, and Contex.st every 4 weeks. Most recently, Fabric was updated on September 25, 2026 and Contex.st on September 13, 2026.

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