Raycast vs Petabit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raycast
This productivity app brings AI chat, note-taking, and quick access to your essential resources to your mobile device. Seamlessly sync your content across devices and extend your desktop workflow to stay organized on the go. It requires a free account with optional premium features.
- AI chat with multiple models
- Note capture and organization
- Quicklink access
- Code snippet storage
- Cloud sync across devices
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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
Petabit
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Petabit turns your daily habits into a living creature. Every habit you keep feeds a Petabit a small digital being that grows, mutates, and takes shape from your real-world routine. Skip your days and it withers. Stay consistent and it thrives, evolving through life stages from Birth to Elder. YOUR ROUTINE, ITS BODY Pick the habits that matter water, study, training, sleep, reading, whatever you're building and check them off each day. Your consistency literally shapes your Petabit's genome: new eyes, wings, auras, marks and forms emerge as it evolves. No two are ever alike. YOUR ANSWERS, ITS SOUL At each evolution your Petabit asks you a short, soul-searching question. Your answer nudges its alignment toward the Light, the Shadow, or somewhere in between. A kind soul and a ruthless one don't just think differently; they look different. REMINDERS WITH PERSONALITY Your Petabit reminds you to keep your habits, and its tone follows its alignment. A good one cheers you on. A darker one won't be so patient. BONDS THAT LAST Meet another player and merge your Petabits with a QR code. Each inherits a trait from the other, carried into its next life a genome woven from every bond you make. THE STAKES ARE REAL Neglect your habits and your Petabit dies, losing everything. Its lineage only lives on through what it inherits. Every day counts. • Simple daily habit tracking with streaks • A unique, evolving creature drawn from your routine • Daily reflections that shape who it becomes • Local reminders no spam, no clutter • Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish Build the habits. Shape the creature. See who you become.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Petabit at none against Raycast's 10. Petabit also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Raycast's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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. Raycast sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Petabit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raycast ships an update every 10 days, Petabit monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raycast | Petabit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (279 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Raycast Technologies | Behind Solution |
Bugs and requests
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
Petabit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Raycast
- 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
- 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
Petabit
No in-app purchases









