Comparison

Raycast vs Thought

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

Head to head
About

Raycast

This app extends your desktop productivity to your mobile device. It offers AI chat, note-taking, quick links, code snippets, and seamless cloud synchronization. Keep your essential tools and ideas accessible anywhere.

Highlights
  • AI chat with multiple models
  • Capture and organize notes
  • Save and access Quicklinks
  • Store code snippets and templates
  • Seamless 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

About

Thought

Features
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Thought is a place to pour your mind out — and get it back. A stray idea. The name of a café. A photo of a book cover. The list of things to do when you get home. Type it, photograph it, record it, or paste a link. Thought saves it the moment it happens. Then ask. “Where was that café in Kyoto?” “What was I going to do when I got home?” Ask searches what you saved and answers with your own memory. Capture in a breath Text, photos, voice notes, places, and links. Paste a URL and Thought pulls the card. Record audio and it becomes text. Write #like this and it becomes a filter. Everything on one board Your notes pile into a scrapbook you can wander back through. Drag them, reopen them, search them. There’s a day-by-day list, tags, an archive — and a title on every note, so the important line is the one you see first. Ask your memory Ask answers from what you wrote, said, and saved. On your device, with Apple Intelligence, it’s free forever. Nothing invented: only what you left behind. Thought Pro Cloud AI that can see your photos, text read from pictures, and Thought on the web — the same account, the same board. On-device Thought stays free for everyone. Thought Pro renews automatically until canceled in your App Store settings. Manage or cancel in Settings → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Raycast4 screens
Thought4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thought at every 4 days against Raycast's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Raycast sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Thought sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raycast ships an update every 11 days, Thought every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Raycast versus Thought: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaycastThought
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (250 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings250 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaycast TechnologiesIgor Duca

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

Thought

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Raycast

Subscriptions6
  • Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Advanced AI$19.991 Month
  • Max Plan$49.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Pro14 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Advanced AI$191.991 Year
  • Max Plan$479.991 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
3 purchases

Thought

Subscriptions3
  • Thought Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Thought Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Thought Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Raycast free?
Raycast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thought free?
Thought is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raycast or Thought have ads?
Neither Raycast nor Thought shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raycast or Thought?
Raycast ships an update every 11 days, and Thought every 4 days. Most recently, Raycast was updated on October 17, 2026 and Thought on October 7, 2026.

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