Comparison

Raycast vs Lectrum

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

Head to head
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
Currently charting
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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

Lectrum

Features
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Lectrum is for the ideas you have once and never think about again. Write the thought down, mark how much it matters, and Lectrum brings it back to you on its own schedule. High-importance ideas return often. Medium ones return less often. Low ones never interrupt you at all — they wait at the top of your list until their time comes. CAPTURE ANYWHERE Tap +, or tap the waveform and just talk: "call the dentist tomorrow at nine" is saved with its reminder already set, and two ideas in one breath become two. Or ask Siri — "Talk to Lectrum". Share a link or a passage from Safari, Mail or Notes straight into Lectrum. Add a Control Center button and capture without opening the app. Attach a photo. Write in Markdown if you like — headings, lists, links and checkboxes all render. RESURFACING • High and Medium ideas arrive as reminders; Low ideas appear in a Resurfaced section instead • One optional daily digest gathers everything due today • Ideas you keep letting pass ease off by themselves; open or edit one and it steps back up • Set an exact delivery time per level, and quiet hours for the night • A one-off reminder on a date of your choosing, for any idea AT THE NEXT MEETING Turn on Meetings and Lectrum remembers which calendar event an idea was written in, then brings it back when you next meet the same people. Your calendar is read on this device only. ON YOUR WRIST AND YOUR HOME SCREEN On Apple Watch, raise your wrist and capture an idea by voice, scribble or typing; it lands on your iPhone understood like Talk, reminder and all, and a complication opens Lectrum ready to listen. Up Next and single-idea widgets sit on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and they are interactive. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode, with auto-lock, and hide idea text from widgets and search while locked. There is no account to create, nothing to buy, no ads, and no analytics or tracking. Your ideas live on your device and sync through your own iCloud; you can also mirror them to a Markdown folder in iCloud Drive you control. Reminders follow your phone's clock, so exact times and quiet hours stay correct when you travel or the clocks change.

Screenshots

Raycast4 screens
Lectrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lectrum at none against Raycast's 11. Raycast's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lectrum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raycast ships an update every 10 days, Lectrum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Raycast versus Lectrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaycastLectrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (252 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings252 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaycast TechnologiesBusiness Lion LLC

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

Lectrum

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
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  • 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
None

Lectrum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raycast free?
Raycast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lectrum free?
Lectrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Raycast or Lectrum have ads?
Neither Raycast nor Lectrum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raycast or Lectrum?
Raycast ships an update every 10 days, and Lectrum every 2 months. Most recently, Raycast was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lectrum on October 24, 2026.

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