Extra vs Vyst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extra
This app streamlines your email by understanding what's important, organizing it around your life, and surfacing actions. It helps you find information, reply without typing, and reduce inbox noise.
- Personalized daily email summary
- Automatic inbox organization by category
- Natural language search and action
- Voice-to-email replies
- Noise reduction and email removal
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Meet Extra - your life’s inbox. Your life already runs through your inbox: plans, travel, packages, bills, events, and conversations. Extra turns that overwhelming stream into a personal, proactive inbox for your life. It shows you what matters today and helps you take the next step. • Know what's important today. Extra gives you a calm daily brief with the things worth your attention. • Never miss what matters. Catch deadlines, travel changes, plans, packages, and important moments before they slip. • Turn details into action. Draft replies, schedule events, and handle the next step without digging through messages. • Keep life organized, quietly. Extra groups the noise so the important stuff is easy to find.
Vyst
This app encourages unfiltered writing by making your words fade as you type. Focus on your thoughts without the distraction of editing, and review your complete text later. It's ideal for journaling, idea capture, and overcoming writer's block.
- Words fade as you type
- iCloud sync
- Minimal themes
- Private writing, no accounts
- Export to Notes, Files, or share
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Vyst frees your thoughts from editing. Your words fade as you write, so you can focus on what you're thinking, not how you're saying it. No cursor jumping back. No rewording. Just pure, unfiltered writing. How it works Start typing and watch your words gently dissolve behind you. Everything is saved, but hidden from view until you're done. Swipe down to finish and see your complete text. Perfect for • Morning pages & freewriting • Journaling without judgment • Capturing ideas before they slip away • Getting past writer's block • Mindful reflection Features • Words fade as you type • iCloud sync across devices • Beautiful minimal themes • Your writing stays private, no accounts, no tracking • Export to Notes, Files, or share anywhere Write freely. Edit later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Extra at Free against Vyst's $0.49. Extra also leads on ratings volume (386 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Vyst's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Extra is free to download; Vyst costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vyst holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extra has 386 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Extra's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vyst's.
Extra ships an update weekly, Vyst monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extra | Vyst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.49 |
| Rating | 4.8 (386 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 386 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuildForever, Inc. | Johan Thorell |
Customer experience
Extra
Vyst
In-app purchases
Extra
No in-app purchases
Vyst
No in-app purchases









