Comparison

iXnote vs MAI

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

Head to head
About

iXnote

This app acts as a context assistant, organizing information into interconnected cards for people, projects, and meetings. It helps you prepare for discussions by automatically linking relevant details and capturing new information as you go, all while keeping your thinking private.

Highlights
  • Interconnected card system
  • Automatic context building during conversations
  • On-device processing and iCloud sync
  • Calendar meeting import
  • Export to JSON and CSV
  • Custom categories and advanced search (Pro)
Features
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Context is all you need. Walk into every meeting with the right context already in front of you. iXnote is your Context Assistant. It gives you the right context, so you walk in ready and stay present in the room. CARDS, AND CONNECTED CARDS iXnote is built from one simple thing: the card. A card holds one thing. A person. A project. A meeting. A decision. Connect a card to the cards it relates to, and those connections become its context. Tap any card to see it in its context, the whole situation around it. FOLLOWALONG With FollowAlong, the context comes together as you talk. You never break stride to make it happen. It surfaces the cards that matter and captures the new ones, so you stay in the conversation and make the call. ON DEVICE FollowAlong runs entirely on your device, powered by the latest open-source AI models. Nothing you say is ever uploaded, and your cards stay in your own iCloud. It works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac that supports Apple Intelligence. THE THINKING STAYS YOURS iXnote gives you the context. The thinking stays yours: the conclusions, the insight, the call in the room. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Just cards, and the connections between them. Simple enough to use in the middle of a meeting, ready to hold thousands of connected cards. ONE TAP FROM YOUR CALENDAR Import your meetings with one tap. iXnote makes connected cards for the people, the companies and the meeting itself, so the room is mapped before you arrive. AUTOMATE THE BORING PART Twelve Shortcuts actions put your cards within reach of everything else on your device. Make cards, connect them, find them, open one, or read back a day's transcript. Every card also has an appendix, text that stays out of the way but stays searchable, so your automations have somewhere to write. FREE - Unlimited cards and connections - Full-text search - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Meeting import from your calendar - Export to JSON and CSV - Shortcuts and the Share Extension iXnote PRO - Custom categories with your own colors - Advanced search filters - Import from Obsidian, mind maps, and OPML outlines - Transcript export iXnote: the right context for the moment you're in. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeveula/

About

MAI

Features
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Your second brain, captured by voice. MAI turns a spoken thought into organized notes, tasks, and summaries—so nothing you think slips away. Open the app, talk, and MAI transcribes, titles, summarizes, and files it for you. No typing, no formatting, no friction. HOW IT WORKS 1. Speak. Tap once and say whatever's on your mind—an idea, a to-do, a reflection, a full meeting. 2. MAI organizes. AI transcribes your voice, writes a clean summary, pulls out action items, and sorts it into the right project. 3. Recall anything. Search everything you've ever captured in plain language and pick up where you left off. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU THINK • Voice-first — capture at the speed of speech, hands-free. • ADHD & dyslexia friendly — get the thought out before it's gone; let AI handle the structure and spelling. • Busy, multi-project minds — keep every idea, note, and meeting separated by project. • Builders & web coders — save context from your AI coding sessions and pull it back when you need it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record voice notes and get instant transcripts + summaries • Send a notetaker to your Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams calls for the full transcript, summary, and action items • Turn any note into tasks and track them across projects • Draft LinkedIn posts, emails, and translations from a note in one tap • Search your entire second brain in natural language • Collaborate—share projects and entries with your team • Capture anywhere—iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac WORKS WITH CLAUDE & ANY MCP AI MAI connects to Claude and other MCP-compatible AI clients. Save references straight from your AI chats, then let your AI read and write your notes, meetings, and tasks—your second brain becomes the memory layer for everything you build. WHY MAI Most notes apps make you do the work—type it, title it, tag it, file it. MAI does that for you, so the only job left is to think out loud. Start free. MAI Premium unlocks unlimited AI capture, meeting notetakers, and advanced recall. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at somaflow.app. Subscription & Pricing: Free to try, with option for Pro for full AI and second-brain features: Unlimited AI summaries and task extraction Full history search across entries, tasks, and saved links Advanced sharing and recall Pricing: Monthly: $9.99 Annual: $49.99 Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kai.somaflow.app/privacy

Screenshots

iXnote3 screens
MAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MAI at 17.6 against iXnote's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. iXnote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MAI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iXnote ships an update every 11 days, MAI weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
iXnote versus MAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriXnoteMAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerixnote, LLCHealth 4 Wealth LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iXnote

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
3 purchases

MAI

Subscriptions3
  • monthly pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Annual Pro$29.991 Year
  • annual pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is iXnote free?
iXnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MAI free?
MAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iXnote or MAI have ads?
Neither iXnote nor MAI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iXnote or MAI?
iXnote ships an update every 11 days, and MAI weekly. Most recently, iXnote was updated on October 30, 2026 and MAI on October 30, 2026.

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