Comparison

Mindrafts vs BonZaï

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

Head to head
About

Mindrafts

This privacy-focused note-taking app offers an on-device AI assistant for offline writing improvements, summarization, and analysis. It features a rich editor supporting Rich Text and Markdown, with robust organization and export options.

Highlights
  • On-device AI assistant (MindChat)
  • Offline AI processing
  • Rich Text and Markdown editor
  • Note organization (notebooks, tags)
  • Import/Export (Markdown, HTML, ZIP)
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
Features
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Mindrafts is a flexible, and privacy-focused note-taking app built with a true local-first design. The app includes an on-device AI (LLM) that runs entirely offline. All data and AI processing stay on your device, with no uploads, no accounts, no syncing, and no tracking. The local AI assistant, MindChat, works without an internet connection. It can improve writing clarity, correct grammar, expand or shorten paragraphs, summarize documents, extract key points, and analyze the content of selected notes. You can get fast, reliable AI assistance anytime, even in airplane mode or with no signal. Mindrafts provides a powerful editor that supports both Rich Text and Markdown. You can create headings, lists, to-dos, code blocks, quotes, formulas, images, and more, making it easy to capture ideas, tasks, writing, and study notes. Notes can be organized using notebooks and tags. You can search titles and content, pin important notes, sort your notes. The mobile experience is designed to be simple and intuitive. Swipe right to open the sidebar, long-press a note for quick actions, and tap the title to add icons or tags. Mindrafts supports importing Markdown, HTML, and ZIP files, and exporting to Markdown, HTML, and TXT. You can also export all notes at once as a ZIP file for backup or migration. If you encounter issues or have suggestions, feel free to email us at mindrafts.ai@gmail.com . Your feedback helps us continue improving the experience.

About

BonZaï

Features
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BonZaï keeps all your gift cards and tickets on iPhone, ready to scan at checkout or at the venue entrance. Each card's balance updates with every purchase, expiry alerts fire before it's too late, and everything is shared with family via iCloud — each person from their own iPhone. • Gift cards and tickets in one app • Continuous burst scanning, bright full-screen display • Real-time iCloud vault sharing • Smart expiry reminders • iPad layout, custom appearance, English or French Free, ad-free, tracker-free. Your data stays on your iPhone and your iCloud account. BonZaï — your voucher vault, in your pocket.

Screenshots

Mindrafts4 screens
BonZaï4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BonZaï at none against Mindrafts's 2. BonZaï also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Mindrafts's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mindrafts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BonZaï asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindrafts ships an update weekly, BonZaï daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mindrafts versus BonZaï: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindraftsBonZaï
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size512 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShan ChengliangArnaud Gaydamour

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindrafts

Subscriptions2
  • Mindrafts Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Mindrafts Pro - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

BonZaï

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindrafts free?
Mindrafts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BonZaï free?
BonZaï is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindrafts or BonZaï have ads?
Neither Mindrafts nor BonZaï shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindrafts or BonZaï?
Mindrafts ships an update weekly, and BonZaï daily. Most recently, Mindrafts was updated on October 25, 2026 and BonZaï on October 31, 2026.

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