Comparison

MyZettel vs Blackmount

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

Head to head
About

MyZettel

This app helps you build a connected network of ideas using the Zettelkasten method. It offers an infinite canvas for brainstorming and spatial exploration, with features like floating panels and inline previews to keep you in flow.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for spatial idea exploration
  • Floating panels for multiple notes
  • Inline previews for linked content
  • Minimap for navigation
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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We learn better when we write. Putting an idea in our own words forces us to understand it. Connecting it to other ideas helps it last. MyZettel is a canvas for that work. Each thought gets its own short note. Related notes sit near each other. Links come as you write. Over time, the canvas becomes a map of what you understand. - An infinite canvas: put notes where they make sense, and move them as your thinking changes. - Links from writing: link a note while you write. Every link shows which way it goes, even to a note far away. - Read in place: open a linked note without leaving the one you are reading. - Note types: keep rough thoughts, your own conclusions, and ideas from a source apart. - Search and a minimap to find any note on a large canvas. - Made for iPhone, iPad and Mac. - Free to use. No sign-up. No third-party servers. MyZettel is inspired by the Zettelkasten method, but you do not need to know it to start. A sample canvas in the app shows how it works. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://myzettel.innerworks.one/privacy.html Contact: myzettel@innerworks.one

About

Blackmount

Capture and organize AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research. Search your saved content or ask AI questions across it, with source citations. Resume your work seamlessly across devices.

Highlights
  • Save and search AI conversations
  • Capture browser tabs and sessions
  • Organize bookmarks and research
  • Record and transcribe voice notes
  • Ask AI questions across saved content
  • Resume work across devices
  • Source citations for AI answers
Features
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Save your AI chats and research. Search, ask, and resume anywhere. Blackmount helps you capture the work you do across AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research tabs — then search it or ask AI about it later. Never lose the conversation, source, tab, or note that helped you think through something important. AI CHAT MEMORY - Save and search your AI conversations in one place - Works with supported AI sites such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, and Meta AI - View full conversations with markdown formatting - Find useful prompts, answers, code, drafts, and research later - Captured through the Blackmount browser extension with user consent ASK AI - Ask questions across your captured content - Get answers grounded in your saved notes, sessions, voice recordings, and AI chats - Use source citations to trace where an answer came from - Draft follow-up emails, client updates, summaries, and action plans - Dictate questions with voice-to-text SAVE & RESUME RESEARCH - Save open Safari tabs as a session - Add a quick note about what you were working on - Restore your research later from another device or browser - Keep browser sessions, bookmarks, and notes organized by context - Stop losing research when you switch tasks VOICE NOTES - Record voice notes with live transcription - Use Apple’s on-device speech recognition for local recordings - Generate AI summaries from recordings when AI features are enabled - Search voice notes alongside your other captured work HOW IT WORKS 1. Use the Blackmount browser extension to capture AI chats, tabs, bookmarks, and research sessions 2. Save Safari sessions from your iPhone or iPad 3. Add notes or voice recordings when you want extra context 4. Open Blackmount to search, browse, or ask AI about what you captured 5. Resume your work from phone, tablet, browser, or desktop PERFECT FOR - Researchers managing many tabs, sources, and AI conversations - Consultants using AI tools for client work - Students collecting sources and drafts - Developers saving code explanations, docs, and debugging threads - Product managers tracking market and competitor research - Anyone who uses multiple AI tools and wants to find old conversations later WHY BLACKMOUNT - Search across AI chats, browser sessions, bookmarks, notes, and voice recordings - Ask AI questions across the content you captured - Private by default - AI features require explicit consent before data is shared with AI providers - No ads - No selling your data ALSO INCLUDES - Sync across devices - Safari extension for fast tab saves - Share extension from other apps - Dark mode - iPad-optimized layout Free to use. Pro subscription available for unlimited sync and AI credit. Additional AI credit available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://app.blackmount.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.blackmount.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

MyZettel4 screens
Blackmount3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blackmount at fortnightly against MyZettel's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. MyZettel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Blackmount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyZettel ships an update every 2 months, Blackmount fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyZettel versus Blackmount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyZettelBlackmount
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunsong LiBlackmount.ai Inc

Customer experience

MyZettel

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Blackmount

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MyZettel

Subscriptions2
  • Plus (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Plus (Yearly)$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Blackmount

Subscriptions1
  • Blackmount Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • AI Credit$0.99

Questions

Is MyZettel free?
MyZettel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackmount free?
Blackmount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyZettel or Blackmount have ads?
Neither MyZettel nor Blackmount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyZettel or Blackmount?
MyZettel ships an update every 2 months, and Blackmount fortnightly. Most recently, MyZettel was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blackmount on October 17, 2026.

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