Marcus AI Assistant vs Yantra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marcus AI Assistant
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Marcus is your proactive AI assistant that brings order to the chaos of modern work. Connect all your accounts — Gmail, Outlook, Yandex, Google Calendar, Slack — and let Marcus handle the rest. INTELLIGENT CALENDAR & EMAIL MANAGEMENT - Unified inbox across Gmail, Outlook, and Yandex - Smart calendar integration with Google and Microsoft - Proactive alerts for emails that need your attention - AI-powered task extraction from your messages AI-POWERED MEETING ASSISTANT - Join meetings with an AI notetaker that captures everything - Get multi-dimensional summaries: decisions, action items, key moments - 10 hours of meeting coverage monthly with rollover - Never miss critical details or follow-ups again PROACTIVE INTELLIGENCE - Marcus anticipates what you need before you ask - Smart reminders and follow-up suggestions - Contextual insights across all your connected accounts - Natural language queries — just ask Marcus anything SEAMLESS CROSS-PLATFORM EXPERIENCE - Beautiful native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Real-time sync across all your devices - Modern liquid glass design that feels premium PRIVACY & SECURITY - Your data stays yours — we never sell it - Secure OAuth connections to all services - Cancel anytime, no questions asked Download Marcus today and transform how you work. Start your free 7-day trial — no commitment required. Perfect for professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to boost productivity and reduce mental load.
Yantra
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Yantra is your second brain — a private place to capture what matters, find it again later, and act on it. Now on iPhone and Apple Watch. Everything you save lives on your device. Capture, transcription, search, tasks and your calendar run on-device for free — no account, no subscription, no server in the middle. AI works with no key at all using on-device Apple Intelligence, or bring your own Anthropic, OpenAI or Gemini key for larger models. Then requests go straight from your device to the provider you chose. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Voice memos, transcribed on-device as you speak • Quick text notes and a daily journal • Photos, PDFs and scans — with on-device text recognition • Saved links, summarized for you • Meetings — long-form recording with speaker labels • Share anything into Yantra from any app APPLE WATCH • Tap to record a voice note, or dictate a quick text note, right from your wrist • Add the complication to start recording from your watch face • Notes land in Yantra on your iPhone, transcribed on-device YOUR DIGEST A short daily or weekly recap of what you saved, what's due, and older notes worth another look — on the Notes tab, as a widget, or as an optional notification. ASK YOUR NOTES Chat with everything you've saved. Yantra finds the most relevant notes on-device and answers with citations back to your own words. Ask in the app, or ask Siri. TASKS, BUILT IN • To-dos with due dates and priorities • Overdue, Today and Upcoming at a glance • Turn any note or meeting into tasks ALL OVER YOUR IPHONE • Find notes in Spotlight • Start recording from Control Center or the Action Button • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity while you record YOUR CHOICE OF AI • On-device Apple Intelligence — free, private, no key • Your own Anthropic, OpenAI or Gemini key — pay the provider directly, no markup • Optional Deepgram and Sarvam keys for speaker-labeled meetings and Hindi/Indic speech PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Notes and tasks stored only on your device • API keys kept in the secure Keychain • No tracking, no ads, no analytics • Export everything to one backup file, or to Markdown for Obsidian Your thoughts are yours. Yantra just helps you find them again — and get them done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yantra at none against Marcus AI Assistant's 4. Yantra also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Marcus AI Assistant sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Yantra asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marcus AI Assistant ships an update every 3 weeks, Yantra daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marcus AI Assistant | Yantra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cet Tech LLC | Utkarsh Singh |
In-app purchases
Marcus AI Assistant
- Marcus Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Marcus Pro Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- 5 Hour Pack$9.99
- 20 Hour Pack$29.99
Yantra
No in-app purchases









