LinkGraph vs Vanta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
LinkGraph
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Stop pasting links into your notes and forgetting them. LinkGraph saves the link to any article, video, recipe or post from any app, with its title and thumbnail, and turns everything you save into a visual map of your ideas. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE ⢠Share a link from Safari or any app, or paste it: the title, description and thumbnail fill in automatically. ⢠Save now, organize later: everything lands in your Inbox until you're ready. ⢠Save screenshots too. Their text is recognized on your device, so you can search them later. FIND IT AGAIN ⢠Universal search across titles, links, notes, tags and the text inside your screenshots. ⢠Color tags and @mentions to add context and link ideas together. ⢠Rediscover brings back older saves you may have forgotten, every day. SEE HOW YOUR IDEAS CONNECT ⢠An interactive map groups your links by topic. Zoom, pan and tap any node to see its connections. ⢠On-device suggestions show related links you might have missed, with the reason why. PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠No account needed. Your collection stays on your iPhone. ⢠Home screen widget, plus light, dark and black themes. LinkGraph saves links and their previews; it does not download videos or other content. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other names are trademarks of their respective owners; LinkGraph is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Vanta
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Vanta is a private Markdown notes app for iPhone with AI that runs entirely on your phone, and real GTD built in. Your notes stay as plain Markdown you own. Start with a local vault in seconds: no account, no servers, nothing uploaded. ON-DEVICE AI ⢠Turn a messy, rambled note into clean Markdown ⢠"Clarify with AI" sorts your whole GTD inbox into Next Actions, Waiting For, Someday, Done, or Trash ⢠Clean up dictation, summarize, and suggest tags ⢠Powered by Apple's on-device models, so it works offline and nothing ever leaves your phone GETTING THINGS DONE, BUILT IN ⢠Capture to your Inbox in a tap, by typing or voice, even from the Share Sheet ⢠Process your inbox to zero, by hand or with AI ⢠Next Actions by @context, plus Waiting For, Someday, and Projects ⢠A weekly review that surfaces stalled projects and what you're waiting on ⢠Inbox and Next Actions pinned to the top of your vault A REAL MARKDOWN NOTES APP ⢠Folders, favorites, and instant full-text search, all offline ⢠Syntax-highlighted code, callouts, tables, images, SVG, and tasks ⢠Tap [[wikilinks]] to jump between notes, and see backlinks ⢠Light and true-black dark themes YOURS, EVERYWHERE ⢠Start on-device with no account ⢠Sync across your devices with iCloud, or your own private GitHub repo ⢠Obsidian-compatible: open the same vault on your Mac, and favorites sync with Obsidian bookmarks ⢠No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. Vanta works great as a standalone local notes app, and plugs into your existing Obsidian or Markdown vault whenever you want. On-device AI features require an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vanta at none against LinkGraph's 1. Vanta also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. LinkGraph sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vanta asks for nothing beyond the download.
LinkGraph ships an update every 4 months, Vanta every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkGraph | Vanta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Cambizaca | Shane Vitarana |
In-app purchases
LinkGraph
- LinkGraph Plus$1.99
Vanta
No in-app purchases









