Comparison

MAI vs Clair Mind

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

Head to head
About

MAI

Features
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Your second brain, captured by voice. MAI turns a spoken thought into organized notes, tasks, and summariesβ€”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 mindβ€”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 β€’ Voice-first β€” capture at the speed of speech, hands-free. β€’ ADHD & dyslexia friendly β€” get the thought out before it's gone; let AI handle the structure and spelling. β€’ Busy, multi-project minds β€” keep every idea, note, and meeting separated by project. β€’ Builders & web coders β€” save context from your AI coding sessions and pull it back when you need it. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Record voice notes and get instant transcripts + summaries β€’ Send a notetaker to your Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams calls for the full transcript, summary, and action items β€’ Turn any note into tasks and track them across projects β€’ Draft LinkedIn posts, emails, and translations from a note in one tap β€’ Search your entire second brain in natural language β€’ Collaborateβ€”share projects and entries with your team β€’ Capture anywhereβ€”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 tasksβ€”your second brain becomes the memory layer for everything you build. WHY MAI Most notes apps make you do the workβ€”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

About

Clair Mind

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WHAT CLAIR MIND IS A private, local-first notes app. You capture a thought, it gets filed and titled for you, and over time you can see how your notes connect. Notes, notebooks, tasks and search all work fully offline and on-device. SIGNING IN β€” PLEASE READ The app offers Sign in with Apple and Sign in with Google only; there is no password-based login, so there are no demo credentials we can supply. Please tap "Sign in with Apple" and use your own Apple ID β€” account creation is instant, free, and requires no payment. Everything except the AI features works WITHOUT any account. You can install, capture notes, create tasks, browse notebooks and search with no sign-in at all. The AI features require an account because each request costs us money per call and is metered per user. Signing in is free and includes 1,000 words of AI per month at no charge. WHERE TO FIND EACH FEATURE - Capture a note: the round "+" button, bottom right of any tab. Type, then Save. The note lands in "Unsorted". - Create a task: same "+" button, then tap the checklist icon at the bottom right of the sheet to switch from note to task. - Ask AI: the "Ask" tab, centre of the bottom bar. Type a question about your notes. Requires sign-in. Past conversations are behind the history icon, top left of that screen. - Connections: open any note, then tap the flower icon above the note body. - Notebooks: the "Notebooks" tab. Tap any notebook to see its notes. - Tasks: the "To-Do" tab. Tap a list to open it; tap the circle on a row to complete it. - Your activity, plan and settings: the "Me" tab, then the gear icon, top right. FREE VS PRO - Free, after signing in: the entire app, plus 1,000 words of AI per month. - Pro (auto-renewing subscription): a much larger monthly AI allowance and voice capture (the microphone in the capture sheet and in Ask AI). - The paywall appears when the free AI allowance runs out, and from the "Unlock AI with Pro" row on the Me tab. - Restore Purchases: Me tab β†’ gear icon β†’ Account. ACCOUNT DELETION Me tab β†’ gear icon β†’ Account β†’ Delete Account. It is a press-and-hold confirmation, then the account and its server-side data are removed. PRIVACY Notes live on the device. When you use an AI feature, the relevant note text is sent per-request to our AI provider to generate that one response; it is not stored server-side and is never used for training. This version adds analytics covering the first-run setup flow only, including a screen recording of onboarding with all typed text and images masked; recording stops before you reach your notes. Both are declared on the privacy label and in the app's privacy manifest, and described at https://clairmind.ai/privacy. CONTACT support@clairmind.ai β€” happy to answer anything or walk through a feature.

Screenshots

MAI4 screens
Clair Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MAI at weekly against Clair Mind's every 3 weeks. MAI also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MAI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Clair Mind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MAI ships an update weekly, Clair Mind every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
MAI versus Clair Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAIClair Mind
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size58 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHealth 4 Wealth LTDZiad Emadaldeen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MAI

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

Clair Mind

Subscriptions3
  • Clair Mind Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Clair Mind Pro Weekly + Trial3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Clair Mind Pro$79.991 Year

Questions

Is MAI free?
MAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clair Mind free?
Clair Mind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MAI or Clair Mind have ads?
Neither MAI nor Clair Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MAI or Clair Mind?
MAI ships an update weekly, and Clair Mind every 3 weeks. Most recently, MAI was updated on September 19, 2026 and Clair Mind on September 14, 2026.

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