Comparison

Strayfiles vs Sila Messenger

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

Head to head
About

Strayfiles

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Strayfiles brings all your Markdown files together in one place without moving them. Point to any folder on your device and Strayfiles indexes your notes, docs, and files instantly. ORGANIZE WITHOUT MIGRATING Your files stay exactly where they are. No vault, no restructuring. Strayfiles reads from any folder you choose and builds a unified note tree across all your directories. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Full Markdown editor with syntax highlighting and keyboard shortcuts. Switch to a rendered preview to see your formatting, tables, code blocks, and more come to life. SEARCH EVERYTHING Full-text search across all your Markdown files by title, content, or tags. Find any note instantly no matter where it lives on your filesystem. SMART WORKSPACES Create virtual folders that group notes by project or topic without touching your filesystem. Filter by workspace to focus on what matters. TAG AND FILTER Add color-coded tags to organize notes your way. Filter by tag to find exactly what you need in seconds. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Keep your notes in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Stray Cloud. End-to-end encrypted so your data stays private. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS Mirror files like CLAUDE.md across multiple projects. Get pinged when AI coding agents finish tasks. Give AI assistants direct access to your notes via MCP. TEAMS (PRO) Collaborate on shared workspaces with your team in real time. Everyone sees the same notes, always up to date. KEY FEATURES - Aggregate notes from any folder - Raw Markdown and WYSIWYG editing - Full-text search across all files - Smart workspaces and color-coded tags - Cross-device sync with end-to-end encryption - File mirrors for developer workflows - AI agent notifications (Pings) - Team collaboration (Pro) Terms of Use: https://strayfiles.com/terms

About

Sila Messenger

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Sila is an agentic messaging app where your team, customers, and AI Contacts work together in the same conversations. Think of it as WhatsApp built for getting work done: message people instantly, make calls, create group chats, and bring in AI Contacts that act as always-available points of contact for the work you need completed. Each AI Contact has its own identity, memory, conversation history, and dedicated computer. AI CONTACTS: -Can do whatever you can on a computer, take control of their computer anytime to login or steer them -Search the web, research a topic, set reminders -Create documents, update spreadsheets, build presentations -Draft and send emails, generate images or videos -Build websites, write programs, code, create apps -Log into any site or work across more than 1,000 connected tools MULTIPLAYER AI: -Anyone in your team can talk to it while it is working, edit a request to restart its task, react to its updates, and hand off work between multiple AI Contacts -Direct message an AI Contact or invite it into a group chat, where your team can direct it together -Create Shared AI Contacts that answer your customers and partners around the clock FREE TEAM CHAT: -Send as many messages as you and your team would like -Voice calls and meeting notes -Talk to customers in shared group chats YOUR LANGUAGE: -Sila is available in 59 languages CHOOSE YOUR AI: -Sila supports a range of AI models so you are not locked into a single AI provider -Bring in any existing agents you already use like Claude Code, Cursor, Devin, and more Create a contact for any job, send it a message, and stay in touch as the work moves forward alongside your team. Privacy Policy: https://silahq.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://silahq.com/TermsOfService

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Sila Messenger at 2 against Strayfiles's —. Sila Messenger also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Strayfiles versus Sila Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrayfilesSila Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRoberto FebusSila Intelligence, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Strayfiles

No in-app purchases

None

Sila Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strayfiles free?
Strayfiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sila Messenger free?
Sila Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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