Comparison

Strayfiles vs Artifacto

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

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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

Artifacto

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Artifacto is a terminal for your artifacts โ€” a fast, beautiful viewer that renders HTML, Markdown, Mermaid, SVG, JSON and CSV right on your phone. Got an AI-generated dashboard, a chart, a report, a webpage, a snippet of Markdown? Paste it in, or share it straight from any app, and Artifacto renders it full-screen in seconds โ€” fonts, colours, layout and all โ€” inside a clean pixel-terminal shell. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Render HTML, Markdown, Mermaid diagrams, SVG, JSON and CSV โ€” instantly โ€ข Paste from the clipboard, open a file, or share from any app โ€ข Pinch or tap ยฑ to zoom into any detail โ€ข Phone and Desktop width modes โ€” see it the way it was designed โ€ข Your recents are kept locally so you can reopen anything in a tap BUILT FOR โ€ข Anyone working with AI artifacts โ€” dashboards, mockups, reports, charts โ€ข Developers previewing HTML, Markdown, Mermaid and SVG on the go โ€ข Reading and sharing rendered content without a laptop PRIVATE BY DESIGN Artifacts you open stay on your device. No tracking, no ads, no accounts required โ€” "Continue as guest" and you're rendering in seconds. ARTIFACTO PRO Render up to 10 artifacts free, then go unlimited with Artifacto Pro โ€” available as an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before any purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; the monthly subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and it can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://artifactohtml.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://artifactohtml.com/privacy A terminal for your artifacts.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strayfiles at none against Artifacto's 2. Artifacto's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Artifacto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Strayfiles asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Strayfiles versus Artifacto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrayfilesArtifacto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 months
Adsโ€”No
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto FebusRishi Kakde

In-app purchases

None

Strayfiles

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Artifacto

Subscriptions1
  • Artifacto Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Artifacto Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Strayfiles free?
Strayfiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artifacto free?
Artifacto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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