Mentarapp vs nook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mentarapp
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Mentara is your personal second brain for capturing, connecting, and understanding your ideas. KEY FEATURES: - Private by Design Your notes are stored locally on your device. No accounts required, no cloud sync, no tracking. Your thoughts stay private. - AI-Powered Note Scanning Capture handwritten notes, documents, or whiteboards with your camera. AI extracts and formats the text instantly. - Deep Thinking AI Let AI analyze your notes in depth to uncover insights, connections, and new ideas you might have missed. - Connect Your Thoughts Link notes together with [[wiki-links]] to build a personal knowledge web that grows with you. - Smart Organization Use folders, #tags, and powerful search to keep everything organized and easy to find. - Swipe Actions Pin, archive, or delete notes with intuitive swipe gestures. - Beautiful Customization Choose from stunning gradient backgrounds for your notes and switch between light and dark themes. - Optional PIN Protection Add an extra layer of security with a customizable PIN lock. - Export Your Data Export all your notes to PDF or CSV anytime. Your data, your control. - Available in 3 Languages Full support for English, Spanish, and French. Note: AI features (Note Scanning and Deep Thinking) require an internet connection and an OpenAI API key, configurable in Settings. All core note-taking features work fully offline. Mentara is perfect for journaling, brainstorming, studying, or building your personal knowledge base.
nook
Save articles, recipes, products, places, videos, documents, and ideas from across the web. Organize your scattered links into visual, searchable saves with context, notes, and reminders. Keep your digital life organized in one quiet place.
- Save articles, recipes, products, places, videos, documents, and ideas
- Visual and searchable saves
- Add context, notes, and reminders
- Organize saves by custom categories
- Consolidate scattered links
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Nook — Your Second Brain for Everything You Discover Ever see a coffee shop on TikTok and never find it again? Screenshot a product on Instagram and lose it in your camera roll? Nook fixes that. Nook is a save-anything app that turns scattered screenshots, DMs, and browser tabs into one organized, searchable space. Save it once, find it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: nook at every 3 days against Mentarapp's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mentarapp ships an update every 2 months, nook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mentarapp | nook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrian Serrano Mota | Cara Rosengard |
In-app purchases
Mentarapp
No in-app purchases
nook
No in-app purchases
