Tilly vs Ivory Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tilly
This app consolidates all your calendars into a single, clear view. It intelligently schedules your tasks by finding open time slots and offers an AI assistant to help manage your day. Features include focus timers, contact rhythm tracking, and note-taking.
- Integrates Google, Outlook, and iCloud calendars
- AI assistant for scheduling tasks
- Task time suggestion and planning
- Focus timer and contact rhythm tracking
- Note-taking and search functionality
- Booking link for appointments
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Tilly is the calendar that plans your tasks. See every calendar in one clear week, give each task a real time, and ask Matilda, your assistant, for open time. New users need an account and Tilly Pro. Eligible subscribers can try Pro free for 7 days. TASKS THAT FIND THEIR OWN TIME Open a task and Tilly shows open slots, best first. Pick one, or plan your whole list at once. Nothing goes on your calendar until you say so. EVERY CALENDAR, ONE CLEAR PLAN Bring supported Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars into one readable week. When two events clash, Tilly shows you and lets you pick a fix or keep both. YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Today puts your meetings, tasks and open time in one place. A short brief tells you what matters before your first meeting. ASK MATILDA Type or say what you need. Matilda finds open time and prepares changes for you to review. She writes only after you approve. FOCUS, PEOPLE AND NOTES Start a focus timer for the work that matters. Set a rhythm for the people you want to stay close to, and see when you last talked. Keep notes, and search across your events, tasks and notes. BOOKING WITHOUT THE BACK-AND-FORTH Share one link. People pick a time that works, and you can approve each request. WIDGETS Keep what's next, today's plan and your brief on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. YOUR CHOICE You decide whether conversations are shared to improve Matilda. Tilly writes to your calendar only after your approval. Need help or want to share feedback? Email support@trytilly.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ivory Note
Capture spoken content from lectures, meetings, and study sessions. This app records audio, transcribes it offline into readable summaries, and helps organize your notes by subject for easy review and searching. It prioritizes privacy with local storage and offers a user-friendly interface.
- Record audio lectures and meetings
- Offline audio transcription
- Automatic summary generation
- Organize notes by subject
- Searchable note archive
- Mark favorite notes
- Apple Watch recording and sync
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Ivory turns lectures, meetings, brainstorms, and voice notes into organized material you can actually use. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch. Ivory keeps the original audio, transcribes it on your device with an included speech model, and creates a clean workspace around what you captured. No Ivory account is required. NEW IN IVORY 2.1 Ask Your Notes lets Ivory Pro users ask questions across available transcripts on supported Apple Intelligence devices. Answers are grounded in the source passages shown in the app, so important details are easy to check. Lock sensitive notes and reveal them with Face ID or device authentication. Locked notes stay out of Ask Your Notes until you choose to reveal them. For meetings, Speaker Review can turn a long transcript into a readable voice script with remembered speaker names. For classes, a weekly schedule can automatically place new recordings into the class happening at that time. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE • Record lectures, meetings, brainstorms, and quick voice notes • Capture from Apple Watch and transfer to iPhone • Transcribe locally with the included speech model • Keep the original recording with each note • Search, edit, favorite, export, and organize notes LEARN AND REVIEW • Generate titles, summaries, study guides, flashcards, and quizzes • Build focused Learn Plans • Practice with typed recall and source-backed cards • Revisit missed cards in Review Queue • Organize classes in Study Hubs • Set local study reminders MEET AND BUILD • Detect and review speakers in meeting recordings • Remember speaker names for future review • Create meeting to-dos and follow-ups • Turn brainstorms into execution plans, opportunities, risks, and next actions PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Ivory does not require an account or send recordings to an Ivory transcription server. Transcription runs on your device. Compatible devices can also use Apple’s on-device intelligence for supported generation features. Optional iCloud sync uses your private iCloud account. Ivory Pro unlocks Ask Your Notes, Speaker Review, Learn Plans, advanced study and review, class scheduling and organization, themes, Markdown export, reminders, and additional workspace tools. Monthly Pro renews automatically until canceled. The Version Pass is a one-time purchase with the version coverage shown in the app. Prices are displayed before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://useivory.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Ivory Note at free against Tilly's freemium. Ivory Note also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Tilly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ivory Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tilly against 5.0 for Ivory Note. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tilly ships an update every 6 days, Ivory Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tilly | Ivory Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Theo Denanyoh | MRX Dynamics LLC |
Customer experience
Tilly
Ivory Note
In-app purchases
Tilly
- Tilly Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Tilly Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Ivory Note
- Ivory Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Ivory Pro Version Pass$14.99









