Comparison

Context vs Bento

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

Head to head
About

Context

Features
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Context — one place for your context, every agent in the loop. Every AI you use already knows you. Context keeps your memory — health, meetings, plans, expenses, people, work — together in one place you own. Any agent you work with reads it, writes back into it, and stops at your approval. SOUND FAMILIAR? • Every AI session starts from zero — new chat, same introductions. • You are the API — copying context between ChatGPT, Claude, and your tools by hand. • Plans die in the chat — brilliant in the transcript, gone by Thursday. • Your agents finish work at 2am — and wait hours for you to notice. SAY IT ONCE. IT LANDS. Tap the mic and talk like you'd text a friend. “Ran 5K, sixty dollars on groceries, two-hour meeting with the design team.” Context transcribes on device and files each piece — workout, expense, meeting with decisions pulled out — into a graph on your phone. PLANS THAT SURVIVE CONTACT WITH YOUR WEEK Tell Context the goal. It builds the plan, tracks the follow-through, and rewrites the plan when life changes — “knee's sore” is enough for it to notice and adjust. YOUR AGENTS, ONE QUEUE, YOUR APPROVAL Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor over MCP. Agents pick up work, hand off to each other, and pause at the gates you set — spec review, design review, ship approval. Approve or request changes from your phone. The dependency map draws itself from their work. NOMI, YOUR COMPANION Nomi knows your context and talks you through your day — mornings, meetings, and what needs you next. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Transcription runs on your device. Your context lives on your phone — your agents just visit, with scoped access you control. CONTEXT PRO Monthly or yearly. Yearly includes a 7-day free trial. • Unlimited capture and AI understanding • Agent connectors over MCP (Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) • Plans, approvals, and the agent workflow board • All speech models and cross-device sync Your context. Every agent. One place. — Terms of Use: https://onecontext.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://onecontext.me/privacy Context Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial; unused trial time is forfeited on purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings.

About

Bento

Organize and store your digital life locally on your device. Save recipes, links, notes, PDFs, and more in customizable boxes. Search everything, even text within images, and keep private items secure.

Highlights
  • Capture recipes, documents, voice memos, photos, and places
  • Save links, URLs, and copied text
  • Organize content into customizable boxes
  • Search across all saved items, including text in screenshots
  • Secure private items with Face ID
  • Add personal notes to saved content
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Bento is a local-first box for the things worth keeping: recipes, links, screenshots, voice notes, PDFs, and places. Stored on your device, fully searchable, no account required. Capture from one simple app. Bento automatically types each save and organizes your library around boxes and the context that matters to you. Use Bento to: • Capture recipes, documents, voice memos, photos, and places • Drop in links, URLs, and copied text quickly • Organize into boxes, then sort and filter by type • Search across everything, including text inside screenshots • Keep private items locked behind Face ID or hidden entirely • Add your own notes without losing the original source Bento is built for personal knowledge, not feeds, followers, or noise. Keep what matters without turning your saved content into another inbox. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Bento Terms: https://usebento.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://usebento.io/privacy.html

Screenshots

Context4 screens
Bento4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bento at every 3 days against Context's weekly. Context's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Context sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Bento sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Context ships an update weekly, Bento every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Context versus Bento: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContextBento
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdgeFirst LLCDon Kallail

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Context

Subscriptions2
  • VoiceLog Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • VoiceLog Pro Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Bento

Subscriptions1
  • Bento Pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bento Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Context free?
Context is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bento free?
Bento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Context or Bento have ads?
Neither Context nor Bento shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Context or Bento?
Context ships an update weekly, and Bento every 3 days. Most recently, Context was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bento on October 31, 2026.

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