Comparison

Intent vs Grape Notes Pro

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

Head to head
About

Intent

Prepare for every meeting with AI-powered insights. Set clear goals, receive smart reminders, and reflect on meeting value to improve your productivity. Integrates seamlessly with your device calendars.

Highlights
  • AI morning brief
  • Set meeting intent and outcomes
  • Smart prep reminders
  • Post-meeting reflection
  • Meeting pattern analysis
  • Fast timeline calendar view
  • On-device AI processing
Features
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Stop winging your meetings. Intent uses on-device AI to help you prepare for every meeting, set clear goals, and reflect on what was worth your time. WHAT INTENT DOES • AI morning brief summarizes your day and highlights your priority meeting • Set a clear intent, questions, and desired outcomes before you join • Get smart prep reminders so you never walk in unprepared • Reflect after meetings — rate value, capture decisions, track follow-ups • See recurring meeting patterns and know which ones are worth keeping YOUR SCHEDULE, BEAUTIFULLY • Fast timeline view built for focus — see your real day at a glance • Month and year calendar views with meeting density • Works with all your device calendars — no account needed PRIVATE AI, ON DEVICE Apple Intelligence generates prep cues, summaries, and coaching — nothing leaves your iPhone. Instructions are localized so AI results match your language. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS Whether you host or attend, Intent nudges you toward clarity: purpose, decisions, and follow-ups — not just another block on the calendar. GET STARTED IN SECONDS Grant calendar access, pick the calendars that matter, and you are ready.

About

Grape Notes Pro

Features
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NEW IN 2.0: scan a page of handwritten notes and turn it into an editable checklist. Every scan is now a searchable PDF, and you can find any word you wrote. All of it happens on your iPhone or iPad. No account, no subscription, nothing uploaded. Grape Notes Pro is a private notes and scanning workspace. Scan paper, read photos of notes and whiteboards, import files, or just type. Then search, organize, and export everything. TURN SCANS INTO NOTES - Turn into Note reads a scan or photo and rebuilds it as editable Markdown - Larger handwriting and short lines like "Decisions:" become headings - Checkbox marks, bullets, arrows and numbered lines become real lists - Lines starting with TODO, Action or Follow up become tasks - Lines that wrapped on paper are joined back into paragraphs - The original scan is kept, and the new note shows where it came from SEARCHABLE PDFS - The text read from each page is embedded as an invisible layer, so search, select and copy work in the Files app and other PDF readers - Read Text Again makes scans from earlier versions searchable too - Find in Scan highlights every match on the page, with next and previous buttons - Scanned pages are sized to print at Letter width HANDWRITING AND PRINTED TEXT - Printed text and handwriting are read on your device - The language can be detected automatically, or you can pick the languages you write in - Custom vocabulary for names, jargon and abbreviations - Turn off spelling correction for part numbers and codes - Works best with clear handwriting FROM PHOTOS - Pick up to 30 photos of pages, whiteboards or receipts - Rotate, reorder, filter and delete pages in the Scan Studio before saving - Apply one filter to every page; Black & White now gives crisp black-and-white pages FIND ANYTHING - Library search matches every word you type, in any order, ignoring accents - Best matches come first, with a highlighted snippet showing where the word is, even deep inside a scan - Spotlight on your Home Screen finds notes and scans (you can turn this off) - Siri and Shortcuts: Scan Notes, Notes from Photos, New Note, Search Notes SMART DETAILS - Found in This Note lists dates, links, email addresses, phone numbers and street addresses - Tap a date to set a reminder, or a number, link or address to open it - Summarize long notes: on iPhone and iPad models with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later), the on-device model writes the summary; on other devices the app picks the key sentences EXPORT - PDF export now runs over as many pages as the note needs, with headings, lists and checkboxes formatted - New: Rich Text (.rtf) for word processors and a web page (.html) - Export many items at once as separate PDFs or as one combined PDF - Plain text, Markdown, JSON and password-protected PDF are still here EVERYTHING FROM 1.x - Markdown editor with toolbar, live preview and tappable checklists - Custom notebooks, tags, pins, sorting and filters - Reminders with local notifications - Note Map links related notes and flags possible duplicates - Library Insights and a daily writing goal - Note templates and an offline Markdown reference PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-in, no ads, no subscriptions - No analytics or tracking - Your notes, scans and imported files stay on your device

Screenshots

Intent4 screens
Grape Notes Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Intent at $1.99 against Grape Notes Pro's $3.99. On update cadence, 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

Intent costs $1.99 and Grape Notes Pro $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Intent ships an update every 4 days, Grape Notes Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Intent versus Grape Notes Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntentGrape Notes Pro
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMir RezaRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Intent

No in-app purchases

None

Grape Notes Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Intent free?
Intent costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grape Notes Pro free?
Grape Notes Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Intent or Grape Notes Pro have ads?
Neither Intent nor Grape Notes Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Intent or Grape Notes Pro?
Intent ships an update every 4 days, and Grape Notes Pro weekly. Most recently, Intent was updated on September 21, 2026 and Grape Notes Pro on October 6, 2026.

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