Mindverse vs Koe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mindverse
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The only AI notes app where intelligence runs entirely on your device. No tokens. 100% Private. Free Google Drive Sync. Agent-Ready. No Ads. No lock-in. Snap a whiteboard. Record a lecture. Drop a link. Jot a thought. Mindverse captures everything and automatically organizes it — using on-device AI right on your phone. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Type notes in Markdown or plain text • Record voice memos with one tap — transcribed automatically, on-device • Photograph documents, whiteboards, or receipts — text extracted instantly • Drop any URL — full article text and YouTube transcripts saved as notes • Share from any app directly into Mindverse AI WITH NO ONGOING COST All AI runs on your device using on-device models — no subscriptions, no token quotas, no per-query billing. Your brain doesn't charge per thought. Neither do we. • Auto-tags and categorizes every note on save • Smart search answers natural language questions across your whole library • AI Q&A grounded in your actual notes — not the internet • "You Saved This" resurfaces notes from the same date in past years SKILLS ENGINE Skills are AI actions that run on your notes — one tap on a single note, or select many and run on all. • Summarize — key points in seconds • Flashcards — turn notes into study cards automatically • To Checklist — convert any note to an actionable task list • Combine — merge multiple notes into one coherent document • Build your own — write a skill in plain English, works like any built-in • Auto-trigger on save — configure any skill to run automatically KNOWLEDGE GRAPH Mindverse builds a graph of relationships across everything you save — surfacing connections you didn't know existed. • Auto-links related notes across topics and time • Topic Digest — tap any theme to see all related notes collected in one place • Daily insights surface emerging patterns in your thinking YOUR NOTES, YOUR FILES Every note is a plain .md file on your device — no proprietary format, no lock-in. Open in Obsidian, VS Code, iA Writer, or any text editor. Sync to your own Google Drive for backup; your notes stay readable there as plain Markdown even without the app. • No Mindverse backend — nothing stored on our servers, ever • Images and audio backed up alongside each note • Hook up directly with to your claude/codex/gemini or any other agent on your desktop or via google drive PRICING All current features — AI, Skills, Knowledge Graph, Google Drive sync — are free to use today. AI inference runs on your device and has no marginal cost; it is always free.
Koe
This app allows you to quickly record your thoughts and see them transcribed in real-time. Entries are automatically organized by date and can be titled and shared. It's a lightweight tool for capturing ideas without needing an account or subscription.
- One-tap recording
- Live transcription
- Automatic daily organization
- Optional note titles
- Shareable transcripts
- Cross-device recording (iPhone/Apple Watch)
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Koe is a voice-first journal for capturing thoughts before they disappear. Speak and watch your words turn into a live transcript, add a quick title if you want, and save everything into a clean daily log you can browse later. Unlike traditional voice memo apps, Koe treats the transcript as the product - not the audio file. With Koe you can: - Start recording in one tap - See a live transcript as you speak - Keep entries organized automatically by day - Add an optional title to each note - Share transcripts anywhere - Record from iPhone or Apple Watch No account. No subscription. No built-in AI. Just a fast, lightweight way to get thoughts out of your head and into a readable journal. Your entries stay local to your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mindverse at 16.0 against Koe's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Mindverse ships an update every 3 weeks, Koe monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mindverse | Koe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dwipal Desai | Rodolfo Alberto Lopez Terriquez |
In-app purchases
Mindverse
No in-app purchases
Koe
No in-app purchases





