Comparison

Mindverse vs Koe

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

Head to head
About

Mindverse

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • One-tap recording
  • Live transcription
  • Automatic daily organization
  • Optional note titles
  • Shareable transcripts
  • Cross-device recording (iPhone/Apple Watch)
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Mindverse4 screens
Koe4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindverse ships an update every 3 weeks, Koe monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Mindverse versus Koe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindverseKoe
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDwipal DesaiRodolfo Alberto Lopez Terriquez

In-app purchases

None

Mindverse

No in-app purchases

None

Koe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindverse free?
Mindverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koe free?
Koe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindverse or Koe have ads?
Neither Mindverse nor Koe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindverse or Koe?
Mindverse ships an update every 3 weeks, and Koe monthly. Most recently, Mindverse was updated on July 2, 2026 and Koe on September 9, 2026.

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