Comparison

Idea Tiles vs Rosetta

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

Head to head
About

Idea Tiles

Features
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Turn one thought into a visual map of everything around it. Idea Tiles is a hexagonal brainstorming canvas for writers, designers, product thinkers, researchers, and anyone who works better with connected fragments than a blank page. Start with one tile, explore the ideas around it, and keep following the branches that matter. EXPLORE THE SPACE AROUND AN IDEA • Expand a tile into six related directions with Apple Intelligence on supported devices. • Merge two tiles into one thought that captures what they share. • Star important themes and filter a busy board down to what matters. • Undo, redo, pan, and zoom without breaking your flow. PRIVATE BY DESIGN On supported iPhone and iPad models, generation runs through Apple's on-device Foundation Models. Prompts, board context, and responses stay on your device. There is no silent cloud fallback, no account requirement, no advertising profile, and no analytics SDK in the native app. MAKE THE BOARD PORTABLE Export your work as PNG, JPG, SVG, or JSON through the standard share sheet. Send it with AirDrop or Messages, save it to Files, or keep the structured JSON for later editing. RETURN TO YOUR WORK Boards are saved locally across sessions. Template customization also uses the on-device model, and model readiness is checked again when the app returns to the foreground. ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE Idea Tiles includes VoiceOver labels, adjustable text, high-contrast options, reduced-motion support, keyboard shortcuts, and touch interactions designed for both iPhone and iPad. REQUIREMENTS • Generation requires iOS 26 or later, Apple Intelligence enabled, and eligible hardware. • Canvas editing, merge, star, filter, local sessions, and export remain available without generation. • When the system model is unavailable or still preparing, Idea Tiles explains why and checks again automatically. Idea Tiles is free, with no subscription and no in-app purchases.

About

Rosetta

Capture and organize notes, reminders, and links in a focused workspace. An AI assistant answers questions from your saved content and integrates with tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Connect ideas visually and manage your personal knowledge base.

Highlights
  • AI-powered note analysis
  • Markdown note-taking
  • Link saving and organization
  • Visual graph exploration
  • Calendar integration
  • Apple Reminders import
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Capture voice notes, write Markdown notes, organize bookmarks and manage to-do lists with habit tracking—all in one place. Ask Rosetta, your built-in AI assistant, to help you find and use what you’ve saved. One personal memory for your AI apps. Keep your notes, bookmarks and reminders connected, and share the context you choose with compatible AI assistants. CAPTURE IDEAS BY VOICE Dictate a thought on your iPhone or Apple Watch, or import audio, and turn it into a structured note or reminder. Keep recording while you use another app, so an idea does not have to wait. WRITE AND CONNECT MARKDOWN NOTES Write and edit Markdown with headings, images and your choice of editor font. Link directly to a note section, connect notes to reminders and saved links, and explore related notes in a visual graph. Reuse note templates with date and time variables. Export notes as Markdown or PDF. YOUR BOOKMARK MANAGER Share a link from your browser to Rosetta to keep it with your notes. Read saved links without distractions, or choose “Import page as a note” to turn a page's main text and images into an editable note. Organize your reading in a list or gallery. TO-DO LISTS AND HABIT TRACKING Create reminders, break them into subtasks and set recurring routines. Use the built-in habit tracker to follow your routines and review completed and missed occurrences in a calendar. Import Apple Reminders and connect Google Calendar or Apple Calendar to keep events alongside your notes. GIVE YOUR AI ASSISTANTS CONTEXT Ask Rosetta, the built-in AI assistant, questions about your notes. Connect compatible AI assistants through MCP (Model Context Protocol) so they can use the personal knowledge you choose to make available. Keep your context together instead of rebuilding it in each conversation. FIND WHAT YOU SAVED Organize notes, reminders and bookmarks with categories and tags. Search across your memory, choose list or gallery views for notes and links, and use Home Screen widgets for quick access. From a spoken idea to a saved article or your next task, Rosetta keeps the things you want to remember connected.

Screenshots

Idea Tiles4 screens
Rosetta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rosetta at weekly against Idea Tiles's fortnightly. Rosetta also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idea Tiles ships an update fortnightly, Rosetta weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Idea Tiles versus Rosetta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdea TilesRosetta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLanguageCraftGabriel Langon Maomy

In-app purchases

None

Idea Tiles

No in-app purchases

None

Rosetta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idea Tiles free?
Idea Tiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rosetta free?
Rosetta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idea Tiles or Rosetta have ads?
Neither Idea Tiles nor Rosetta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Idea Tiles or Rosetta?
Idea Tiles ships an update fortnightly, and Rosetta weekly. Most recently, Idea Tiles was updated on October 25, 2026 and Rosetta on October 25, 2026.

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