Comparison

MD Inbox vs Yantra

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

Head to head
About

MD Inbox

Features
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A drop zone for the markdown documents your AI assistant writes. MD Inbox watches a folder in iCloud Drive on your Mac. When Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other AI tool saves a markdown file there — a plan, spec, code review, design doc, meeting notes — it appears on your iPhone within seconds. Read it on the go, pin the ones that matter, delete the rest. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick any folder in iCloud Drive as your inbox. 2. Copy a short prompt into your AI agent's system prompt. 3. From now on, finished documents your agent produces show up here. FEATURES • Live iCloud sync — files appear seconds after your agent saves them • Date-grouped sidebar: Pinned, Today, Yesterday, This Week, This Month, Older • Swipe to delete, tap to pin, multi-select for batch cleanup • Auto-delete after a configurable threshold to keep the inbox tidy • Pinned and read state sync between devices via iCloud • Native markdown rendering with code blocks, tables, and images • Share extension — send markdown from any app THREE BUILT-IN AGENT PRESETS • Plans & Specs — agent auto-saves substantial deliverables • On-Demand — agent saves only when you ask • Quick Captures — short, timestamped notes No account, no server — your files live in your own iCloud Drive.

About

Yantra

Features
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Yantra is your second brain — a private place to capture what matters, find it again later, and act on it. Everything you save lives on your device. Capture, transcription, search, your calendar, tasks, and reminders all run on-device for free — no account, no subscription, no server in the middle. Add your own AI key only if you want to chat with your notes or auto-summarize what you save; that's the only time anything leaves your phone, and it goes straight from your device to the provider you chose. CAPTURE ANYTHING • Voice memos, transcribed on-device as you speak • Quick text notes and a daily journal • Photos — with on-device text recognition • Saved links — summarized when you add an AI key • Meetings — long-form recording with speaker labels TASKS, BUILT IN • Capture to-dos with a due date and priority • See what's Overdue, due Today, and Upcoming at a glance • Turn any note into tasks, or promote a meeting's action items to your list • Tasks show up in your Agenda and in Ask ASK YOUR NOTES (optional AI) Add your own Anthropic (Claude) key to chat with everything you've saved. Yantra finds the most relevant notes on-device and answers with citations back to your own words. Talk to it hands-free, or type. YOUR CALENDAR, BUILT IN See your agenda from any calendar on your iPhone (iCloud, Google, Exchange), and turn notes and action items into events. MEETING REMINDERS Get a heads-up the evening before, and again shortly before each meeting — so you can review any notes you prepared. Yantra even tells you how many of your saved notes look related. All scheduled on-device. BRING YOUR OWN KEY (optional) The basics are free and on-device. For AI features, Yantra uses your own Anthropic key — you pay the provider directly at cost, no markup, no middleman. Optional Deepgram and Sarvam keys unlock speaker-labeled meetings and Hindi/Indic speech. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Notes and tasks stored only on your device • API keys kept in the secure Keychain • No tracking, no ads, no analytics • Export everything to a single file you control Your thoughts are yours. Yantra just helps you find them again — and get them done.

Screenshots

MD Inbox4 screens
Yantra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Yantra at 17.0 against MD Inbox's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
MD Inbox versus Yantra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMD InboxYantra
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeka DemuradzeUtkarsh Singh18506983431

In-app purchases

None

MD Inbox

No in-app purchases

None

Yantra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MD Inbox free?
MD Inbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yantra free?
Yantra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MD Inbox or Yantra have ads?
Neither MD Inbox nor Yantra shows ads.

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