Comparison

Vanta vs Tela

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

Head to head
About

Vanta

Features
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Vanta is a private Markdown notes app for iPhone with AI that runs entirely on your phone, and real GTD built in. Your notes stay as plain Markdown you own. Start with a local vault in seconds: no account, no servers, nothing uploaded. ON-DEVICE AI • Turn a messy, rambled note into clean Markdown • "Clarify with AI" sorts your whole GTD inbox into Next Actions, Waiting For, Someday, Done, or Trash • Clean up dictation, summarize, and suggest tags • Powered by Apple's on-device models, so it works offline and nothing ever leaves your phone GETTING THINGS DONE, BUILT IN • Capture to your Inbox in a tap, by typing or voice, even from the Share Sheet • Process your inbox to zero, by hand or with AI • Next Actions by @context, plus Waiting For, Someday, and Projects • A weekly review that surfaces stalled projects and what you're waiting on • Inbox and Next Actions pinned to the top of your vault A REAL MARKDOWN NOTES APP • Folders, favorites, and instant full-text search, all offline • Syntax-highlighted code, callouts, tables, images, SVG, and tasks • Tap [[wikilinks]] to jump between notes, and see backlinks • Light and true-black dark themes YOURS, EVERYWHERE • Start on-device with no account • Sync across your devices with iCloud, or your own private GitHub repo • Obsidian-compatible: open the same vault on your Mac, and favorites sync with Obsidian bookmarks • No subscription. No analytics. No tracking. Vanta works great as a standalone local notes app, and plugs into your existing Obsidian or Markdown vault whenever you want. On-device AI features require an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence.

About

Tela

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Tela is a fast, private, offline-first workspace for notes, documents, and databases. Everything lives on your device - not on a server - so it opens instantly, works anywhere, and your data stays yours. Find anything in an instant: search looks across notes, documents, databases, rows and fields - and it ignores accents, so "cafe" finds "café". Turn any list into a database with typed fields, add tappable URL links, then switch to a drag-and-drop Kanban board with colored columns. Write in the redesigned calm editor with headings, checklists and code. No account required. WHY TELA - Instant search across notes, databases, rows and fields - free - Offline-first - open and edit anywhere, no loading spinners - Private by design - your data stays on your device - Drag & drop Kanban boards with colored columns - URL fields - tappable links right in your databases - Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro - Today: everything due, pulled from your notes and databases - free - Reminders you set yourself - one notification, at the time you pick FREE FOREVER Unlimited notes, instant search, Today, reminders, 3 Tela Assist runs a month, up to 3 databases, all views, offline - free. PREMIUM UNLOCKS - Unlimited Tela Assist on your device: summarize, bullet points, clean up the writing, pull out action items, suggest a title - Markdown export: documents with proper formatting, databases as Markdown tables - Unlimited databases (beyond the free 3) Premium is a Monthly ($4.99) or Annual ($29.99, 7-day free trial) subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase ($79.99). Prices shown in-app. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lastoneparis.github.io/tela-site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Vanta4 screens
Tela4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vanta at none against Tela's 3. Vanta also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). Tela's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Tela sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Vanta asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vanta ships an update every 3 days, Tela every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Vanta versus Tela: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVantaTela
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShane VitaranaHUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU

In-app purchases

None

Vanta

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tela

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Vanta free?
Vanta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tela free?
Tela is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vanta or Tela have ads?
Neither Vanta nor Tela shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vanta or Tela?
Vanta ships an update every 3 days, and Tela every 4 weeks. Most recently, Vanta was updated on October 7, 2026 and Tela on October 12, 2026.

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