Argon4 vs Ask Safely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Argon4
This app allows developers to create augmented reality experiences using open web standards. It seamlessly integrates advanced AR technology with iOS web capabilities, enabling the internet to be experienced in the real world through a device's sensors.
- Augmented Reality Browser
- Open Web Standards
- iOS Web Technology Integration
- Device Sensor Leverage
- AR Web Application Development
- JavaScript API Exposure
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The Argon Augmented Reality Browser was the worlds first Augmented Reality browser based on open web standards. Argon4 is the next step in the revolution started by Argon and continued by Argon2 Isotope and Argon3, seamlessly integrating advanced AR technology with iOS web technology. Argon4 enables traditional web developers to create augmented reality applications that combine the iOS device hardware sensors with computer vision tracking technology, making it simple to move the Internet off your desktop and into the world around you. Argon4 delivers AR experiences exactly the same way traditional web experiences are delivered, by entering a URL into the address bar. Web applications for Argon4 are created using the argon.js javascript library. Visit the Argon developer site to see how to create your own AR-enabled web site. Documentation and tutorials for creating AR-enabled web content for Argon can be found on http://argonjs.io, the developer site for the argon.js library used to create platform-independent AR web content. *** For best results we recommend an iPhone5s or later. Argon4 leverages a variety of iOS device sensors including the camera, gyroscopes, compass, and accelerometers. Following the same development model as a traditional web browser, Argon4 is designed to allow rapid development and deployment of Web 2.0 style AR content. Argon4 exposes a suite of Javascript APIs into iOSs built-in web renderer, allowing developers to define a channel of augmented reality content delivered from a standard web server. This powerful combination allows easy authoring and hosting of interactive AR content, with complete control over the presentation and interactivity experienced by the user. Augmented reality experiences can be designed using existing web technologies, including WebGL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Just about anything that can be presented in the iPhone's Safari web browser can be pushed out into 3D in the world around the user
Ask Safely
This AI assistant provides helpful answers to your questions while automatically deleting conversations after 8 hours. It prioritizes user privacy by not using chats for AI training and avoiding tracking or permanent records. Start asking immediately without needing an account.
- Auto-deleting conversations
- No AI training on user data
- No tracking or permanent records
- Instant chat deletion
- No account required
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Clear answers from an AI that's on your side. Ask about a bill, a letter, a prescription or a plan, and get a plain answer with a next step. And check any text that seems off, free. Your chats clear on the timer you choose. Nothing you say is used to train AI, and there are no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO Scam or real? Send Lookout a screenshot of a text, email or link. It tells you if it's a scam, shows you the tells, and says what to do next. Your first check needs no account, and unlimited checks are free with one. Clear answers: Ask the hard question and get a plain-English answer, with the sources when it looks things up, so you can check the work yourself. The letter in front of you: Snap a photo of a lab result, an insurance notice or a bill, and ask what it actually means. Keep what matters: Save what's worth keeping as a Knowledgebook, like a medication list or a trip plan. Read it, edit it or remove any line anytime. The chat clears. The Knowledgebook doesn't. Just talk: Tap the microphone and ask out loud. Ask Safely talks back. Write it for me: Draft the email, the reply or the note you've been putting off. YOUR PRIVACY Chats clear on your timer: 8 hours by default, or 7 or 30 days. Nothing you say is used to train AI. No ads. Encrypted in transit and at rest. Built on Anthropic's Claude, and we pick the right model for each question. PLANS Essential is free: unlimited chats, unlimited Lookout scam checks, About you plus three Knowledgebooks, and one free try each of Researcher, Writer, voice and uploads. Expert is $20 a month, or $100 for your first year (launch offer through October 31), then $200 a year. Cancel anytime. Ask Safely is an AI assistant, not a doctor, lawyer or financial advisor. Treat answers as a helpful starting point. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://www.asksafely.ai/assistant-terms-of-service/ https://www.asksafely.ai/assistant-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Argon4 and Ask Safely both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ask Safely's written reviews are positive against 50% of Argon4's. Ask Safely also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 1). Argon4's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Ask Safely sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Argon4 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Argon4 against 4.9 for Ask Safely. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ask Safely has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Argon4's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask Safely's.
Argon4 ships an update every 2 weeks, Ask Safely every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Argon4 | Ask Safely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Georgia Tech | SafeLife Inc. |
Customer experience
Argon4
Ask Safely
In-app purchases
Argon4
No in-app purchases
Ask Safely
- AskSafely Expert Founding Monthly$10.001 Month
- AskSafely Expert Monthly Discount1 Month trial$12.001 Month
- AskSafely Expert Standard Monthly$20.001 Month
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- AskSafely Expert Founding Annual$100.001 Year
- AskSafely Expert Annual Discount1 Month trial$119.991 Year
- AskSafely Expert Standard Annual1 Year trial$200.001 Year









