CB Insights vs Harmonic.ai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CB Insights
Access comprehensive technology market intelligence on private and public companies. Explore millions of company profiles, gain insights into trends and competitors, and leverage an AI-powered chatbot for data-driven research and strategy.
- 10 million company profiles
- Scouting reports (SWOT)
- Financial and management details
- AI-powered chatbot (ChatCBI)
- Personalized industry briefings
- Emerging technology market research
- GenAI research
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CB Insights data and research tracks and compares the world’s private and public companies, so you stay ahead of tech trends and competitors. Our app puts the power of CB Insights in your pocket. Be ready for conferences, meetings, or whenever inspiration strikes. Explore 10 million company profiles: *Scouting reports on strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities *Details on customers, partners, financials, and management *Data science that predicts a company’s health and future Ask ChatCBI – an LLM backed by our data, built for your strategy: *Rich answers based on CB Insights data and research *Data-driven memos, reports, charts and more *Built to be your creativity and research partner Get insights automatically on the topics you care about: *Personalized briefings to inspire your next move *Research library on major industries and 1,500 emerging technology markets *Most comprehensive GenAI research – like GPS for your big decisions on AI and agents Existing CB Insights users log in directly. New user? Sign up at https://www.cbinsights.com/trial-signup/.
Harmonic.ai
Access comprehensive startup data, including company details, leadership experience, funding rounds, and investment activity. Discover warm leads by monitoring network connections and conduct powerful research on the go.
- Search companies, people, and investors
- View leadership experience
- Track funding and investment activity
- Monitor network connections for leads
- Access startup traction data
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Harmonic is the source of truth for startup data. Combining the best coverage with powerful research tools. In the iOS app you can: • Research startups and markets with Scout • Search for companies, people and investors • View leadership experience, funding, and traction • Monitor network connections for warm leads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CB Insights at 5.0 against Harmonic.ai's 4.8. CB Insights also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Harmonic.ai's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CB Insights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmonic.ai has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of CB Insights's written reviews are positive against 89% of Harmonic.ai's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CB Insights ships an update every 2 weeks, Harmonic.ai fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CB Insights | Harmonic.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CB INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. | Harmonic AI, Inc. |
Customer experience
CB Insights
Harmonic.ai
In-app purchases
CB Insights
No in-app purchases
Harmonic.ai
No in-app purchases
