IC vs Ask Maira
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IC
This app allows you to read, save, and export the usage history of various Japanese NFC transportation cards. Easily check your card balance and view past transactions, with the option to export data as a CSV file.
- Read IC card balance
- View usage history
- Export history as CSV
- Supports multiple Japanese IC cards
- Save card data
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That can acquire, save, and export the usage history of transportation Japanese IC cards such as Suica and Pasmo and more ▼FEATURE You can check the balance and usage history of transportation IC cards. The read usage history can be exported as CSV. ▼SUPPORTED CARDS ・Suica ・PASMO ・ICOCA ・manaca ・nimoca ・PiTaPa ・TOICA ・SUGOCA ・Kitaca ・Hayakaken ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・IruCa ・icsca ・OKICA ・ICa ・nanaco ・Edy ・WAON
Ask Maira
This collaborative AI workspace helps teams organize and share AI projects. Build reusable AI profiles, conduct research, and analyze documents together. Offers tiered plans for various team needs.
- Organize work by projects
- Build reusable AI profiles
- Collaborate with teammates
- Analyze images, PDFs, and PowerPoints
- Research topics on the web
- Train AI profiles over time
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Maira is a collaborative AI workspace for teams. Keep your AI work organized, shared, and in context, instead of scattered across chats. ORGANIZE - Projects: Group work by team, client, or workflow. - AI Profiles: Build reusable, specialized AI profiles with custom instructions. - Sessions: Run separate conversations under each profile without losing context. COLLABORATE - Invite teammates and work on the same AI profiles. - Share profiles and keep knowledge in one place. ANALYZE AND RESEARCH - Analyze images, PDFs, and PowerPoint files. - Research topics on the web. IMPROVE OVER TIME - Train AI profiles using conversations and attached files. PLANS - Free: Basic chat and built-in tools, with limited access. - Lite: Projects, AI profiles, and team collaboration. - Standard: Adds file analysis and web search. - Pro: Adds AI training from conversations and files. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gigalogy.com/en/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
IC and Ask Maira both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ask Maira's written reviews are positive against 68% of IC's. Ask Maira also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). IC's advantage is ratings volume (399 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. IC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Ask Maira sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for IC against 5.0 for Ask Maira. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IC has 399 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of IC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask Maira's.
IC ships an update every 2 months, Ask Maira every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | IC | Ask Maira |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (399 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 399 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shintaro Kawamura | Gigalogy |
Customer experience
IC
Ask Maira
In-app purchases
IC
- All CSV Export$0.99
- One free coffee for Developer.$0.99
- タコスをご馳走する$3.99
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- 広告非表示$4.99
- お寿司をご馳走する$7.99
Ask Maira
- Lite (up to 1 members).$7.001 Month
- Lite (up to 5 members).$35.001 Month
- Standard (up to 5 members)$50.001 Month
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- Lite (up to 10 members)$70.001 Month
- Pro (up to 5 members)$75.001 Month
- Standard (up to 10 members)$100.001 Month
- Pro (up to 10 members)$150.001 Month
- Lite (up to 25 members)$174.991 Month
- Standard (up to 25 members)$250.001 Month
- Pro (up to 25 members)$374.991 Month
