Comparison

DingTalk vs AST

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

Head to head
About

DingTalk

This AI-powered platform enhances team collaboration by integrating communication, creation, and execution for smarter work. It offers AI assistants for meetings, data management, visitor handling, and smart meeting devices to boost productivity.

Highlights
  • AI Meeting Assistant
  • AI Table for no-code databases
  • AI Reception for visitor management
  • AI Smart Meeting Devices
  • Real-time transcription and summarization
  • Automated minutes and action lists
Features
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"DingTalk — The AI Workplace Platform for Teams DingTalk is an AI-powered collaboration platform trusted by over 700 million users and 26 million organizations worldwide. In the age of AI, DingTalk connects your team’s communication, creation, and execution to enable smarter, more efficient work. AI Meeting Assistant AI transcribes and summarizes meetings in real time, automatically generating minutes and action lists. It supports speaker identification, key point highlighting, and full-text search. With over 30 meeting templates—covering regular meetings, OKR reviews, and client discussions—it helps your meetings run more efficiently. AI Table Build business databases with no coding using AI Tables. Equipped with 50+ business templates, AI assists with OCR recognition, auto-summarization, categorization, and chart generation. Real-time dashboards empower data-driven decision-making. AI Reception Automated visitor management powered by AI. From check-in and navigation to external device integration, it delivers seamless and intelligent office operations. AI Smart Meeting Devices Integrated software and hardware devices with low-latency wireless display and AI reception connectivity. AI noise cancellation, auto framing, and voice enhancement ensure crystal-clear remote meetings. Empowering Teams with AI DingTalk transforms AI into your team’s productivity engine. From communication to data insights, DingTalk unifies every work scenario into one truly intelligent platform." Terms of Use:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AST

Features
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Screenshots

DingTalk4 screens
AST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DingTalk at Free against AST's $289.00. DingTalk also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). AST's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads and device support 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

DingTalk is free to download; AST costs $289.00 up front. DingTalk sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.90 per month. AST asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DingTalk ships an update weekly, AST every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DingTalk versus AST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDingTalkAST
PriceFree — better$289.00
Rating2.4 (363 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings363 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size647 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDingTalk Singapore Private LimitedAST Technology SA

Bugs and requests

DingTalk

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues
  • Verification code problems
  • Inability to join groups
  • Disappearing scroll bars
  • Incompatibility with non-Chinese phone numbers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More sign-in options
  • Better integration with other apps
  • Improved video conferencing features
  • Ability to edit team files

AST

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DingTalk

Subscriptions4
  • AI Minutes Pro Monthly$14.901 Month
  • AI Minutes Unlimited Monthly$26.901 Month
  • AI Minutes Pro Annual$99.001 Year
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  • AI Minutes Unlimited Annual$239.001 Year
None

AST

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DingTalk free?
DingTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AST free?
AST costs $289.00, with no in-app purchases.
Do DingTalk or AST have ads?
Neither DingTalk nor AST shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DingTalk or AST?
DingTalk ships an update weekly, and AST every 4 months. Most recently, DingTalk was updated on September 25, 2026 and AST on September 18, 2026.

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