Comparison

Real Assist vs Aiko

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

Head to head
About

Real Assist

Features
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Real Assist is an AR-based Remote Assistance Cross-Platform solution that enables the enterprise to leverage efficient, schedule-based and AR-enabled capabilities with live annotations for providing remote and virtual support. Real Assist supports three roles 1. Host/ Operator who shares camera feed and receives support, 2. The instructor who provides virtual support and augments rich contents on real-time feed received 3. A spectator who participates in session as a viewer without any controls. Real Assist is equipped with more than 16 different animated 3D annotations to provide highly interactive capabilities for remote support or assistance. Each annotation control can be disposed of automatically after its rendered or can stay on screen as long as the instructor would like to. During the live support sessions, the host can reconfigure annotation as well. Real Assist uses the device’s native camera and renders as an overlay with rich 3D and 2D contents. Such AR-based assisted support sessions are connected with multiuser video and audio calls. Real Assist is built for and deployed on cloud infrastructure for greater scalability, security and high uptime. Key Features: AR-based real-time Remote Assistance Schedule support calls or sessions for multiple users Invite team members in support calls Add up to 5 members per session Supports 3 different roles for better discussion & control Attend as a supported host, on-field operator or spectator Supports role swapping in ongoing Session On Cloud Session Recording

About

Aiko

Convert audio to text locally on your device using advanced AI. Export transcriptions as subtitles and fix common errors with a word-replacement feature. Supports over 100 languages for high-quality, private transcription.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • OpenAI Whisper powered
  • Export as subtitles
  • Word replacement for corrections
  • Supports 100+ languages
  • Privacy-focused, no data leaves device
Currently charting
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High-quality on-device transcription. Easily convert speech to text from meetings, lectures, and more. The transcription is powered by OpenAI's Whisper running locally on your device. Nothing leaves your device. You can export the transcription as subtitles too. It has a word-replacement feature to let you automatically fix common mistakes. Aiko favors accuracy over speed. It does not do live transcription while recording. It does not currently have speaker detection. Try the trial first. See website. Note: Sharing from Voice Memos on iOS 26 does not work because of a iOS 26 bug outside of my control. Supports audio in 100 different languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Mongolian, Māori, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Occitan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba The app was made possible thanks to Whisper by OpenAI and whisper.cpp by Georgi Gerganov. ■ FAQ ‣ Can I edit the text in the app? I don't plan to support any editing. Export the transcription and edit it in a proper text editor. ‣ Why is the app so large? The app delivers the highest quality transcription on the market for 100 different languages. Rather than asking why it's so large, the real question is how is it so small. ‣ Why is the transcription so slow? The app favors accuracy over speed. However, performance is expected to improve in the coming months. ‣ Why must I keep the iOS app open while it transcribes? iOS apps are fundamentally restricted from operating in the background for extended periods. ‣ Can I delete some of the languages to save space? This is unfortunately not possible. The model has all the languages stored together in a way that makes it impossible to remove just some languages. More FAQs on the website. ■ Technical details The app uses the Whisper medium or small model on iOS depending on available memory and the large v3 model on macOS. ■ Privacy The transcription is done locally on your device. Nothing leaves your device. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.

Screenshots

Real Assist4 screens
Aiko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Real Assist at Free against Aiko's $24.00. Real Assist also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Aiko's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#35 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Real Assist is free to download; Aiko costs $24.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Real Assist ships an update every 4 months, Aiko every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Real Assist versus Aiko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal AssistAiko
PriceFree — better$24.00
Rating—4.7 (329 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—86.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIITORCLOUD TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITEDSindre Sorhus

Bugs and requests

Real Assist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aiko

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Repeated sentences
  • Incorrect language detection
  • Transcription loss on app exit

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for multiple speakers
  • Ability to select transcription model
  • Export options for timestamps and speaker labels
  • Background transcription mode

In-app purchases

None

Real Assist

No in-app purchases

None

Aiko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Assist free?
Real Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aiko free?
Aiko costs $24.00, with no in-app purchases.
Do Real Assist or Aiko have ads?
Neither Real Assist nor Aiko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Real Assist or Aiko?
Real Assist ships an update every 4 months, and Aiko every 6 weeks. Most recently, Real Assist was updated on October 27, 2026 and Aiko on October 30, 2026.

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