# 文心 vs GuardRail

The clearest difference is device support: 文心 at 3 against GuardRail's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 文心 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and GuardRail sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

文心 ships an update every 2 weeks, GuardRail every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 文心 | GuardRail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[2.6 (167 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai/id6446882473/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **167** | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 300 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co.,Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/372585298) | [培林 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/6798741432) |

## What reviewers say

### 文心

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai/id6446882473)

This AI assistant leverages advanced language models for Chinese knowledge Q&A, creative writing, and logical reasoning. It offers multimodal AI capabilities, including video, image, and voice processing, with features like AI group chat, multimodal search, and AI-generated presentations.

**Highlights:** AI group chat (beta), Multimodal search, Chinese writing assistance, AI PPT generation, Video generation, Creative image editing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 能量值1元 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 能量值5元 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 能量值10元 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 能量值50元 | $6.99 | one-time |
| 能量值100 | $14.99 | one-time |
| 能量值500元 | $69.99 | one-time |


### GuardRail

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guardrail-screen-time-pause/id6802604508)

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Support | $0.99 | one-time |
| Support Development | $3.99 | one-time |
| Special Support | $12.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 文心 free?

文心 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is GuardRail free?

GuardRail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do 文心 or GuardRail have ads?

Neither 文心 nor GuardRail shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 文心 or GuardRail?

文心 ships an update every 2 weeks, and GuardRail every 9 days. Most recently, 文心 was updated on November 8, 2026 and GuardRail on October 31, 2026.

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