# Martin vs Whistant

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Whistant at 100% against Martin's 39%. Whistant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Martin's advantage is ratings volume (251 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Martin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per month and Whistant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Whistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Martin has 251 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Martin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Whistant's.

Martin ships an update weekly, Whistant every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Martin | Whistant |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (251 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/martin-personal-assistant/id6453473083/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whistant/id6746581390/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **251** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 28 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 18.4 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Martin AI](https://appshunter.io/developer/1699359821) | [Whisolla LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1792967276) |

## What reviewers say

### Martin

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/martin-personal-assistant/id6453473083)

This AI-powered assistant learns your preferences and workflows to proactively help with tasks. It can research, set reminders, manage your schedule, and communicate via various channels, building a personal relationship to become more useful over time.

**Highlights:** Voice and text interaction, Proactive task management, Research capabilities, Calendar and to-do management, Email and Slack integration, Personalized learning of preferences

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Martin Basic Monthly | $35.00 | per month |
| Martin Pro Monthly | $49.00 | per month |
| Martin Basic Yearly | $250.00 | per year |
| Martin Pro Yearly | $359.00 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 💬 Can send texts and emails on your behalf
- 📅 Manages calendar and reminders effectively
- 🧠 Intelligent conversation and task understanding
- 🔍 Searches and provides useful information with links
- 👥 Collaborative team features and email management

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive pricing ($35/month or $250-400/year)
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔌 Unreliable core features (calling, texting, email)
- 📞 Phone calling feature doesn't work reliably
- ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive customer support

**Reported bugs**

- Cannot login with correct credentials
- SMS/texting feature not working
- Email connection and sending failures
- Calendar integration errors and unwanted event creation
- Voice command/microphone not functioning

**Requested features**

- Location-based reminders
- Notion integration
- Desktop/Mac application
- Better speech recognition
- More app integrations


### Whistant

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whistant/id6746581390)

This AI-powered assistant automates tasks on your phone by breaking down requests into actionable steps. It can run shortcuts, manage files, send messages, browse the web, and integrate with various services. Users can control and monitor its actions in real-time, with a focus on privacy and local execution.

**Highlights:** Step-by-step task execution, Integrates with iPhone Shortcuts, Automates web browsing and form filling, JavaScript runtime for scripting, Connects to various AI backends, Local-first execution for privacy, Extensible skill library

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

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Premium | $19.99 | per month |
| Monthly Pro | $59.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Martin free?

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

### Is Whistant free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Martin or Whistant?

Whistant is rated higher. Martin averages 4.2 out of 5 from 251 ratings, while Whistant averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Martin or Whistant have ads?

Neither Martin nor Whistant shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Martin or Whistant?

Martin ships an update weekly, and Whistant every 9 days. Most recently, Martin was updated on October 24, 2026 and Whistant on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*