# Martin vs BolScan

The clearest difference is device support: Martin at 2 against BolScan's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Martin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per month and BolScan sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

## The numbers

| Metric | Martin | BolScan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (251 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/martin-personal-assistant/id6453473083/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **251** | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | — |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Martin AI](https://appshunter.io/developer/1699359821) | [Khalid Umar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1878816751) |

## 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


### BolScan

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bolscan/id6759475340)

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ios Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |
| Mac Lifetime | $79.99 | one-time |
| Universal Lifetime | $89.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Martin free?

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

### Is BolScan free?

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

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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.*