Martin vs Transwarp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Martin
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.
- Voice and text interaction
- Proactive task management
- Research capabilities
- Calendar and to-do management
- Email and Slack integration
- Personalized learning of preferences
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Meet Martin, your AI personal assistant. Reachable by voice, SMS, WhatsApp, email, or phone, Martin builds a personal relationship with you, getting to know what matters most. Martin can do research for you, set reminders, manage your to-dos and calendar, check your email, and use Slack. As he becomes familiar with your preferences and workflows, Martin reaches out proactively to make himself as useful as possible. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Transwarp
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Transwarp is a private, local-first AI chat app for iPhone and iPad. Create separate conversations, keep your history organized, and get responses streamed in real time. Use voice mode to speak naturally with the assistant, or type when you want a quieter workflow. Transwarp can also summarize long chats and enrich supported web links with titles, thumbnails, and descriptions so context stays inside the conversation. Highlights: • On-device AI chat for fast, personal conversations • Voice input and spoken responses • Multiple conversations with persistent history • Real-time streaming replies • Conversation summaries for quick catch-up • Rich link context for supported web pages • Clean native interface built for Apple platforms Transwarp is designed for people who want a simple AI assistant experience with a privacy-first, local-first approach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Transwarp at none against Martin's 4. Martin's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Martin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per month. Transwarp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Martin ships an update weekly, Transwarp every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Martin | Transwarp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (251 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Martin AI | 衍文 吴 |
Bugs and requests
Martin
Reported bugs
15 issues- 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
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- App crashes when adding dates to calendar
- Cannot connect Gmail or iCloud accounts
- 6-digit code not being sent during signup
- Conversation context lost between interactions
- Reminders not arriving or arriving late
- Badge notifications stuck and cannot be cleared
- Integration status shows inactive despite being connected
- Airpods microphone compatibility issues
- Auto-renewal without proper notification
- Internal service errors on account connection
Requested features
10 requests- Location-based reminders
- Notion integration
- Desktop/Mac application
- Better speech recognition
- More app integrations
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- Lower pricing tier
- Phone calling on behalf of users
- Improved UI/UX design
- Better voice mode functionality
- More automation capabilities
Transwarp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Martin
- Martin Basic Monthly7 Days trial$35.001 Month
- Martin Pro Monthly7 Days trial$49.001 Month
- Martin Basic Yearly7 Days trial$250.001 Year
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- Martin Pro Yearly7 Days trial$359.001 Year
Transwarp
No in-app purchases









