Duckbill vs ALTARE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Duckbill
This app offers human-led, AI-enhanced personal assistance for everyday tasks and life administration. It handles everything from prescription refills and appointment booking to travel arrangements and bill management, freeing up your time.
- Human-led AI-enhanced assistance
- Task execution for daily chores
- Life administration management
- Prescription refill coordination
- Birthday card and gift sending
- Passport renewal services
- Travel booking and coordination
- Grocery delivery setup
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Duckbill is an executive assistant for your personal life, led by expert humans and enhanced with AI superpowers. We provide life support by taking over the execution of dreaded everyday tasks and endless life admin. Just tell us what you need, like: - I’m having trouble finding my Rx in stock anywhere, can you call around to pharmacies and have it delivered monthly? - Can you put my friends and family's birthdays on my calendar, and send each one a handwritten card from me every year? - Renew my passport, please. - Can you review my calendar and book me a trip to/from the airport for each flight? - Send me new recipes each week and set up an ongoing grocery delivery so I have what I need for each one. - Can you call my health insurance and sort out this medical bill? I don’t have time to wait on hold. Then, our team of copilots will get to work! We’ll ask the right questions to get it done. We promise: we’re always aiming to take the burden off of you. With just a bit of info from you, we’ll start to anticipate your to-do’s and stay one step ahead. The more we get to know you, the better Duckbill gets. It feels good to let go, doesn’t it?
ALTARE
This app simplifies wedding planning for couples, offering tools and expert guidance to manage budgets, guest lists, and vendors. It provides structure and organization to reduce stress, allowing users to focus on their special day.
- Expert wedding planning support
- Budget management
- Guest list organization
- Vendor selection tools
- Stress-free planning
- Affordable alternative to planners
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ALTARE is your alternative way to get to the altar. It gives you the tools, guidance, and trusted vendors of a professional wedding planner, without the full-service price tag. Built by a New York wedding planner, ALTARE is based on years of real weddings. Our vendor recommendations and budget guidance come from real planning experience, not AI. YOUR WEDDING HOME See your countdown, upcoming calls, and what's next the moment you open the app. A PLANNING PATH YOU CAN ACTUALLY FOLLOW Step-by-step video lessons walk you through every stage of planning, from your first decisions to the final details. Journal as you go, so your ideas stay in one place. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO, AND WHEN Your planning checklist is organized by quarter, so you always know what to focus on now and what can wait. FIND VENDORS WE ALREADY TRUST Browse the ALTARE Vendor Directory of planner-vetted wedding professionals. Every vendor marked ALTARE Approved is one we know and trust. Take a short quiz to get matched with vendors who fit your style, size, and budget, then save favorites to your shortlist and chat in one place. STAY ON BUDGET WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK Enter your total budget and guest count, and the Budget Calculator shows how to split it across each category, based on how real couples spend. Track what you've spent and what's left. EVERY PLANNING TOOL IN ONE CALM PLACE • Planning checklist and timeline • Budget calculator and expense tracking • Vendor Directory, shortlist, and chats • Guest address book • Invitations and RSVP tools • Hotel blocks • Inspiration board • Planning journal REAL SUPPORT WHEN YOU NEED IT Book a one-hour planning call with our team and join by video right inside the app. Bring your questions and leave with a clear plan. ALTARE is for couples who want to plan their own wedding with confidence and still have a planner in their corner. Start planning today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ALTARE at 5.0 against Duckbill's 4.3. ALTARE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Duckbill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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. ALTARE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.00 per month. Duckbill asks for nothing beyond the download.
ALTARE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duckbill has 70 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Duckbill's written reviews are positive against 100% of ALTARE's.
Duckbill ships an update weekly, ALTARE every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Duckbill | ALTARE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duckbill Technologies, Inc. | JOINALTARE, LLC |
Customer experience
Duckbill
ALTARE
Bugs and requests
Duckbill
Reported bugs
5 issues- No way to resolve billing issues on mobile
- Service went down due to billing issue with no quick fix
- Login screen freezes (inferred from billing issue)
- Incompatible with older devices (inferred from general app issues)
- Home screen features gone
Requested features
8 requests- Ensure tasks are completed within scope
- Humans can't get paid until task is marked complete by user with 5 stars
- Flat, predictable pricing plan instead of credits
- Bring back unique and useful app features
- Automate more features with agents
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- Build multi-action agents (shopping, calendar management, bookings)
- Lower prices
- Improve app cleanups (e.g., password prompts)
ALTARE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Duckbill
No in-app purchases
ALTARE
- ALTARE Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.001 Month
- ALTARE Premium (6 Month)7 Days trial$66.006 Months









