Comparison

Similar Basic vs Golu

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Similar Basic

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*Secure Offline PDF, Document Extract & Compare & Export - Ad-Free* Google's Gemini AI as a collaborative assistant. Similar Basic lets you quickly compare PDF or text files and clipboard content without uploading anything online. Your documents stay local using our built-in PDF processor. Special updates: β€’Deep PDF & Office Extraction: Go beyond simple text. Our built-in engine locally extracts content from PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Your documents are never uploaded. Key Features: * Compare two files (PDF or text). * Compare text pasted from the clipboard. * Offline PDF Processing: Securely extract text on your device. * Upgrade via In-App Purchase: Unlock multi-clipboard storage with save & edit capabilities. * Compare Docx: Direct compare Docx content. * Compare Xlsx: Direct compare Xlsx content. * Compare Pptx: Direct compare Pptx content. * All-New, Multi-Threaded PDF Engine. * Parallel Extraction for Maximum Performance. * Unmatched Accuracy and Reliability. * Export the Extracted File (limited to 100K bytes). Looking for more? Check out "Similar Plus" for advanced features. Terms of Use: [Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA)] (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

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Golu

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Golu puts an AI assistant and a full set of media tools in one app. ASK AI ANYTHING β€’ Chat β€” answers, ideas, advice, in any language β€’ Translate β€” instant translation between dozens of languages β€’ Summarize β€” turn long text into a few clear bullet points β€’ Grammar β€” fix spelling, punctuation and style β€’ Imagine β€” describe a picture and watch it appear VIDEO TOOLS Compress, trim, resize, rotate, crop, reverse, change speed, mute, adjust volume, merge clips, grab a thumbnail, build a contact sheet, extract the soundtrack, or turn a clip into a GIF. AUDIO TOOLS Convert between MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC, compress, trim, fade in and out, normalise loudness, change speed or volume, reverse, trim silence, switch mono and stereo, merge tracks, or draw a waveform image. PHOTO TOOLS Resize, compress, convert, crop by hand or to a preset shape, rotate and flip, tune brightness, contrast and saturation, blur, apply effects, or turn a set of photos into an animated GIF. EVERYTHING ON YOUR PHONE The video, audio and photo tools run entirely on your device. Your files are never uploaded, there is no queue to wait in, and nothing is added to what comes out β€” no watermark, no branding. It works with no signal at all. Live preview on the photo tools: move a slider and see the result immediately, before you save anything. Golu is free to use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://golu.porizm.com/privacy

Screenshots

Similar Basic4 screens
Golu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Similar Basic at every 3 weeks against Golu's every 18 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Similar Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Golu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Similar Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, Golu every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Similar Basic versus Golu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimilar BasicGolu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size22 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperThinkwider CO., LTD.Firas Moussa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Similar Basic

One-time1
  • Multi-clipboard Storage$13.99
1 purchases

Golu

Subscriptions1
  • Full features subscription$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Similar Basic free?
Similar Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golu free?
Golu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Similar Basic or Golu have ads?
Neither Similar Basic nor Golu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Similar Basic or Golu?
Similar Basic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Golu every 18 months. Most recently, Similar Basic was updated on October 27, 2026 and Golu on October 28, 2026.

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