Comparison

Ari Helper vs NetGesucht AI

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

Head to head
About

Ari Helper

This AI assistant runs entirely offline on your device, prioritizing your privacy by not collecting personal data. It integrates with Siri and Shortcuts for seamless voice commands and advanced automation, including image generation and PDF analysis. An Apple Watch app allows for remote control and dictation.

Highlights
  • Offline AI processing
  • Privacy-focused data handling
  • Siri and App Intents integration
  • Advanced Shortcuts catalog
  • Image generation and editing
  • PDF analysis
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Introducing Ari - Your Easy-to-Use AI Assistant! Meet Ari, your personal AI assistant, right on your device! Ari runs its models on the device itself, so it works entirely offline — no internet connection required. Your privacy is our priority – Ari doesn't collect any of your personal data. Start Ari anywhere with Siri and App Intents — just say "Ask Ari," speak your question, and hear the answer back. Power users get a full Shortcuts catalog: Ask Ari with any model (Apple Intelligence, local, or cloud), start chats, generate and edit images, analyze PDFs, speak replies, change settings, queue Code Session tasks on Mac, and dispatch prompts to other devices — all chainable in Shortcuts. Ari is on your wrist too: the Apple Watch app remote-controls Ari on iPhone. Dictate from the "Ask Ari" complication or Smart Stack, watch answers stream in, hear them spoken, and hand long replies to iPhone. Questions queue when the phone is away; private chats stay off the watch. Conversations show up in Spotlight — including by what's in their images. Ari reads text and objects in chat pictures on-device so you can search for "that screenshot with the receipt". Private media is never indexed. With Sensitive Content Warning on, flagged images blur behind "Show Anyway" (verified adults can opt out). More to love: Text-to-Speech (device voice or Ava); long-press to copy or retry across models; syntax highlighting with one-tap code copy; Previous Chats synced via iCloud. On Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 / macOS 26 and later), Ari uses the on-device foundation model by default — private, no API key, no network. Attach images: on iOS 27 and macOS 27 the model sees them directly; on OS 26 Ari describes them on-device with the Vision framework (text, tables, barcodes, subjects). Prefer full vision models? Pick one from the menu. Download on-device models with a tap — Google's Gemma 4 for chat, Stable Diffusion converted for Core ML for pictures — or import a model folder of your own. Self-host with Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible server (LM Studio, vLLM, llama.cpp, LiteLLM), or generate images with Draw Things over gRPC. New in Ari 7: Ari makes pictures and films, and repairs the ones you already have. Films is a studio — write a film as a list of shots, render them one at a time, keep the ones that work, and watch the cut come together in a player above the timeline. Pictures get a canvas editor: brush over a crease and heal it, paint a leash or a stranger out of the frame, or treat the whole photograph — repair, denoise, sharpen camera shake, colorize, upscale four times. Every restoration model runs on your device and downloads on first use rather than shipping in the app. Point the camera at something and ask about it. Look at Something sends the frame to whichever model you have selected — on-device, self-hosted or cloud — captions the answer under the picture and speaks it if you like. Talk to it and it listens, answers, then listens again. It sits beside the microphone, and goes on the Lock Screen, Control Center, the Action Button or Siri. Cloud providers with your own keys: OpenAI (GPT-6 and GPT-5 families plus GPT Image), xAI Grok (4.7 plus Grok Imagine), Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini (plus Nano Banana and Omni video), and AWS Bedrock. Image-capable models accept photos; import text and source files. Cloud use reminds you each provider's privacy policy applies. On Mac, open a Code Session on a project folder with Grok for agentic tools — read, edit, search, git, shell, browser, web, and MCP — so Ari's GUI agent matches a terminal coding agent. Note: For strongest privacy with iCloud sync, enable Advanced Data Protection. Without it, conversations stay limited to your iCloud account but are not fully end-to-end encrypted. Optionally powered by Gemma 4 (HuggingFace) for offline chat and image understanding. Download Ari and keep your AI assistant at your fingertips!

About

NetGesucht AI

Harness the power of local AI models on your device. Answer questions, translate languages, and automate tasks with offline capabilities. Personalize interactions and extend functionality with custom prompts and JavaScript.

Highlights
  • Select from various pre-trained AI models
  • Offline model execution
  • Custom system prompts for personalization
  • JavaScript function calling for tool integration
  • Agentic workflows for task automation
  • Ollama and OpenAI API compatibility
Features
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NetGesucht AI is an innovative app that puts the power of local AI models in the palm of your hand. By leveraging Apple's native technology, our app provides a seamless and secure experience for users who want to harness the potential of LLMs without compromising their data or performance. With NetGesucht AI, you can: * Select from a range of pre-trained models, including Llama, Mistral, Phi, Qwen, Gemma and DeepSeek (*EXPERIMENTAL* DeepSeek R1 support) * Use the knowledge embedded in these models to answer questions, translate languages, understand documents, and more * Personalize interactions with **Custom System Prompts** for tailored AI responses * Extend functionality with **JavaScript Function Calling**, enabling tools to perform specific tasks directly from conversations * Manage conversations and models with ease * Run **100% Offline Models** – once downloaded, they work anywhere, even in airplane mode ## API Server Compatibility ## * Ollama API: Official library works seamlessly, with most client apps supported. * OpenAI API Support: Now supports `/v1/models` and `/v1/chat/completions` endpoints. Most apps using these work as expected. ## Agents & Workflow System ## * Create **agentic workflows** to automate tasks and improve efficiency. Our app is designed with security and privacy in mind, ensuring that all interactions remain on your device. By using Apple's native technology, we've achieved exceptional performance without relying on internet connectivity. Download NetGesucht AI today and discover a new world of possibilities! User Guide: * https://github.com/NetGesucht/NetGesuchtAI/blob/main/docs/UserGuide.md System Prompts, Scripts and Workflows examples: * https://github.com/NetGesucht/NetGesuchtAI # Minimum Requirements # * iPhone 12 / 12 mini / 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max * iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd gen) / 12.9-inch (5th gen) * iPad Air (4th gen) * Mac mini (M1, 2020) * MacBook Air (M1, 2020) * MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) * iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://www.netgesucht.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Ari Helper4 screens
NetGesucht AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ari Helper at 100% against NetGesucht AI's 50%. Ari Helper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and device support (4 vs 2). NetGesucht AI's advantage is price ($8.99 vs $24.99) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ari Helper costs $24.99 and NetGesucht AI $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ari Helper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ari Helper's written reviews are positive against 50% of NetGesucht AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ari Helper ships an update every 4 days, NetGesucht AI every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ari Helper versus NetGesucht AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAri HelperNetGesucht AI
Price$24.99$8.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBlaine MillerNetGesucht UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

Customer experience

Ari Helper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NetGesucht AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ari Helper

No in-app purchases

None

NetGesucht AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ari Helper free?
Ari Helper costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NetGesucht AI free?
NetGesucht AI costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ari Helper or NetGesucht AI?
Ari Helper is rated higher. Ari Helper averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NetGesucht AI averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ari Helper or NetGesucht AI have ads?
Neither Ari Helper nor NetGesucht AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ari Helper or NetGesucht AI?
Ari Helper ships an update every 4 days, and NetGesucht AI every 8 days. Most recently, Ari Helper was updated on November 8, 2026 and NetGesucht AI on October 30, 2026.

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