Noa for Frame vs Tap Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Noa for Frame
An AI assistant for AR glasses that offers GPT-powered chat, web search, and translation. Users can customize its personality and developers can explore its communication protocols for building their own apps.
- GPT-powered chat
- Web search
- Translation
- Customizable personality
- Developer hack page
- Chat history storage
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Noa is a personal AI assistant designed to run on your Frame AR glasses. It features GPT-powered chat, web search, and translation. Simply tap your Frame and ask Noa anything. Noa will respond both on your Frame and store the chat history in the app. You can give Noa a splash of personality through the Tune page. Adjust Noa's style, tone, and format of responses, as well as control GPT temperature and response length. For Frame developers, Noa serves as a great example of how to make your own apps. The Hack page details all Bluetooth transactions between Noa and your Frame, such that you can quickly learn how to build your own communication with Frame.
Tap Access
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Tap Access puts the things you need most just one tap away. Save text, links, photos, or PDFs to a simple grid of buttons and pull them up instantly — no searching, no scrolling. Whether it's a door code, your hotel room number, a travel website, an important PDF, or a favorite photo to show off, Tap Access keeps it at your fingertips. Just save it and tap it. Built for the things you always need in a hurry Stop digging through your notes app or scrolling back through messages. Save the door code to your building, your parking spot, your room number, an important PDF, or a photo — and tap to bring it up the moment you need it. Full-screen photos and PDFs Tap any photo or PDF to open it full screen with full pinch-to-zoom, so you can read the fine print or show off the details. PDFs support multiple pages — swipe through the whole document right inside the app, no separate viewer needed. Works completely offline Everything you save lives directly on your device, so there's no internet connection required. Your tap buttons are always available — on the subway, in a parking garage, on a plane, up in the mountains, or anytime your phone service is bad. Your data stays with you Tap Access does not collect, transmit, or share anything you enter. Your text, links, photos, and PDFs are stored locally and are never seen or accessed by the developer or any third party. What you save stays with you — period.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noa for Frame at none against Tap Access's 2. Noa for Frame also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Tap Access's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). 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. Tap Access sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Noa for Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.
Noa for Frame ships an update every 8 days, Tap Access every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Noa for Frame | Tap Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brilliant Labs Limited (HK) | Colloquial Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Noa for Frame
No in-app purchases
Tap Access
- Premium$2.99
- Professional$4.99









