Comparison

Lemon23 vs Sal

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

Head to head
About

Lemon23

Monitor your device status in real time and connect new devices quickly. Control your connected devices remotely and enjoy dynamic lighting effects. Offers fast and efficient customer service for support.

Highlights
  • Real-time device status check
  • Quick new device connection
  • Artistic lighting effects
  • Remote device control
  • Efficient customer service
Features
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1. Check the status of your device in real time 2. Connect new devices in seconds 3. Enjoy the artistry& magic of lighting effects 4. Remotely control your connected devices 5. Fast and efficient customer service

About

Sal

This AI assistant operates entirely on your device, ensuring all your conversations and data remain private. It remembers your context and preferences for a continuous, personalized experience, perfect for quick tasks on the go.

Highlights
  • 100% on-device AI processing
  • Maintains continuous memory and context
  • Private and secure data handling
  • Quick text summarization and editing
  • Cross-device continuity with Mac
Features
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Hardware Requirements: Sal runs a frontier billion-parameter AI model 100% locally and privately on-device using unified memory and Apple Metal. Supported Devices: • iPhone Duo (Full dual-screen experience) • iPhone Air • iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max • iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max • Apple devices with 12 GB or more of unified memory Devices with less than 12 GB of unified memory can view and search conversations synced from Sal for Mac in read-only mode. Interactive on-device AI generation requires an iPhone with at least 12 GB of unified memory. PRIVATE AI FOR CONFIDENTIAL WORK Sal is your on-device intelligence partner for Apple Silicon. Natively local. Built for the moments you need a sharp mind, away from your desk. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE Almost every AI assistant on the App Store sends your words to a server. Sal doesn’t. Her intelligence runs on your phone. What you type, what you share, what you ask — none of it goes anywhere. Not to us. Not to a cloud. Nowhere. SHE REMEMBERS YOU Most AI apps forget you the moment you close them. A few try to compensate by saving a handful of bullet points to their cloud. Sal does something different. She remembers the way a person does — your projects, your preferences, the thread you were on last Tuesday. Not a list of facts on a company server. A living memory, kept on your device, private and continuous. You don’t re-explain yourself. You pick up where you left off. BUILT FOR THE PHONE YOU’RE HOLDING A PDF just hit your inbox before a meeting. Ask Sal for the bottom line. A sentence in an email needs tightening. She’ll reword it. You want to check what she said about the Q3 numbers while you’re in transit. She’ll recall it. Sal is sized for quick, sharp, phone-in-hand thinking. The deep work lives on your Mac. ONE SAL. EVERY DEVICE. You were working with Sal on your Mac ten minutes ago. Pull out your phone, open her, and she’s already there. Same memory. Same context. Same relationship. No setup. No “remind me what we were discussing.” Just continuity. NO CATCH Free. No account. No subscription. No ads. No data collection. This is the full product. WHAT SHE’S BEST AT Quick reads. Quick edits. Recalling context. Focused questions on material in front of you. If you need multi-hour research or long-form creative writing, that’s a Mac task. Sal on your phone is the pocket version of your thinking partner — fast, private, and always with you.

Screenshots

Lemon234 screens
Sal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sal at 100% against Lemon23's 0%. Sal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months). Lemon23's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lemon23 has 32 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lemon23's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lemon23 ships an update every 14 months, Sal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lemon23 versus Sal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLemon23Sal
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (32 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Xigao Technology Co,Ltd.HelloPartner.ai LLC

Customer experience

Lemon23

All ratings32 ratings
Positive9.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative78.1%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Sal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lemon23

No in-app purchases

None

Sal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lemon23 free?
Lemon23 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sal free?
Sal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lemon23 or Sal?
Sal is rated higher. Lemon23 averages 1.6 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Sal averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Lemon23 or Sal have ads?
Neither Lemon23 nor Sal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lemon23 or Sal?
Lemon23 ships an update every 14 months, and Sal every 2 days. Most recently, Lemon23 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sal on October 31, 2026.

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