Comparison

Sumr vs Aktar

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

Head to head
About

Sumr

Instantly condense web pages, articles, and videos into concise summaries. Ask follow-up questions and reformat content with custom prompts. Supports over 40 languages and offers flexible AI provider options.

Highlights
  • Instant web page summaries
  • Ask follow-up questions
  • Customizable summary prompts
  • Supports 40+ languages
  • Multiple AI provider options
  • Local summary storage
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Summarize it all in one tap. Sumr turns webpages, PDFs, YouTube videos, supported social videos, and shared text into clear summaries. Use it from Safari, the Share Sheet, or Shortcuts, then keep every result in one searchable library. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Share content from Safari, Chrome, Files, Mail, Notes, and other apps • Run Summarize Text from Shortcuts or Siri and pass the result into your next action • Summarize webpages, PDFs, YouTube videos, and supported social videos • Ask follow-up questions without leaving the summary • Customize the tone, structure, and focus with your own prompt • Search and filter saved summaries by content type • Export selected summaries or your full library as Markdown • Back up and restore your summary library • Choose your summary language independently of the source CHOOSE HOW YOU USE AI On supported devices, Apple Intelligence can summarize privately on device, even offline, without an API key or Sumr quota. You can also use Sumr's built-in service or bring your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, xAI, or an OpenAI-compatible provider. Bringing your own key does not require a Sumr subscription. SUMR PREMIUM Annual, Monthly, and Lifetime options unlock premium hosted summaries, PDF and supported social-video processing, Deep Sumr visual analysis, and follow-up features. A separate Follow Ups purchase permanently unlocks questions and custom prompts for bring-your-own-key users. Eligible purchases support Family Sharing. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Your summaries and settings sync with iCloud across iPhone and iPad, with support for Apple silicon Macs. Sumr is designed to stay out of the way until you need it. PRIVACY Bring-your-own-key summarization goes directly to your selected provider. Subscriber requests are processed and immediately discarded. Summaries are saved in the app and sync through iCloud. Terms: https://sumr.1ar.io/terms-of-service/ Privacy: https://sumr.1ar.io/privacy-policy/

About

Aktar

Features
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Aktar uploads photos and files from your iPhone or iPad straight to your own S3-compatible storage and copies the link to your clipboard. No account, no middleman, no subscription. HOW IT WORKS • Connect your bucket in under a minute. Presets for Cloudflare R2, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces and MinIO fill in the right endpoint, or use any other S3-compatible service. • Upload from your photo library, the camera, the Files app or the clipboard, or share a file to Aktar from any app. • The link is copied as soon as the upload finishes: a plain URL, Markdown, HTML or your own template. FEATURES • Upload several files at once, with progress, cancel and retry • Multiple destinations, switchable per upload • Upload history with search, thumbnails and previews for images, PDFs, text and Markdown • Browse your buckets folder by folder, including files not uploaded with Aktar • Search a whole bucket, create folders, rename, move and delete files • Temporary links that also work for private buckets, valid from 5 minutes to 7 days • Expiring uploads: pick 1, 7, 14 or 30 days and your bucket deletes the file by itself, even when Aktar isn't open • Upload whole folders as one ZIP, or file by file with their subfolders • Upload profiles: each destination keeps its own copy format, link and “Delete after” • Photos lose their location before they're uploaded, or all metadata, set per destination • Show a QR code for any upload's link • The same file sent to the same destination again reuses its existing link • Name files after their MD5 or SHA-256, or rename them before upload • Image processing per destination: convert, compress and resize photos • Large files upload in parts with no 5 GB limit and resume after a failure • Delete a file from your storage right from the history • Light and dark mode, in 17 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your access keys stay in the iOS Keychain and are only ever sent to the storage endpoint you configure. Aktar has no backend, no analytics and no tracking. Your files go straight from your device to your storage. Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. Also available for Mac at getaktar.com.

Screenshots

Sumr4 screens
Aktar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aktar at none against Sumr's 4. Aktar also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sumr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Aktar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sumr ships an update every 3 weeks, Aktar daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sumr versus Aktar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumrAktar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel LarionovMert Topuz

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sumr

Subscriptions2
  • Subscribe (monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Subscribe (yearly)7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time2
  • Follow Up$3.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Aktar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumr free?
Sumr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aktar free?
Aktar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sumr or Aktar have ads?
Neither Sumr nor Aktar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sumr or Aktar?
Sumr ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aktar daily. Most recently, Sumr was updated on October 24, 2026 and Aktar on October 29, 2026.

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