Comparison

Whoice Widget vs Nimbus8

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

Head to head
About

Whoice Widget

Features
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Whoice Widget is designed to record and transcribe your memos as simple as possible. You only need 3 clicks to record your memo and save it as a note in your favorite note taking app. It uses Whisper for the transcription and allows you to define a webhook where your memo is send to afterwards. Important: You need to have an API key to use it!

About

Nimbus8

Run powerful AI models directly on your iPhone or iPad without sending data to servers. This app offers local chat, coding assistance, image generation, translation, and more, with advanced features available through a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • On-device AI model execution
  • Local chat and coding assistance
  • Image generation and translation
  • Background agents and scheduling
  • Hybrid local/web search
  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
  • Cross-module memory and recall
Features
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Nimbus8 is an on-device AI studio for iPhone and iPad. Run open models locally — chat, code, search, vision, image generation, audio, translation, and background agents — with nothing sent to Nimbus servers for inference. Gale (chat) is free forever. Download models from Hugging Face, attach photos and PDFs, and stream replies entirely on your device. Nimbus8 Pro (one-time in-app purchase) unlocks: • Cirrus — repo-aware coding agent with inline diffs • Ashe — confirm-first background agents and scheduled Hands • Mist — hybrid local search with optional web layer • Mirage — on-device image generation • Stratus — camera, OCR, and vision Q&A • Overture — speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and audio tools • Zephyr — on-device translation • Haze — cross-module memory and recall Built native in Swift with a Rust core. No Nimbus account required. Optional cloud inference. No telemetry. Models you choose are downloaded to your device and run locally. Processing stays on your phone unless you explicitly enable optional network features (such as web search or a BYOK cloud provider in Cirrus). Purchase Nimbus8 Pro once through Apple In-App Purchase. Restore anytime with your Apple ID. Family Sharing follows Apple's IAP rules. Privacy policy: https://trynimbus.org/privacy.html

Screenshots

Whoice Widget4 screens
Nimbus83 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whoice Widget at none against Nimbus8's 2. Whoice Widget also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Nimbus8 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whoice Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Whoice Widget versus Nimbus8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhoice WidgetNimbus8
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB270 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEduard UffelmannRobert Georges Jr.

In-app purchases

None

Whoice Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nimbus8

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Nimbus8 Pro - Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Whoice Widget free?
Whoice Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nimbus8 free?
Nimbus8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Whoice Widget or Nimbus8 have ads?
Neither Whoice Widget nor Nimbus8 shows ads.

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