Comparison

Ask Safely vs Maple Chat

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

Head to head
About

Ask Safely

Get clear, plain-English answers from an AI assistant for your questions and documents. It can also check texts, emails, or links for scams and help you draft responses. Save important information and have your chats automatically cleared on a timer.

Highlights
  • AI-powered plain-English answers
  • Scam detection for texts, emails, links
  • Document and bill explanation
  • Drafting assistance for emails and notes
  • Configurable chat auto-clear timer
  • Save important information to Knowledgebook
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Clear answers from an AI that's on your side. Ask about a bill, a letter, a prescription or a plan, and get a plain answer with a next step. And check any text that seems off, free. Your chats clear on the timer you choose. Nothing you say is used to train AI, and there are no ads. WHAT YOU CAN DO Scam or real? Send Lookout a screenshot of a text, email or link. It tells you if it's a scam, shows you the tells, and says what to do next. Your first check needs no account, and unlimited checks are free with one. Clear answers: Ask the hard question and get a plain-English answer, with the sources when it looks things up, so you can check the work yourself. The letter in front of you: Snap a photo of a lab result, an insurance notice or a bill, and ask what it actually means. Keep what matters: Save what's worth keeping as a Knowledgebook, like a medication list or a trip plan. Read it, edit it or remove any line anytime. The chat clears. The Knowledgebook doesn't. Just talk: Tap the microphone and ask out loud. Ask Safely talks back. Write it for me: Draft the email, the reply or the note you've been putting off. YOUR PRIVACY Chats clear on your timer: 7 days by default, or 8 hours or 30 days. Nothing you say is used to train AI. No ads. Encrypted in transit and at rest. Built on Anthropic's Claude, and we pick the right model for each question. PLANS Essential is free: unlimited chats, unlimited Lookout scam checks, unlimited photo and file uploads, About you plus three Knowledgebooks, and one free try each of Researcher, Writer, Deep Research and a voice conversation. Expert is $20 a month, or $100 for your first year (launch offer through December 1), then $200 a year. Cancel anytime. Ask Safely is an AI assistant, not a doctor, lawyer or financial advisor. Treat answers as a helpful starting point. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://www.asksafely.ai/assistant-terms-of-service/ https://www.asksafely.ai/assistant-privacy-policy/

About

Maple Chat

This app offers an encrypted AI chatbot and assistant for private conversations on sensitive topics like health, finance, and legal matters. It utilizes leading open AI models running in secure enclaves, ensuring your data is never seen by the company. Analyze documents, ask about photos, and use voice input for a secure and intelligent AI experience.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted chats
  • Secure enclave AI model execution
  • Document analysis (PDF/files)
  • Image analysis
  • Voice input mode
  • Encrypted chat history sync
  • Web search integration
Features
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Maple Chat is a private AI chat app. Your chats are end-to-end encrypted, so Maple cannot see them. Ask about your health, your money, a contract or a hard conversation, and get answers from leading open AI models without handing your words to anyone. No one at Maple can read your chats. They are encrypted on your device and decrypted only inside a hardware-isolated secure enclave running open-source code you can verify. Since we can't read them, we can't train on them either. THE BEST OPEN MODELS, RUNNING PRIVATELY Maple runs leading open models in secure enclaves in the cloud. You get the speed and intelligence of cloud AI without draining your battery, and without giving up your privacy. Switch models in any chat. New models are added as they are released. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat about anything: long, thoughtful conversations on the topics you would never type into another AI app. • Analyze documents: attach a PDF or file and ask for a summary, the key points or what to watch out for. • Ask about photos: snap a picture and ask what you are looking at. • Talk instead of type: voice mode for fast, natural input. • Search the web: live, ad-free web results inside your private chat. • Pick up anywhere: your encrypted chat history syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. BUILT FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER • Health: understand a diagnosis, prepare questions for your doctor, organize notes. • Money: plan a budget, prepare for tax season, compare options. • Legal: read a lease or contract and understand what you are agreeing to. • Work: draft sensitive emails, summarize confidential documents, think through a decision. • Personal: journal, process a hard day or practice a difficult conversation. • Travel: translate menus, signs and conversations as you go. PRIVACY YOU CAN CHECK • End-to-end encryption for every chat. • Models run inside attested secure enclaves, so no third party can read your chats. • Your encryption key is managed for you inside the secure enclave. • Your chat history is stored encrypted. • Open-source code and cryptographic attestation let you verify how it works, at maple.ai/proof. FAIR QUESTIONS Can Maple read my chats? No. They're only decrypted inside a secure enclave. Will my chats train your models? We'd have to read them first. We can't. What if someone demands my chats? They'd get encrypted data. So would we. How do I know you're not bluffing? The code is open source. Check it yourself at maple.ai/proof. FREE TO START Create an account and start chatting in seconds. Upgrade for more advanced open models and more usage. Maple Chat: private AI that cannot see your chats. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maple.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Ask Safely4 screens
Maple Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask Safely at 100% against Maple Chat's 75%. Ask Safely also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Maple Chat's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Ask Safely sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month and Maple Chat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $23.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ask Safely holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ask Safely's written reviews are positive against 75% of Maple Chat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ask Safely ships an update weekly, Maple Chat every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ask Safely versus Maple Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsk SafelyMaple Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings) — better4.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better35
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB56 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperSafeLife Inc.Mutiny Wallet, Inc.

Customer experience

Ask Safely

All ratings38 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maple Chat

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Ask Safely

Subscriptions6
  • AskSafely Expert Founding Monthly$10.001 Month
  • AskSafely Expert Monthly Discount1 Month trial$12.001 Month
  • AskSafely Expert Standard Monthly$20.001 Month
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  • AskSafely Expert Founding Annual$100.001 Year
  • AskSafely Expert Annual Discount1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • AskSafely Expert Standard Annual1 Year trial$200.001 Year
2 purchases

Maple Chat

Subscriptions2
  • Maple Pro Monthly$23.001 Month
  • Maple Max Monthly$114.991 Month

Questions

Is Ask Safely free?
Ask Safely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maple Chat free?
Maple Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ask Safely or Maple Chat?
Ask Safely is rated higher. Ask Safely averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Maple Chat averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do Ask Safely or Maple Chat have ads?
Neither Ask Safely nor Maple Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ask Safely or Maple Chat?
Ask Safely ships an update weekly, and Maple Chat every 6 days. Most recently, Ask Safely was updated on November 4, 2026 and Maple Chat on November 4, 2026.

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