Comparison

Ask Safely vs CallTimes

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

Head to head
About

Ask Safely

This AI assistant provides helpful answers to your questions while automatically deleting conversations after 8 hours. It prioritizes user privacy by not using chats for AI training and avoiding tracking or permanent records. Start asking immediately without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Auto-deleting conversations
  • No AI training on user data
  • No tracking or permanent records
  • Instant chat deletion
  • No account required
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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: 8 hours by default, or 7 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, About you plus three Knowledgebooks, and one free try each of Researcher, Writer, voice and uploads. Expert is $20 a month, or $100 for your first year (launch offer through October 31), 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

CallTimes

Log your work hours accurately for film and TV production. Quickly enter job details, track union metrics, and export your timecards. Data syncs via iCloud and is never shared.

Highlights
  • Log production company, job title, role, and rate
  • Track call, lunch, and wrap times
  • Save roles and rates for faster entry
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Track union metrics
  • Export timecards as CSV
Features
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CallTimes helps motion picture freelancers track personal timecards, manage crew hours, and create job invoices. Record call, lunch, and wrap times alongside your job details, role, and rate. Manage daily crew attendance, adjust individual times, and share crew-hour summaries by text. Create invoices from recorded workdays, add meal penalties, kit rental, mileage, and other charges, then share a PDF and track payment status. Sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Keep track of union hours, back up your records, and export workdays, crew hours, invoices, or your crew database to CSV. One purchase. No subscription or separate account required. Your records stay on your devices and in your iCloud, and you choose what to share.

Screenshots

Ask Safely4 screens
CallTimes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ask Safely at Free against CallTimes's $17.99. Ask Safely also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 1). CallTimes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Ask Safely is free to download; CallTimes costs $17.99 up front. Ask Safely sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. CallTimes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ask Safely against 5.0 for CallTimes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ask Safely has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ask Safely ships an update every 8 days, CallTimes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ask Safely versus CallTimes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsk SafelyCallTimes
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating4.9 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSafeLife Inc.Turtletay, Inc

Customer experience

Ask Safely

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

CallTimes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

CallTimes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ask Safely free?
Ask Safely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CallTimes free?
CallTimes costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ask Safely or CallTimes?
CallTimes is rated higher. Ask Safely averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while CallTimes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ask Safely or CallTimes have ads?
Neither Ask Safely nor CallTimes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ask Safely or CallTimes?
Ask Safely ships an update every 8 days, and CallTimes every 2 days. Most recently, Ask Safely was updated on October 18, 2026 and CallTimes on October 12, 2026.

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