Comparison

Ask Safely vs Compass

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

Compass

This AI assistant processes all your questions and attached screenshots locally on your device. Enjoy private, real-time answers without data collection or cloud transmission.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Screenshot and photo analysis
  • Notes-style chat interface
  • Private by design
  • No data collection
  • Streaming answers
Features
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Compass is a professional, privacy‑first on‑device assistant. Ask questions, attach screenshots, and get clear answers with everything processed locally on your iPhone, no data collection, no analytics, and no cloud transmission. What you can do with Compass • Ask quick questions in a clean, Notes‑style chat interface • Attach screenshots or photos and let Compass read them with on‑device OCR • Get focused, streaming answers that feel like a real conversation • Reopen or delete recent chats from a simple home screen Private by design • Your questions and answers stay on your device • Images and extracted text are processed using Apple’s on‑device frameworks • No analytics SDKs, no tracking, no external servers Compass is built for people who want the comfort of AI help without giving up control of their data.

Screenshots

Ask Safely4 screens
Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compass at none against Ask Safely's 6. Ask Safely's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. Compass 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 Compass. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ask Safely ships an update every 8 days, Compass fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ask Safely versus Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsk SafelyCompass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSafeLife Inc.Shryas Bhurat

Customer experience

Ask Safely

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

Compass

All ratings1 ratings
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

Compass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ask Safely free?
Ask Safely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass free?
Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ask Safely or Compass?
Compass is rated higher. Ask Safely averages 4.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Compass averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ask Safely or Compass have ads?
Neither Ask Safely nor Compass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ask Safely or Compass?
Ask Safely ships an update every 8 days, and Compass fortnightly. Most recently, Ask Safely was updated on October 14, 2026 and Compass on October 14, 2026.

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