CarrotAI vs Open Minis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarrotAI
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CarrotAI is a powerful AI smart assistant application that provides users with intelligent conversations, deep thinking, and personalized services. Core Features: • Intelligent Conversation: Supports natural language communication and delivers accurate, useful answers • Deep Thinking Mode: AI can perform complex reasoning, providing deeper analysis and solutions • Personalized Settings: Adjustable AI response temperature and choice of different models • Practical Tools: Flight ticket queries, trending news search, and other professional services • Prompt Optimization: One-click generation of optimized prompts • Multimodal Support: Multimodal models supporting PDF and images; supports photo inquiries for large models • Intelligent Agent Support: Supports recursive tool calls and displays processes and results Highlights: • Multilingual Support: Interfaces in Chinese, English, Japanese, and other languages • Theme Customization: Supports light/dark mode and personalized color themes • Cloud Sync: Secure synchronization of conversation history and seamless switching between devices Use Cases: • Study & Research: Obtain in-depth answers to academic questions • Work Assistant: Document handling, data analysis, decision support • Life Services: Travel planning, information queries, daily consultations • Creative Inspiration: Writing assistance, creative thinking, problem solving CarrotAI is dedicated to providing users with an intelligent, convenient, and secure AI assistant experience, making artificial intelligence a reliable helper in your life and work.
Open Minis
This AI agent runs locally on your device, taking actions like browsing the web, managing your schedule, and controlling smart home devices. It integrates deeply with iOS frameworks and allows you to bring your own API keys from various AI providers. Customize its capabilities with a skills system and enjoy persistent memory for a personalized experience.
- On-device AI agent
- Multi-model AI provider support
- Deep iOS framework integration
- Built-in web browser
- Customizable skills system
- Persistent memory
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Minis — Local-First On-Device AI Agent Minis is a local-first, on-device AI agent that goes beyond chat. All your data stays on your iPhone — nothing is uploaded to a server by default. Running locally means lower latency and stronger privacy, while the agent still takes real action: browsing the web, accessing your health data, managing your schedule, controlling your smart home, and automating complex tasks. Local-First AI Agent Unlike cloud-only chatbots, Minis runs directly on your device and keeps your data there. The agent executes multi-step tasks autonomously, using tools and native iOS frameworks to get things done — not just answer questions, and not just relay everything to the cloud. Multi-Model, Your Choice Bring your own API key. Choose from leading AI providers: • Anthropic Claude • OpenAI GPT • Google Gemini • DeepSeek • Kimi (Moonshot AI) • OpenRouter • Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint Deep iOS Integration The agent accesses Apple frameworks natively: • HealthKit — steps, heart rate, sleep, workouts, SpO₂ • Calendar & Reminders — create events, check availability, manage tasks • HomeKit — control lights, switches, scenes, and smart accessories • Photos — search, organize, and export from your library • Location & Maps — current location, directions, nearby POIs • Vision — OCR text recognition, object detection, barcode scanning • Speech — real-time transcription and text-to-speech • Weather — current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts Built-in Web Browser Navigate pages, take screenshots, extract content, fill forms, and interact with websites — all driven by the AI agent in the background. Skills System Import or create custom AI skills to extend the agent's capabilities. Share skills with others or build your own for specialized workflows. Persistent Memory The agent remembers your preferences, project context, and recurring patterns across sessions — building a personalized assistant that improves over time, all stored locally on your device. Siri Shortcuts Automate AI tasks with Siri and the Shortcuts app. Send prompts with file attachments, wait for results, and chain into complex workflows — all hands-free. Privacy by Design Your API keys and data stay on-device. Fine-grained permission controls let you decide exactly which personal data the agent can access. No account required. No data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Minis at none against CarrotAI's 2. CarrotAI's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. CarrotAI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Open Minis asks for nothing beyond the download.
CarrotAI ships an update every 4 days, Open Minis weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarrotAI | Open Minis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 398 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wuhan JinTongShu Technology Co.,Ltd. | 森 王 |
In-app purchases
CarrotAI
- 1M Tokens$1.99
- 5M Tokens$7.99
Open Minis
No in-app purchases








