Comet vs Trace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comet
This AI-powered browser acts as a personal assistant, streamlining workflows and boosting focus. It offers unified AI search, instant context, and automation across websites for tasks like summarizing, shopping, and research. The assistant learns your habits to keep you organized and prevent lost tabs or inspiration.
- Unified AI search
- Instant context and automation
- Summarize, shop, schedule, research
- Personalized AI assistant
- Tab and inspiration organization
- Workflow streamlining
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Comet is an AI-powered browser that acts as a personal assistant and thinking partner. Boost your focus, streamline your workflow, and turn curiosity into momentum. · Unified AI search, instant context, and automation across every site. Summarize, shop, schedule, and research—directly in the browser. · Enjoy the web and let the AI assistant handle your chores · Do everything on your to-do list faster with Comet · Comet adapts to how you think and work, learning your habits to keep you organized. Never lose track of tabs or inspiration. Terms of Service: https://www.perplexity.ai/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.perplexity.ai/privacy
Trace
Easily build and share immersive 3D holographic tours and augmented reality experiences. Add interactive elements, spatial videos, images, and 3D models to bring your creations to life. Publish instantly to any device, from phones to XR headsets.
- Create 3D holographic tours
- Design spatial content
- Add interactive elements
- Publish to any device
- Capture 3D scenes
- Add spatial videos and images
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Create and share 3D holographic tours in seconds. Bring your ideas to life with Trace — the fastest way to build and publish immersive AR experiences directly from your device. With the Trace Creator app, you can design world-class spatial content, add interactive elements, and instantly publish to any device. Capture and create 3D tours, product demos, and training scenes. Add spatial videos, images, 3D models, and interactive guides. Share insights and stories from curators, educators, and experts — as if they were there in person. Seamlessly viewable on phones, tablets, and next-generation XR headsets. --- Terms of service: https://www.trace3d.app/traceuser-termsofservice Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trace at 100% against Comet's 65%. Trace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Comet's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 13) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Comet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month and Trace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Trace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comet has 7.8K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Comet's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trace's.
Comet ships an update weekly, Trace every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comet | Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.8K ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Perplexity AI, Inc. | Trace3d Inc |
Customer experience
Comet
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In-app purchases
Comet
- Perplexity Pro$20.001 Month
- Perplexity Pro$200.001 Year
- Perplexity Max$200.001 Month
Trace
- Trace Creator - Monthly$20.001 Month
- Trace Creator - Yearly$191.991 Year
