Comet vs LaTeXBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comet
This AI-powered browser serves as a personal assistant, enhancing focus and streamlining workflows. It offers unified AI search, instant context, and automation across websites for tasks like summarizing, shopping, scheduling, and research.
- Unified AI search
- Instant context and automation
- Summarize, shop, schedule, research
- Personalized workflow adaptation
- Tab and inspiration management
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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
LaTeXBoard
This keyboard extension allows users to easily create and share complex mathematical formulas on mobile devices. It offers a native rendering engine for fast performance and exports formulas as high-quality PNG images, ideal for messaging and collaboration.
- Custom keyboard for math formulas
- Native rendering engine
- Instant PNG export
- Professional math suite support
- Memory efficient design
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Stop struggling with math on mobile. LaTeXBoard is the ultimate custom keyboard extension designed for students, engineers, and researchers who need to communicate complex mathematical formulas on the go. Unlike other solutions that rely on slow, memory-hungry WebViews, LaTeXBoard features a custom-built, 100% native rendering engine. Key Features: Instant PNG Export: Type your formula, preview it, and copy it to your clipboard as a high-quality, transparent PNG image. Perfect for WhatsApp, Slack, iMessage, and Discord. Professional Math Suite: Full support for matrices, fractions, integrals, square roots, and complex limit notations. Pure Native Performance: Built from the ground up using CoreGraphics and Swift. No WebViews, no MathJax, no latency. Memory Efficient: Optimized to run within the strict iOS keyboard memory limits (Jetsam), ensuring a stable and crash-free experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Comet at 4.7 against LaTeXBoard's 2.0. Comet also leads on ratings volume (7.8K vs 2). LaTeXBoard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Comet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. LaTeXBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Comet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comet has 7.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Comet | LaTeXBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 291 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perplexity AI, Inc. | Bugra Acemoglu |
In-app purchases
Comet
- Perplexity Pro$20.001 Month
- Perplexity Pro$200.001 Year
- Perplexity Max$200.001 Month
LaTeXBoard
No in-app purchases
