Link$ vs Parallax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link$
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A community to share links and ideas, we are trying to build an image free community where people share the good things they find on the web with others.
Parallax
This AI companion offers private, on-device assistance or connects to various cloud AI providers. It allows side-by-side response comparison, live web context retrieval, and generates charts directly in conversations. Features include voice input, file analysis, image generation, and cross-device continuity.
- On-device and cloud AI integration
- Side-by-side response comparison
- Live web context retrieval
- In-chat chart generation
- Cross-device conversation continuity
- Voice input and spoken responses
- File and photo analysis
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Parallax AI is your private, flexible AI companion—available across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. PERSPECTIVES Ask once, hear more. Perspectives brings together your private on-device AI and configured cloud providers in one response. See each labeled viewpoint, spot the differences, and get a balanced synthesis to help you decide with confidence. YOUR AI, YOUR CHOICE Use On-Device AI for private help on supported devices, or connect your own API keys for OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI/Grok, Groq, Mistral, Together, Perplexity, Anthropic, or Cursor. Switch providers instantly, save your favorites, and choose the right model for everyday help, research, coding, creative work, or deep reasoning. PICK UP ANYWHERE Start a conversation on one Apple device and continue on another. Parallax keeps your recent conversations and cloud setup in sync through iCloud, so your work stays within reach—from iPhone to Apple Vision Pro. LIVE, CAPABLE, AND READY Get live web context for current questions, weather details, native charts, voice input and spoken replies, file and photo analysis, image generation, URL fetching, long-term memory, templates, and agent tools. PRIVACY FIRST On-Device AI stays on your device. Cloud requests go directly to the providers you choose using your own API keys. Incognito Mode keeps conversations out of history and memory. Free to use. No ads. No required account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Parallax at every 2 days against Link$'s weekly. Parallax also leads on device support (6 vs 2). Link$'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Link$ ships an update weekly, Parallax every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link$ | Parallax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Issa Coulibaly | Chris Nicolaidis |
In-app purchases
Link$
No in-app purchases
Parallax
No in-app purchases
