Comparison

智启 vs Open Minis

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

智启

This AI-powered assistant provides comprehensive educational support across multiple subjects. It offers detailed explanations, practice exercises, and creative writing assistance, significantly boosting learning efficiency. The tool is designed to be an intelligent study companion for academic success.

Highlights
  • General Q&A for educational queries
  • Subject-specific learning (Math, Chinese, English, Physics, Chemistry)
  • Writing assistance for essays and reports
  • Academic planning and research support
  • Creative content generation (stories, poems)
  • Thesis and paper writing assistance
Features
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智启帮你答疑解惑,AI辅助学习,一小时顶过去五小时。基于中英双语大模型ChatGLM开发,具备以下丰富的能力 【通用问答】能回答各类教育问题,涵盖众多学科,您的智能AI助手 【学科】目前支持数学、语文、英语、物理、化学等多个学科,讲解-学习-练习全闭环辅助你的学习 【写作】更多创意:写作文、写实验报告、英文写作、演讲稿生成 【学业】雅思作文、学业计划、研报大纲、语法修改、论文框架、古风诗词、专业计划、学术研究、英语听力。 【教育】成语故事、成语接龙、睡前故事、历史解读、朝代故事、因材施教、古诗故事。 【论文】开题报告、论文选题、目录大纲、论文综述、论文降重、致谢辞、论文点评、论文PPT。 提升学习效率,做您的AI学伴。

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

智启4 screens
Open Minis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Minis at 96% against 智启's 50%. Open Minis also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (98 vs 2). 智启's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Minis holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Minis has 98 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of 智启's written reviews are positive against 96% of Open Minis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

智启 ships an update fortnightly, Open Minis weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
智启 versus Open Minis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter智启Open Minis
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews96.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings298 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB398 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBeijing Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited森 王

Customer experience

智启

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Open Minis

All ratings87 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%

In-app purchases

None

智启

No in-app purchases

None

Open Minis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 智启 free?
智启 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Minis free?
Open Minis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 智启 or Open Minis?
Open Minis is rated higher. 智启 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Open Minis averages 4.8 from 98 ratings.
Do 智启 or Open Minis have ads?
Neither 智启 nor Open Minis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 智启 or Open Minis?
智启 ships an update fortnightly, and Open Minis weekly. Most recently, 智启 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Open Minis on November 5, 2026.

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