Ai vs Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ai
Access advanced AI models privately on your iPhone or iPad. Connect to your Gemini server to chat, generate content, and analyze text with complete control over your data.
- Private Gemini server connection
- Run large AI models
- Content generation
- Text analysis
- Customizable AI workflows
- iPhone and iPad support
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Unlock the full potential of AI with Private LLM. Connect to your private Gemini server and run large, advanced models with complete privacy and control. Chat, generate content, analyze text, and customize your AI workflow — right from your iPhone or iPad.
Compass
This AI assistant processes all your questions and attached screenshots locally on your device. Enjoy private, real-time answers without data collection or cloud transmission.
- On-device AI processing
- Screenshot and photo analysis
- Notes-style chat interface
- Private by design
- No data collection
- Streaming answers
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Compass is a professional, privacy‑first on‑device assistant. Ask questions, attach screenshots, and get clear answers with everything processed locally on your iPhone, no data collection, no analytics, and no cloud transmission. What you can do with Compass • Ask quick questions in a clean, Notes‑style chat interface • Attach screenshots or photos and let Compass read them with on‑device OCR • Get focused, streaming answers that feel like a real conversation • Reopen or delete recent chats from a simple home screen Private by design • Your questions and answers stay on your device • Images and extracted text are processed using Apple’s on‑device frameworks • No analytics SDKs, no tracking, no external servers Compass is built for people who want the comfort of AI help without giving up control of their data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Compass at 5.0 against Ai's 4.5. Ai's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Compass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Ai ships an update monthly, Compass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ai | Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Jach | Shryas Bhurat |
In-app purchases
Ai
No in-app purchases
Compass
No in-app purchases
