Side Search vs Note Link by DCS0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Side Search
Launch your preferred AI assistant or search engine using the Side Button or Action Button. Customize assistants with custom URLs or integrate with Apple Foundation Models, Claude API, or Google Gemini API.
- Launch AI assistants via Side/Action Button
- Custom URL-based assistants
- Apple Foundation Models integration
- Claude API support
- Google Gemini API support
- Side Bridge for custom endpoints
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Quickly launch your preferred AI assistant or search engine as a voice assistant from the Side Button or Action Button. ### Launch from Side Button ### On iPhone in Japan, you can assign Side Search to the Side Button. You can start your favorite assistant by pressing and holding the Side Button. ### Assistants ### --- URL Based Assistant You can turn various AI assistants and search engines into assistants by setting a custom URL. --- Apple Foundation Models You can converse with privacy-focused models on devices that support Apple Intelligence. --- Claude API You can ask Claude to perform web searches or ask questions using your own API key. --- Google Gemini API You can converse with Gemini and ask it to perform web searches using your own API Key. --- Side Bridge For advanced users, you can use any assistant by creating an endpoint called Side Bridge.
Note Link by DCS0
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Record voice and text notes, import audio, photos and documents, extract text, and search your library on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Export or back up your notes and optionally sync your library with iCloud. Local note-taking and search work without a NoteLink account. Apple handles supported on-device transcription and processing. For Czech and other supported languages, optional cloud transcription and analysis use NoteLink's Firebase/Google Cloud backend and Google Vertex AI Gemini after sign-in and informed permission. Cloud transcription runs after recording; live captions depend on Apple's supported languages. Cloud transcription and analysis require internet access and available credits. New accounts receive 100 credits once. Existing accounts retain their balance. This version offers no credit purchases or automatic refill. Cloud permission also enables background note and attachment replication and optional sharing; you can withdraw it in Settings. Export your backend data or request cloud-account deletion in Settings. Account deletion preserves local notes and your iCloud library. Read the privacy policy for data recipients, storage, diagnostics and retention.
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Verdict
Side Search and Note Link by DCS0 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Side Search ships an update every 6 days, Note Link by DCS0 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side Search | Note Link by DCS0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 26.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cizzuk Shihu | Docs Do Inc. |
In-app purchases
Side Search
No in-app purchases
Note Link by DCS0
No in-app purchases








