Side Search vs Nolox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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.
Nolox
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Not every productivity app needs to pack every hour of your day. NoloX is a lighter, quieter place to capture what matters. It remembers what you need to do, and keeps the ideas you almost lose. Capture in one sentence, let AI sort it No folders. No tags. No overthinking. Just type it in, and let AI handle the rest. Reminds you near the deadline, stays silent otherwise NoloX is not a notification machine. It speaks up only when it actually matters. Capture ideas, then expand them into action Drop a thought into the canvas, and AI can help you expand it, break it down, and turn it into executable steps. Big plans, broken into what you can do today Trips, moving, projects, life admin. Start with one sentence, and let AI fill in the missing steps. Only four categories, so things never get messy Buy, Do, Output, Maintain. Simple enough to stay clear, structured enough to stay useful. If most todo apps feel crowded and exhausting, NoloX may feel like a better fit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Side Search at none against Nolox's 1. Side Search also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Nolox's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). 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. Nolox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Side Search asks for nothing beyond the download.
Side Search ships an update every 6 days, Nolox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side Search | Nolox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cizzuk Shihu | 铮 余 |
In-app purchases
Side Search
No in-app purchases
Nolox
- ReZ主题$0.99









