Comparison

Side Search vs Clauge Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Clauge Mobile

Features
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Clauge for iOS is the companion app for Clauge โ€” the desktop super-app that runs your AI coding agents, SSH sessions, databases, REST client and more in one window. Pair your phone once, then attach to any session running on your desktop and control it from anywhere on your network โ€” no cloud relay, your phone talks straight to your machine. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Live agent sessions โ€” mirror Claude, Codex, AntiGravity and OpenCode coding agents running on your desktop. Watch them work in real time, send prompts, and approve actions right from your phone. โ€ข SSH on the go โ€” open and drive your desktop's SSH terminals, with a built-in key bar for everything touch can't type. โ€ข Pair in seconds โ€” scan a QR code from Clauge desktop (Settings โ†’ Mobile) to connect over your local Wi-Fi, or anywhere via Tailscale. โ€ข Never leave it hanging โ€” get a push notification the moment an agent needs your input, and jump straight back into that session. โ€ข Multi-device โ€” pair several desktops and switch between them. Clauge for iOS requires the Clauge desktop app with the Mobile companion server turned on. Your sessions and credentials stay on your own machine โ€” the app only mirrors what's already running on your desktop.

Screenshots

Side Search3 screens
Clauge Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clauge Mobile at 16.0 against Side Search's 27.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Side Search versus Clauge Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSide SearchClauge Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCizzuk ShihuThetaSecure Technologies Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Side Search

No in-app purchases

None

Clauge Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Side Search free?
Side Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clauge Mobile free?
Clauge Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Side Search or Clauge Mobile have ads?
Neither Side Search nor Clauge Mobile shows ads.

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