Comparison

Offline Pages vs SilicIA

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

Head to head
About

Offline Pages

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Save the web for later — read anywhere, even offline. Offline Pages captures full articles with images, formatting, and original styling intact. Once saved, they live in your library forever, ready to open on a plane, in a metro tunnel, or when you just want a quieter internet. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Save any web page with one tap • Read completely offline — no signal needed • Organize with categories — custom icons, colors, and tags • Full-text search across your library • Star favorites for quick access • Distraction-free reader with Dark Mode • Listen to any article with voice narration • Highlight passages and add personal notes • Export as PDF or HTML — send to Mail, Files, or your own archive DESIGNED FOR iOS 26 Built natively for iPhone with the new Liquid Glass aesthetic. Respects your system appearance — Light, Dark, or Auto. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No tracking. No ads. Your library stays yours. https://kashalot.dev/legal/offline-pages-terms

About

SilicIA

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SilicIA is a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your device - no internet required to answer, no data sent to any server, no subscription. Powered by local large language models and Apple Silicon, SilicIA delivers fast, intelligent responses while keeping your conversations completely private. Please note: Apple Intelligence is required for this app to fully work. --- CHAT --- Have natural, multi-turn conversations with a local LLM. Ask questions, brainstorm ideas, get summaries, write and review text — all processed on your device. --- WEB INTELLIGENCE --- When you need up-to-date information, SilicIA can fetch live web results and synthesise them into a clear, cited AI answer. Get the best of both worlds: real-time web context with on-device reasoning. --- DOCUMENT ANALYSIS --- Drop any PDF or image into the conversation. SilicIA reads, understands, and answers questions about your documents with page-precise citations — entirely on-device. --- PRIVACY BY DESIGN --- Your data never leaves your Mac. No account required. No telemetry. No cloud inference. Everything stays between you and your device. --- APPLE SILICON OPTIMISED --- Built for macOS and optimised for Apple Silicon. SilicIA runs local models efficiently, making powerful AI accessible without a GPU server. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat with a local AI — fast, private, always available • Search the web and get AI-synthesised summaries with source links • Ask questions about PDFs, reports, contracts, and images • Combine web context with your documents in one conversation • Switch between English and French interfaces SilicIA puts you in control of your AI — no cloud dependency, no hidden costs, no privacy trade-offs.

Screenshots

Offline Pages4 screens
SilicIA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SilicIA at none against Offline Pages's 1. SilicIA also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Offline Pages sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SilicIA asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Offline Pages versus SilicIA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline PagesSilicIA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRufat BabayevEDDY JULIEN RAPHAEL BARRAUD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Offline Pages

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$5.99
None

SilicIA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offline Pages free?
Offline Pages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SilicIA free?
SilicIA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Offline Pages or SilicIA have ads?
Neither Offline Pages nor SilicIA shows ads.

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