Dot vs AI Agent Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot
This AI assistant learns your habits to perform tasks across your apps. It offers privacy-first design, working locally on your device. Choose from various AI providers, including offline options, and create custom skills for personalized automation.
- Learns user habits and preferences
- Creates custom skills for app automation
- Controls smart home devices
- Manages reminders and calendar events
- Sends messages and emails
- Supports multiple AI providers (Claude, Kimi, Apple Foundation)
- Privacy-first, on-device processing
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Dot is a powerful personal AI assistant built for your iPhone. Tell it what you need and it gets it done — securely right on your phone. Dot is special because it can learn from you and for you. Need something done in one of your apps? Dot will create a skill to get it done. What can Dot do? - Control your smart home — turn on the lights, lock the front door, adjust the thermostat - Manage reminders and calendar events — schedule meetings, set to-dos, check what's coming up - Send messages and emails — compose and send without switching apps - Play music — queue up a playlist on Apple Music or Spotify - Create notes — jot down ideas hands-free - Learn new skills by creating shortcuts Privacy-first by design Your conversations and data are only stored on your device. Dot works through your existing apps and Apple Shortcuts — no accounts or cloud services required. Extensible and intelligent Dot learns your preferences and remembers context across conversations. Need something new? Just ask — Dot can generate custom skills on the fly by creating new shortcuts tailored to your request. Fully transparent and accessible to you at all times. Choose your AI Choose your provider. Dot supports Claude, Kimi, and on-device Apple Foundation Models. Pick the one that fits your needs — including fully offline options for maximum privacy. Premium Subscription Details: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off, by going to iTunes Subscriptions after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.emotioncomputer.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.emotioncomputer.com/privacy-policy
AI Agent Builder
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This app turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete workshop for building, customizing, and running your own AI agents. Design an agent's personality, connect it to tools, chain multi-step workflows, and chat with it in real time — all without writing a single line of code. NEW IN VERSION 2.0 Template Gallery — Skip the blank page. This app now includes a dedicated Templates tab with ten professionally designed, ready-to-use agents: Research Assistant, Code Reviewer, Content Writer, Data Analyst, Travel Planner, Study Tutor, and more. Add any template to your library in a single tap, or open it in the builder to customize. Redesigned Dashboard — The home screen is now a dashboard. See your agent stats at a glance, jump into common actions instantly, and browse featured templates the moment this app opens. Demo Mode — Explore every feature with realistic sample data, with no API key required. BUILD AGENTS YOUR WAY A 12-step guided builder walks you through every part of your agent Choose from multiple AI providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, and Groq Add your own OpenAI-compatible providers such as Ollama, Together AI, Mistral, and DeepSeek 20 built-in tools including web search, calculator, weather, translation, email, and file operations Connect Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for extended tool access Create sub-agents that your main agent can delegate to Design visual workflows with conditions, loops, and branching Fine-tune temperature, token limits, and streaming behavior CHAT AND ITERATE Test your agents in a live chat with real-time tool execution Export agents as JSON to back up, reuse, or share Edit any agent at any time in the builder PRIVACY FIRST Your API keys are stored locally on your device and are only ever sent to the AI provider you choose. This app does not collect or transmit your data to any third party. NOTE: This app requires your own API key from an AI provider. Groq offers a free tier, so you can get started at no extra cost. Demo Mode lets you preview this app with no key at all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dot at Free against AI Agent Builder's $2.99. AI Agent Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Dot is free to download; AI Agent Builder costs $2.99 up front. Dot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. AI Agent Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dot ships an update every 2 weeks, AI Agent Builder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot | AI Agent Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emotion Computer | Yuhsiu Lai |
In-app purchases
Dot
- AI Assistant Premium Weekly$6.997 Days
- AI Assistant Premium$19.991 Month
AI Agent Builder
No in-app purchases









