Open Minis vs Sam Webpage Summarizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Minis
This AI agent runs locally on your device, taking actions like browsing the web, managing your schedule, and controlling smart home devices. It integrates deeply with iOS frameworks and allows you to bring your own API keys from various AI providers. Customize its capabilities with a skills system and enjoy persistent memory for a personalized experience.
- On-device AI agent
- Multi-model AI provider support
- Deep iOS framework integration
- Built-in web browser
- Customizable skills system
- Persistent memory
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Minis — Local-First On-Device AI Agent Minis is a local-first, on-device AI agent that goes beyond chat. All your data stays on your iPhone — nothing is uploaded to a server by default. Running locally means lower latency and stronger privacy, while the agent still takes real action: browsing the web, accessing your health data, managing your schedule, controlling your smart home, and automating complex tasks. Local-First AI Agent Unlike cloud-only chatbots, Minis runs directly on your device and keeps your data there. The agent executes multi-step tasks autonomously, using tools and native iOS frameworks to get things done — not just answer questions, and not just relay everything to the cloud. Multi-Model, Your Choice Bring your own API key. Choose from leading AI providers: • Anthropic Claude • OpenAI GPT • Google Gemini • DeepSeek • Kimi (Moonshot AI) • OpenRouter • Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint Deep iOS Integration The agent accesses Apple frameworks natively: • HealthKit — steps, heart rate, sleep, workouts, SpO₂ • Calendar & Reminders — create events, check availability, manage tasks • HomeKit — control lights, switches, scenes, and smart accessories • Photos — search, organize, and export from your library • Location & Maps — current location, directions, nearby POIs • Vision — OCR text recognition, object detection, barcode scanning • Speech — real-time transcription and text-to-speech • Weather — current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts Built-in Web Browser Navigate pages, take screenshots, extract content, fill forms, and interact with websites — all driven by the AI agent in the background. Skills System Import or create custom AI skills to extend the agent's capabilities. Share skills with others or build your own for specialized workflows. Persistent Memory The agent remembers your preferences, project context, and recurring patterns across sessions — building a personalized assistant that improves over time, all stored locally on your device. Siri Shortcuts Automate AI tasks with Siri and the Shortcuts app. Send prompts with file attachments, wait for results, and chain into complex workflows — all hands-free. Privacy by Design Your API keys and data stay on-device. Fine-grained permission controls let you decide exactly which personal data the agent can access. No account required. No data collected.
Sam Webpage Summarizer
This app transforms lengthy webpages into concise summaries or translations directly from your device's share sheet. It allows for immediate reading as content generates and saves results to a local history for later review and follow-up questions. Users can customize AI models and settings, and track token usage.
- Summarize webpages
- Translate webpages
- iOS share sheet integration
- Stream content generation
- Local history saving
- Customizable AI models
- Token usage tracking
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Turn long webpages into clear summaries and translations with Sam. Share a page from Safari or paste a link directly into the app, then read the result as it generates. READ AND REVISIT Save useful results to your history, search across titles, saved results, and follow-up questions, and return to what matters. Ask follow-up questions without starting over. Optional iCloud sync keeps your saved results available across your devices. CHOOSE YOUR AI Use your own OpenRouter API key or configure an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Choose separate models for summaries and translations, adjust generation settings, and view token usage and estimated cost when your provider supplies them. YouTube links require a model that supports video input. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Summarize or translate from the share sheet, add links from your history screen, and find saved pages with native search. Clear settings make it easy to manage your provider, models, and reading preferences. No Sam account is required. AI generation requires access to a supported provider. Provider accounts, API keys, availability, and usage charges depend on the service you choose. Optional coffee tips support Sam's development and do not unlock AI credits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Minis at none against Sam Webpage Summarizer's 1. Open Minis also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 1). Sam Webpage Summarizer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, 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. Sam Webpage Summarizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Open Minis asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Open Minis against 5.0 for Sam Webpage Summarizer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Minis has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Open Minis ships an update weekly, Sam Webpage Summarizer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Minis | Sam Webpage Summarizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 森 王 | Dine Creative Design LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Open Minis
No in-app purchases
Sam Webpage Summarizer
- Coffee Tip$4.99
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