Comparison

Open Minis vs Floato

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Floato

Effortlessly convert screenshots of tickets, boarding passes, and codes into organized Lock Screen cards. This app automatically reads details, eliminating manual entry. It offers a private experience with no account needed and a recap feature to track past events and journeys.

Highlights
  • Screenshot to card conversion
  • Automatic detail recognition
  • Lock Screen card pinning
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Recap for past events
  • Export and share cards
Features
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Screenshot it. Pin it. Done. Floato turns a screenshot of a ticket, boarding pass or pickup code into a Lock Screen card. No forms to fill in, nothing to type. It reads the details for you. Private by design: your original image is never stored, recognition results are deleted from our servers within 24 hours, and no account is needed. When a card is done, it moves into Recap: a calendar that puts every finished card on the day you used it, plus a ticket stub wall of the movies you've seen and the trips you've taken. Food pickup codes, parcel collection codes, movie tickets, flights, train tickets and vouchers — choose a screenshot from your photo library or take a photo. floato reads details such as codes, times and locations and organizes them into cards that are easy to check. Pin a card to a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, or view it in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhone models. Whether you are collecting an order, showing a ticket or heading out on a journey, spend less time searching for what you need. Home Screen widgets keep pickup codes and your next train, flight or movie in view without opening floato, and you can mark a code done right from the widget. Recap widgets display this month’s ticket stubs and the places you visit. Set reminders, or export a card as an image to share with someone joining you. You choose whether to include the code each time you share. Keep used passes in Recap: collect movie ticket stubs and look back on your journeys, leaving a little record of everyday moments. Add images in the app, import them through the system share sheet, or use floato with Shortcuts. No registration or login required. Image recognition requires an internet connection, and results may contain errors. floato organizes and displays information; it does not issue or verify passes. Always refer to the merchant's original information when using them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Open Minis4 screens
Floato4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Minis at 4.8 against Floato's 4.3. Open Minis also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (99 vs 6). Floato's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Floato sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Open Minis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Minis holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open Minis has 99 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Open Minis's written reviews are positive against 100% of Floato's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Minis ships an update weekly, Floato daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Open Minis versus Floato: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen MinisFloato
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (99 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews96.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB92 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer森 王魁 杨

Customer experience

Open Minis

All ratings87 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%

Floato

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Open Minis

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Floato

Subscriptions3
  • floato Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • floato Plus Quarterly$3.993 Months
  • floato Plus Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • 20 Credits$0.99
  • 80 Credits$2.99
  • Floato Plus Lifetime$20.99

Questions

Is Open Minis free?
Open Minis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Floato free?
Floato is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Open Minis or Floato?
Open Minis is rated higher. Open Minis averages 4.8 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Floato averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Open Minis or Floato have ads?
Neither Open Minis nor Floato shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Minis or Floato?
Open Minis ships an update weekly, and Floato daily. Most recently, Open Minis was updated on November 9, 2026 and Floato on November 6, 2026.

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