Comparison

Nexural vs TextDeck

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

Head to head
About

Nexural

This AI assistant processes your prompts locally on your iPhone, ensuring privacy and offline functionality. It allows you to ask questions, write, summarize, brainstorm, and plan without sending data to external servers. An optional subscription unlocks premium models and advanced performance features.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • No chat training
  • Selective sharing
  • Premium model access (Pro)
Features
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Nexural is a privacy-first AI assistant that runs directly on your iPhone. Ask questions, write, summarize, brainstorm, and plan — without sending your prompts to a server for processing. WHY NexurAl • On-device inference: your prompts are processed locally during normal use • Works offline (after setup) • No accounts required • No training on your chats • Share only when you choose HOW IT WORKS Language models are the “brain” behind an AI assistant. NexurAl runs a model on your device (bundled with the app or downloaded in the app). Your text stays on your iPhone, and responses are generated locally. NEXURAL PRO (Subscription Required): Upgrade to unlock the full power of local on-device AI: - Premium Model Catalog: Access our full library of advanced, high-parameter models. - Pro Optimizations: Experience peak performance and security with Metal Acceleration, Speculative Decoding, Context Compression, Thermal Guard, Streaming Tokens, and the Encrypted Vault. PRIVACY IS THE FEATURE Many AI tools rely on the cloud. That can mean your private text is transmitted to servers and may be stored or used to improve models (depending on the provider). Nexural avoids that tradeoff by keeping AI processing on your device. IMPORTANT NOTE AI outputs can be inaccurate. Don’t rely on NexurAl for medical, legal, financial, or emergency decisions. Support: support@nexural.net Privacy policy: https://nexural.net/privacy.html

About

TextDeck

Streamline your typing with reusable text templates and AI-powered prompt enhancement. Create custom snippets with fill-in blanks that paste directly into any app. All processing happens on-device for maximum privacy and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Reusable text snippets with fill-in blanks
  • On-device AI for prompt improvement and placeholder suggestions
  • Global hotkey for instant access
  • Frecency sorting for frequently used templates
  • Community prompt library with offline access
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • 100% local processing and privacy
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The text you retype, one shortcut away. TextDeck keeps your snippets, replies and AI prompts as reusable templates with fill-in blanks — hit the shortcut, fill the blanks, and it pastes straight into the app you came from. HOW IT WORKS Create a snippet like: "Write a {{Tone}} email to {{Recipient}} about {{Topic}}" — then just fill in the blanks each time. One tap copies or pastes the finished text. Done. ON-DEVICE AI - Improve any prompt with one tap — Apple Intelligence rewrites, shortens, or sharpens it - Paste raw text and let AI suggest reusable {{placeholders}} — you choose which to keep - Runs entirely on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. No account, no API key - Requires a device with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 / macOS 26 or later) INSTANT ACCESS - Global hotkey opens TextDeck instantly from any app - Frecency sorting puts your most-used templates at the top - Search across all templates and categories in seconds GLOBAL PROMPT LIBRARY - Browse and install free community prompt packs - Works offline and updates automatically - Open source — anyone can contribute on GitHub - Organize everything into your own categories and collections ALWAYS FREE - No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads — ever - Free, and it stays free SYNC & PRIVACY - iCloud sync keeps your templates on all your Apple devices - 100% local — no accounts, no tracking, no analytics - AI runs on-device — no third-party AI services - Your data never leaves your device unless you enable iCloud Works on Mac, iPad and iPhone. Build your text library once, use it everywhere you type. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nexural4 screens
TextDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextDeck at none against Nexural's 3. TextDeck also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Nexural's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Nexural sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TextDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nexural against 5.0 for TextDeck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nexural ships an update every 4 days, TextDeck every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Nexural versus TextDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexuralTextDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNexios Media LLCJonas Hoettler

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nexural

Subscriptions2
  • Nexural Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Nexural Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nexural Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

TextDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nexural free?
Nexural is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextDeck free?
TextDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nexural or TextDeck?
Nexural and TextDeck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nexural or TextDeck have ads?
Neither Nexural nor TextDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nexural or TextDeck?
Nexural ships an update every 4 days, and TextDeck every 9 days. Most recently, Nexural was updated on October 28, 2026 and TextDeck on October 13, 2026.

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