Comparison

Aside vs Aside AI Chat

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

Head to head
About

Aside

Save links, text, photos, and files from any app with a single tap. This app uses on-device AI to automatically tag and categorize your saved content, organizing it into smart collections for easy access. It offers a clean, private, and offline experience, syncing data via iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Save from any app via Share Extension
  • Capture Now rapid-fire collection mode
  • On-device AI auto-tagging and categorization
  • Smart Collections for automatic sorting
  • Customizable collections and tagging
  • Offline functionality with iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design with no account required
Features
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The things you want to keep end up everywhere—browser tabs, screenshots, messages, and app bookmarks. Aside brings links, text, photos, and files into one library, so you can find them when you need them. SAVE FROM OTHER APPS Use the Share Sheet to save links, text, photos, and files to Aside. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Search saved items or browse by content type, tags, and collections. ORGANIZE WITH LESS WORK Aside recognizes supported content types automatically. On supported devices, optional on-device AI can help add tags and categories without sending content to a cloud AI service. START WITHOUT SIGNING IN Save and organize in the Local Library on your device. No account or sign-in required. Local Library remains available offline. CONTINUE ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with DID to sync your saved content through Arc Space, then keep browsing and organizing on another device. PUBLISH YOUR COLLECTIONS After signing in and connecting to Arc Space, publish a collection as a page and share its link. You choose which collections to publish.

About

Aside AI Chat

Features
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Aside is a privacy-focused AI assistant with built-in encrypted tunnelling. Ask anything: privacy and security questions, everyday help, or troubleshooting, and have your conversations protected on any network. WHAT ASIDE DOES • Private AI chat. A conversational assistant that helps with questions about online privacy, public Wi-Fi safety, phishing, two-factor auth, password hygiene, and everyday digital life. No account needed. Just open the app and start typing. • Encrypted tunnelling (Shield). One tap routes all of your device's traffic through an encrypted tunnel. Useful on hotel and café Wi-Fi, airport networks, or anywhere you'd rather keep your traffic off your ISP's logs. • Quiet by design. No flashy banners, no upsells inside conversations, no ad tracking. The app stays out of the way and does its job. WHY PEOPLE USE IT • Ask a question and get a real answer, not a search result page. • Keep sensitive conversations off shared Wi-Fi networks. • Get a quick second opinion on a suspicious email or login alert. • Have one place to go for "is this safe?" without a Google rabbit hole. PRIVACY FIRST • No name, email, or phone number required. • Guest identity stored only on your device. Never linked to you personally. • No third-party ad networks. No analytics SDKs. No data brokers. • Conversations are not used to train public AI models. • Read our full policy: https://asideai.net/privacy CHAT FEATURES • Conversational AI with privacy and digital-safety focus • Conversation history kept on-device so you can scroll back • Suggested starting prompts to get you going SHIELD (ENCRYPTED TUNNEL) • One-tap on/off • Routes all traffic through Aside-operated servers • Standard IPsec/IKEv2-class encryption • No connection logs of what sites you visit • Works on Wi-Fi and cellular WHAT ASIDE DOESN'T DO • No peer-to-peer messaging. Aside is a one-on-one conversation with the AI, not a chat app between users. • No content generation suite. No image generators, no code writers, no document creation. Aside stays focused. • No fingerprinting, no sale of data, no cross-app tracking. SUPPORT Questions, suggestions, or trouble? Reach us at hello@asideai.net. By using Aside you agree to our Privacy Policy (https://asideai.net/privacy).

Screenshots

Aside4 screens
Aside AI Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Aside AI Chat at 12.0 against Aside's 17.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Aside versus Aside AI Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsideAside AI Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperArcBlock, Inc.Chameleon Digital Solutions Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Aside

No in-app purchases

None

Aside AI Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aside free?
Aside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aside AI Chat free?
Aside AI Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aside or Aside AI Chat have ads?
Neither Aside nor Aside AI Chat shows ads.

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