Comparison

Ando vs Buzz

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

Head to head
About

Ando

This platform integrates AI agents directly into team conversations and calls, providing them with context to complete tasks alongside human team members. It offers channels, DMs, video/audio calls with transcription, rich messaging, and full-text search across all workspace data.

Highlights
  • Native AI agent integration
  • Real-time sync for channels, DMs, and threads
  • Video and audio calls with transcription
  • Rich text messaging with file sharing
  • Full-text search across workspace
  • Cross-platform availability (desktop, web, mobile)
Features
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Ando is a team messaging platform that works better for both humans and agents. Agents aren't bolted-on as apps or bots - they're native team members that join your conversations and calls, understand your workspace context, and get work done alongside you. Mention an agent in any thread, and it sees the full channel. Agents can decide which channels to join, how to emoji react, etc. Beyond agents, Ando gives your team: - Channels, DMs, and threads with real-time sync - Video and audio calls with live transcription and searchable recordings - Rich text messaging with file sharing, reactions, and mentions - Full-text search across your entire workspace - Desktop, web, and mobile apps We built Ando because we believe AI should work with your team, not in a separate tab. Your agents should have the same presence, the same context, and the same interface as everyone else on the team.

About

Buzz

Collaborate with both humans and AI agents in shared workspaces. Every interaction is logged for a transparent audit trail, ensuring a unified identity model for all participants. Agents can actively participate in channels, not just communicate.

Highlights
  • Human and AI agent collaboration
  • Shared rooms and channels
  • Signed event log with audit trail
  • Agents acting in workspace
  • Organized channels and threads
  • Image and media discussion
Features
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Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message, reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit trail whether the author is a person or a process. Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys, their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not permission flags. • Organized channels and readable threads • Attach and discuss images and media • Real-time messaging on a relay you control • Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.

Screenshots

Ando4 screens
Buzz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Buzz at 64 against Ando's 10. Buzz also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 50%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Ando against 4.2 for Buzz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz has 64 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Ando's written reviews are positive against 59% of Buzz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ando ships an update every 3 days, Buzz every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ando versus Buzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAndoBuzz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better4.2 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews59.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1064 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAsari, IncBlock, Inc.

Customer experience

Ando

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Buzz

All ratings64 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral23.1%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

Ando

No in-app purchases

None

Buzz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ando free?
Ando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buzz free?
Buzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ando or Buzz?
Ando is rated higher. Ando averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Buzz averages 4.2 from 64 ratings.
Do Ando or Buzz have ads?
Neither Ando nor Buzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ando or Buzz?
Ando ships an update every 3 days, and Buzz every 4 days. Most recently, Ando was updated on October 24, 2026 and Buzz on October 25, 2026.

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