Augure vs Harness Chat

Augure Chat is a fast, focused AI assistant built natively for iPhone. Ask anything — draft an email, debug a snippet, plan a trip, summarize an article, work through an idea. Augure stays out of the way so you can think. Switch models in a tap depending on what you need. Built for iOS, not ported to it Augure Chat is written in SwiftUI from the ground up. It feels native because it is — quick to launch, smooth to scroll, light on battery, and right at home in both light and dark mode. Streaming responses Answers appear as they're generated, so you can start reading immediately instead of waiting for the full reply. Your conversations, organized Every chat is saved automatically. Rename, revisit, or delete conversations whenever you want. Pick up exactly where you left off. Privacy and account Sign in with email to sync your conversations to your account. Your chats are tied to you — not shared, not sold. Subscription Augure Chat is free to try. A subscription unlocks higher message limits and access to our most capable models. Manage or cancel anytime from your account. Questions, feedback, or feature requests? Reach out — we read everything. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Harness Chat is a beautifully simple AI chat app where you bring your own key. The app is free. You pay nobody but the models themselves: paste your OpenRouter API key (two minutes, guided in-app) and chat with hundreds of AI models — DeepSeek, MiniMax, Claude, GPT, Gemini, and more — at raw API prices. No subscription, no markup, no middleman. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Signing in with Apple or Google is completely optional — it exists only to sync your chats and memory between your phone and the web/desktop app. Skip it entirely and everything stays on your device: your key, your chats, your business. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Because you're billed at the API level, your conversations fall under model providers' API data policies — not used to train models, unlike free consumer chatbots. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. If you do sign in, you can export everything we hold — every chat and memory — as one JSON file, anytime. WHAT IT DOES • Real tools: web search, plus files you can actually download — PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations, even small apps and games • Automatic memory (signed in): it learns your preferences across chats • Optional sync: chats follow you between phone and web when signed in • On-device models: download a small model and chat entirely offline, free • Effort control, live cost tracking, and your context usage at a glance A free OpenRouter account and API key unlock cloud models; on-device models need nothing at all.