AskAIR vs Extra Actions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AskAIR
This app acts as a central hub for various AI tools, routing your queries to the most suitable AI for instant answers. It covers a wide range of life categories, from health and finance to creative pursuits, eliminating the need to switch between multiple AI applications.
- Routes questions to the best AI tool
- Covers 18 life categories
- Integrates 15 AI tools
- Provides monthly insights with Ask Advisor
- Offers AI Translate
- Customizable themes
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Stop switching between AI apps. AskAIR sends your question to the AI that's best at it and shows the answer right in the app. ONE PROMPT. ONE ROUTE. THE ANSWER. Tap a life category or just type your question. AskAIR picks the right AI for the job, so you never have to know which one to open. No AI expertise required. Use it on your phone or in your browser with the same account. ROUTING YOU CAN TRUST Every category is assigned to the AI that wins it in a monthly vote by six leading AI models. No sponsorships, no favorites. Assignments update automatically, no app update needed. ASK ABOUT A PHOTO Snap a picture and ask. "What plant is this?" gets a specific answer, not a generic search result. LOCAL ANSWERS THAT WORK Ask about a plumber, a restaurant or a store near you. Answers include phone numbers and websites you can tap to call or visit. 22 LIFE HUBS, 129 CATEGORIES Automotive · Career · Creative Studio · Education & Learning · Entertainment · Faith & Community · Family & Relationships · Government & Benefits · Health & Wellness · Hobbies & Interests · Life & Home · Mental Wellness · Money & Legal · News & World · Pets · Shopping & Products · Sports · Tech & Devices · Technology · Trades & Industrial · Travel · Work & Productivity 17 AI TOOLS, ONE APP ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini · Perplexity · Grok · Microsoft Copilot · Wolfram Alpha · Wysa · Ada Health · Cleo · Adobe Firefly · Suno · Runway · Kling AI · ElevenLabs · Canva · GitHub Copilot Crisis support: crisis categories connect you directly to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. PRO - Unlimited questions - Follow-up questions with the AI that answered - Second opinion: ask another AI and compare - Make and edit pictures - Listen: hear any answer read aloud - AIR Translate: answers in your language - Ask Advisor: a personal monthly report on how you use AskAIR - 30-day answer history - Themes: Sunrise, Lawnmower, Garage, Ocean, Midnight FAMILY Everything in Pro for up to 5 family members, plus priority support. PRICING Free: 10 questions a week (resets Monday) across all 129 categories Pro: $7.99/month or $76.99/year Family: $15.99/month or $153.99/year Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Face ID or fingerprint lock · Auto-lock after 15 minutes in the background · Optional clipboard clearing · Email verification · We never sell your data or use it for ads. Terms of Use: https://4cylindertechnologies.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://4cylindertechnologies.com/privacy.html AskAIR is not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Microsoft, Perplexity, Adobe, Wolfram, Suno, Runway, Kuaishou, ElevenLabs, Canva, Wysa, Ada Health, or Cleo. All AI tool names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. © 2026 4Cylinder Technologies LLC support@4cylindertechnologies.com
Extra Actions
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Extra Actions adds extra powerful actions to the Shortcuts app. Build your workflow in Shortcuts, then add the tools you need for data, logic, media, and downloads. DATA • Set Plain Value. Saves plain text for later shortcuts. Not for passwords, API keys, or access tokens. • Get Plain Value. Returns plain text saved for a namespace and key. • Delete Plain Value. Deletes plain text saved for a namespace and key on this device. • List Plain Values. Lists plain text saved in a namespace as JSON. • Check Plain Value. Checks whether a namespace and key has a saved plain value. • Set Secure Value. Saves a secret in the Keychain. • Get Secure Value. Returns a secret saved in the Keychain for a namespace and key. • Delete Secure Value. Deletes a secret saved in the Keychain for a namespace and key. • List Secure Values. Lists secrets saved in a Keychain namespace as JSON. • Check Secure Value. Checks whether a namespace and key has a saved secret. LOGIC • Boolean. Returns true or false. You choose which. • Run JavaScript. Runs JavaScript and returns the result as text. Objects and arrays come back as JSON. MEDIA • Check Codec Support. Checks whether this device can decode and encode a chosen codec. • Encode Video. Encodes VP9 WebM as H.264 or HEVC. HEVC keeps HDR10 and HLG as 10-bit. • Remux. Combines a video file with audio files into one movie without re-encoding. URLS • Download File. Downloads a file using parallel HTTP connections. To get started, open Extra Actions to browse what’s included. Then open the Shortcuts app, create or edit a shortcut, and search for “Extra Actions” in the action picker. Requires iOS 16.4 or later. Media processing depends on your device and input files. Extra Actions does not collect user data. Plain values stay on this device unless you turn on Cloud Sync. Secure values stay in the Keychain. Scripts and media files are processed on your device. Privacy Policy: https://1mrnewton.github.io/extra-actions-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Extra Actions at none against AskAIR's 4. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. AskAIR sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Extra Actions asks for nothing beyond the download.
AskAIR ships an update every 10 days, Extra Actions weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | AskAIR | Extra Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4Cylinder Technologies LLC | Emmanuel Aidoo |
In-app purchases
AskAIR
- Ask AIR Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- Ask AIR Family Monthly$15.991 Month
- Ask AIR Pro Annual$76.991 Year
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- Ask AIR Family$153.991 Year
Extra Actions
No in-app purchases









