Comparison

Sage vs Codex Mate

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

Head to head
About

Sage

Features
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Sage is an AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. All processing — chat generation, image understanding, speech recognition, text recognition — happens locally on your device. Nothing is ever sent to any server. WHY SAGE IS DIFFERENT • Fully offline: works in airplane mode • Zero tracking: no third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs • No subscriptions: one-time in-app purchase unlocks every pro feature • Fully transparent: models are downloaded from public sources like Hugging Face WHAT'S INSIDE Smart Chat • 8 dedicated templates: free chat, translator, writing polish, code review, email draft, weekly report, tutor, brainstorm • Image understanding (vision model required) • Document analysis (PDF / Word / Markdown / plain text) with automatic RAG retrieval • Streaming output, read-aloud, copy, re-edit AI Tools • Image Playground: generate images from a sentence (requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer with Apple Intelligence) • AI Cutout: auto-lift the subject, swap background, or export as 512×512 sticker for iMessage • Photo Search: find photos in plain language — "sunset at the beach", "dog with a ball" • Privacy Redaction: auto-detect faces, emails, card numbers, ID numbers; mosaic them in one tap; manual region also supported • Meeting Recorder: record → on-device transcription → AI summary as Markdown • Handwriting OCR: scan multiple pages → recognize → AI-polish into clean Markdown • Live Translation: hands-free two-way conversation, hit the mic and speak Models & Backends • Defaults to Apple Foundation Models (auto-enabled on iPhone 15 Pro+ with Apple Intelligence) • Open-source MLX models supported: Llama 3.2 1B, Qwen2.5 1.5B / 3B, Qwen2-VL 2B, and more • Models range from 0.7 GB to 2 GB — pick what fits your device System Integration • Fully localized: English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese • Liquid Glass design (iOS 26+), graceful fallback on older systems • Home-screen widget for quick access • Share Extension: send text from any app into Sage • Siri / App Intents: "Hey Siri, ask Sage to translate this" PRIVACY We do not collect, upload, or store any of your data. See in-app Settings → Privacy Policy for details. CONTACT Questions or feedback? Reach the developer via the App Store reviews.

About

Codex Mate

Features
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Codex Mate 是一个轻量的应用,用来查看你在电脑上同步到 iCloud 的 Codex 使用快照。 你可以快速查看: 当前套餐 5 小时余量 本周余量 重置时间 用量统计 主题偏好 通过 iCloud 在你的设备间保持一致 Codex Mate 采用 iCloud 同步方式工作。 当你的个人电脑完成最新一次额度同步后,你的移动设备会自动读取这份最新快照,方便你在外出、通勤或不开电脑时随时确认当前余量状态。 使用方式 在你的电脑上使用 Codex Mate 同步最新数据 在你的移动设备上登录同一个 iCloud 账号 打开 Codex Mate 查看最近一次同步结果 隐私说明 移动端不会读取你的本地命令行工具 移动端不会获取第三方登录凭证 移动端不会读取你的代码、项目内容或文件内容 你的数据通过你自己的 iCloud 私有数据库同步

Screenshots

Sage4 screens
Codex Mate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Codex Mate at daily against Sage's every 4 months. 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. Sage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Codex Mate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sage ships an update every 4 months, Codex Mate daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Sage versus Codex Mate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSageCodex Mate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer利莎 甘阳 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sage

One-time1
  • Unlock Open-Source Models$2.99
1 purchases

Codex Mate

One-time1
  • 永久会员$9.99

Questions

Is Sage free?
Sage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Codex Mate free?
Codex Mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sage or Codex Mate have ads?
Neither Sage nor Codex Mate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sage or Codex Mate?
Sage ships an update every 4 months, and Codex Mate daily. Most recently, Sage was updated on October 24, 2026 and Codex Mate on October 24, 2026.

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