Maya vs PrivateAssistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Maya
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Maya is an AI that remembers β you, and the people in your life. Most assistants reset the moment you close them. Maya doesn't. Context carries from one conversation into the next, so nothing has to be re-explained, and the picture only sharpens the longer you use it. MEMORY THAT CARRIES OVER Past conversations, the details you've shared, the things that matter to you β all of it stays in view. Every chat picks up where the last one ended. THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE Add the people who count: friends, family, colleagues. Describe someone in your own words, or ask a question about them. Each person gets a profile that deepens as you talk. β Personality β Big Five (OCEAN) readings down to facet level, each with its own confidence band. β State & Rhythm β an estimate of energy, stress and mood across the day. β Timeline β a projection of how someone might change over the years. β Deep Research β a long-form dossier on one person, exportable as a PDF. β AI Portrait β a portrait drawn from what Maya knows so far. β From what they wrote β a conversation with them, a letter, a note you kept: anything there is to read about them. Maya reads them in their own words. The file never leaves your phone: a short excerpt is sent, and it isn't kept. WHO KNOWS WHOM Nobody stands alone. Tell Maya how people are connected, or let Maya work it out from what you've said β and each person is read with the others in mind. GROUNDED, AND HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS The readings rest on established work: the Five Factor Model, BFI-2 facets, Bayesian updating, the two-process model of sleep, the maturity principle. Maya names the models behind each reading inside the app, reports the uncertainty next to every score, and asks for more detail rather than overstating a thin reading. These are reflective estimates, never a clinical assessment. TYPE OR TALK Write when you want to think something through. Switch to voice for a natural spoken conversation, hands-free. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your life is yours. Maya never sells your data and never uses it for advertising. Keep your data in the cloud or on the device alone, sync across your own devices through your personal iCloud, lock the app behind Face ID, export the full archive as a PDF, erase your cloud data, or delete your account outright β all from inside the app. ACCESSIBLE BY DEFAULT VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, captions for spoken conversations, and audio descriptions for visual-only content. Available in 75 languages. FREE, PLUS & PRO Maya is free to start. Plus and Pro raise the limits and unlock the deeper readings β personality, state, timeline, deep research, readings from what they wrote, portraits and voice. Subscriptions renew monthly and can be cancelled anytime in App Store settings. Maya is made for adults (18+). Personality and wellbeing readings are reflective estimates for self-understanding β not medical, psychological, or clinical advice. Terms of Use: https://maya.li/terms Privacy: https://maya.li/privacy
PrivateAssistant
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PrivateAssistant is a caring AI companion that lives entirely on your iPhone β voice calls, everyday chat, and a long-term memory. The model runs fully on device: not a single word of your conversations is uploaded. TALK LIKE A PHONE CALL Full-duplex voice conversations β she listens while thinking and you can interrupt anytime. Language is detected automatically, replies are spoken sentence by sentence, and the avatar's lips sync with the voice. FULLY ON-DEVICE Built-in Gemma 4 and Apple's on-device model keep the conversation going even offline. No servers, no accounts β chat history lives only in your device's local database. Optionally plug in your own cloud API keys (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama); keys are stored in the system keychain. SHE REMEMBERS Say "rememberβ¦" and she won't forget. Things worth keeping from everyday chats are saved automatically and carried into every future conversation. KNOWLEDGE BASE Import recipes, procedures and notes (txt / md / pdf). When you ask, she retrieves the most relevant content and answers from it. TOOLS Weather, flights, web search, navigation, ride-hailing β things get done while you chat. Every tool can be toggled individually. ROLES Girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, dad, mom, assistantβ¦ each role has its own name, personality and avatar. Roles export as JSON to share between devices. MAKE HER TRULY YOURS Export your chats for LoRA fine-tuning and bake her way of speaking into the model β a version that belongs to just the two of you. PRO The free tier includes 20 conversations a day (text + voice). Pro unlocks unlimited conversations, available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVACY No backend servers: replies are generated on device, history stays in the local database, API keys stay in the system keychain. We can't read your conversations β they never leave your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pa.viying.online/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Maya at 15.1 against PrivateAssistant's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Maya sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and PrivateAssistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Maya | PrivateAssistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GORKEM MERIC GUMUS | ε ζ° ι |
In-app purchases
Maya
- Maya Plus$6.991 Month
- Maya Pro$12.991 Month
PrivateAssistant
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
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