Comparison

Nabuchodonosor vs Askive

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

Head to head
About

Nabuchodonosor

Features
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Your model. Your rules. Nabuchodonosor is a private chat interface that connects to the AI engine you choose: Ollama on your local network or Tailscale, or an OpenAI-compatible API available over HTTPS. FREE AT THE APP LAYER The app sends your requests to the model without rewriting, moderating, or adding refusals. Final behavior remains that of the model and provider you choose. EPHEMERAL BY DEFAULT Messages stay in memory only. No history is written to your iPhone. Background clearing is enabled by default. Recent context is off by default; if enabled, it remains limited to this session and 12,000 characters. BRING YOUR OWN MODEL Enter any model name, use an Ollama token provided by the Mac app, or add a key for your compatible server. Secrets are protected in this iPhone’s Keychain and are not synchronized. VERIFIABLE PRIVACY No Nabuchodonosor account. No analytics, telemetry, uploaded crash reports, or cloud sync. The network session uses no caches or cookies. Important: every request is sent to the engine you configure. If you choose a remote service, its retention practices and restrictions depend on that provider, not Nabuchodonosor.

About

Askive

Features
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Askive is a private library for everything you save: photos, videos, audio recordings and documents. Add a file and Askive works out what's in it. Then just ask. ASK IN PLAIN LANGUAGE "What did the contractor say about the kitchen deadline?" "Which photo has the Wi-Fi password on the router?" Askive answers in a sentence or two and shows exactly where the answer came from. ANSWERS WITH PROOF Every answer cites its sources. Tap a citation to open the file at the right second of the video or recording, or the right page of the document. UNDERSTOOD AUTOMATICALLY Each item you add gets a clear title, a short summary, tags and key points. Audio and video also get a timestamped transcript you can read and tap to jump around. ONE PLACE FOR YOUR MEDIA β€’ Photos and screenshots β€’ Videos and screen recordings β€’ Voice memos, meetings and lectures β€’ PDFs and other documents PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library is visible only to your account. No ads and no tracking. Delete any item, or your whole account, from inside the app whenever you want. Sign in with just your email: no password to remember.

Screenshots

Nabuchodonosor4 screens
Askive4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nabuchodonosor and Askive are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nabuchodonosor versus Askive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNabuchodonosorAskive
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB53 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEloi CarreletSMBDM

In-app purchases

None

Nabuchodonosor

No in-app purchases

None

Askive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nabuchodonosor free?
Nabuchodonosor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Askive free?
Askive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nabuchodonosor or Askive have ads?
Neither Nabuchodonosor nor Askive shows ads.

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