Ox vs Cue by Manus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ox
This AI assistant helps you research, create notes, and complete tasks across various apps and websites. It integrates with your device's services and files, offering a customizable experience with user-defined profiles and skills.
- Streaming chat interface
- Research information
- Work with files
- Create notes and artifacts
- Turn websites into services
- Create custom skills
- Organize into profiles
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Ox is a free, open-source local agent for iPhone and iPad that uses websites and apps on your behalf. Choose a language model provider, then research information, work with files, create notes and interactive artifacts, and complete tasks through supported websites and device services. Ox works with commercial, free, local, and self-hosted language models, and can turn websites into reusable services or create custom skills for recurring workflows. Ox can also connect to supported AI apps, search and continue existing conversations, and import reviewed memories into your active Profile. With permission, Ox can access selected folders, use location, add calendar events and reminders, schedule notifications, look up contacts, prepare messages for review, and find, preview, and organize photos you choose to share. You can also share text, links, images, PDFs, and other files with Ox through the Share Sheet or Shortcuts. Chats, memory, skills, character settings, and generated artifacts are organized into separate Profiles that can be stored on-device, synced through iCloud, or opened from a folder you select in Files. Ox asks for approval before sensitive actions and keeps website credentials isolated from the language model.
Cue by Manus
This app acts as a personal assistant that can connect to your authorized apps to help with daily tasks, from ordering food to planning trips. It learns your preferences and automates routines, allowing you to delegate tasks and confirm actions.
- Personalized AI identity
- App authorization and integration
- QR code ordering
- Trip and daily task planning
- Preference memory
- Automated routines
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Cue has its own identity and can use the apps you authorize to help with everyday tasks, online and in person. From choosing a coffee and planning a trip to organizing your day and helping you learn, Cue can be there to lend a hand. GIVE YOUR CUE AN IDENTITY Give your Cue its own email address, phone number, computer, and wallet. Within the permissions you set, it can communicate, use digital services, and complete purchases and payments with your approval. SCAN A QR CODE. LET CUE HELP YOU ORDER. At supported cafés, restaurants, and other locations, scan a business’s service QR code, such as one for ordering, to create a dedicated Cue for that service. Let it explore the menu, help you choose based on your tastes, and place an order. You confirm the payment. YOUR EVERYDAY HELPER From planning a trip to everyday shopping, Cue can help you take care of daily tasks. When you need a flight, a hotel, or everyday essentials, let Cue help you find and compare options, choose what works for you, and complete bookings, orders, and payments after you confirm. LET CUE USE YOUR APPS With your permission, Cue can connect to and use supported apps, including email, calendar, and messaging services. It can help organize travel details, plan everyday activities, and adjust your schedule when plans change. You can decide at any time which apps Cue can use and what permissions to grant. REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS Memory and Dream help Cue remember your food preferences, travel habits, learning progress, and the plans you want to stick with. When you return, it can pick up where you left off, without you having to explain everything again. AUTOMATE EVERYDAY ROUTINES Have Cue put together your daily agenda, help prepare a weekly shopping list, or watch for changes that matter to you. Automations can run on a schedule or respond to supported events and conditions. You decide what starts each workflow and what your Cue does next. Cue currently requires an invitation code. You can create an account for free and enter your code after signing in. Once you have access, Plus membership is included at no charge. Privacy Policy: https://manus.im/privacy Terms of Use: https://manus.im/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ox at none against Cue by Manus's 10. Ox also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Cue by Manus's advantage is ratings volume (128 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Cue by Manus sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Ox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cue by Manus has 128 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ox's written reviews are positive against 76% of Cue by Manus's.
Ox ships an update every 2 days, Cue by Manus daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ox | Cue by Manus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (128 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 247 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ziyuan Zhu | BUTTERFLY EFFECT PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Ox
Cue by Manus
In-app purchases
Ox
No in-app purchases
Cue by Manus
- UK Phone Number$9.991 Month
- US Phone Number2 variants$9.991 Month
- Canada Phone Number$9.991 Month
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- Singapore Phone Number2 variants$9.991 Month
- Cloud Computer$39.001 Month
- Cue Pro$100.001 Month
- Cue Max$200.001 Month
- Cue Max$2000.001 Year









