Comparison

Sal vs 豆包

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

Head to head
About

Sal

This AI assistant operates entirely on your device, ensuring all your conversations and data remain private. It remembers your past interactions and context, allowing for seamless continuity across devices. Designed for quick tasks and recall, it acts as a personal intelligence partner.

Highlights
  • 100% on-device AI processing
  • Private and confidential data handling
  • Continuous memory and context recall
  • Seamless sync across Apple devices
  • Quick reads and edits
  • Personalized AI partner
Features
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Hardware Requirements: Sal runs a frontier billion-parameter AI model 100% locally and privately on-device using unified memory and Apple Metal. Supported Devices: • iPhone Duo (Full dual-screen experience) • iPhone Air • iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max • iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max • Apple devices with 12 GB or more of unified memory Devices with less than 12 GB of unified memory can view and search conversations synced from Sal for Mac in read-only mode. Interactive on-device AI generation requires an iPhone with at least 12 GB of unified memory. PRIVATE AI FOR CONFIDENTIAL WORK Sal is your on-device intelligence partner for Apple Silicon. Natively local. Built for the moments you need a sharp mind, away from your desk. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE Almost every AI assistant on the App Store sends your words to a server. Sal doesn’t. Her intelligence runs on your phone. What you type, what you share, what you ask — none of it goes anywhere. Not to us. Not to a cloud. Nowhere. SHE REMEMBERS YOU Most AI apps forget you the moment you close them. A few try to compensate by saving a handful of bullet points to their cloud. Sal does something different. She remembers the way a person does — your projects, your preferences, the thread you were on last Tuesday. Not a list of facts on a company server. A living memory, kept on your device, private and continuous. You don’t re-explain yourself. You pick up where you left off. BUILT FOR THE PHONE YOU’RE HOLDING A PDF just hit your inbox before a meeting. Ask Sal for the bottom line. A sentence in an email needs tightening. She’ll reword it. You want to check what she said about the Q3 numbers while you’re in transit. She’ll recall it. Sal is sized for quick, sharp, phone-in-hand thinking. The deep work lives on your Mac. ONE SAL. EVERY DEVICE. You were working with Sal on your Mac ten minutes ago. Pull out your phone, open her, and she’s already there. Same memory. Same context. Same relationship. No setup. No “remind me what we were discussing.” Just continuity. NO CATCH Free. No account. No subscription. No ads. No data collection. This is the full product. WHAT SHE’S BEST AT Quick reads. Quick edits. Recalling context. Focused questions on material in front of you. If you need multi-hour research or long-form creative writing, that’s a Mac task. Sal on your phone is the pocket version of your thinking partner — fast, private, and always with you.

About

豆包

Features
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Feno: AI assistant Feno is a personal AI assistant that combines AI chat with useful tools for everyday tasks in one app. Features: 1. AI Chatbot — Ask questions, chat with AI, and get help with everyday tasks. 2. Reminders — Create reminders using simple messages with your task and preferred time. 3. Shopping Lists — Add items and manage your shopping lists directly in chat. 4. Photos and Notes — Send images, save notes, and keep important information in one place. 5. Voice Input — Speak your messages instead of typing. 6. Multi-User AI Chat — Interact with AI in conversations involving multiple users. 7. AI Video and Quiz Generation — Generate videos and create quizzes with AI. 8. Translation and AI Tools — Translate text and explore additional AI-powered features. Privacy No account required. Each user has a separate personal chat. User data is not shared with other users. Messages and photos may be securely transmitted to our servers for AI processing. Reminders, shopping lists, and saved notes remain on your device. Feno Pro Subscription Feno is free to download. Feno Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon purchase confirmation. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal charges occur within 24 hours before the current period ends. Canceling Your Subscription: Go to Settings → Your Name → Subscriptions → Feno Pro → Cancel Subscription. Your paid access remains active until the end of the current billing period. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qBJwBtWbpgNo4mPA_IkEIzHYd-2eDHb-1K0uFsKlOPw/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CpcJGdfgTWZUXTOsQJVuz73IYG1mAbHEwmHVPh5dkdc/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Sal4 screens
豆包4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sal at none against 豆包's 2. Sal also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 豆包's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 豆包 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Sal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sal ships an update every 5 days, 豆包 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sal versus 豆包: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSal豆包
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHelloPartner.ai LLCGuillem Villarreal

In-app purchases

None

Sal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

豆包

Subscriptions2
  • Week PRO Chat$3.997 Days
  • Year PRO Chat$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Sal free?
Sal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 豆包 free?
豆包 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sal or 豆包 have ads?
Neither Sal nor 豆包 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sal or 豆包?
Sal ships an update every 5 days, and 豆包 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sal was updated on November 10, 2026 and 豆包 on November 10, 2026.

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