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Assistral
Use this track when you want safer, fresher, or leaner substitutes for a specific Android app.
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More recent releases usually rank better because users need options that are still maintained.
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Smaller packages score better when the track is sensitive to storage, bandwidth, or device overhead.
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Ordered using trust, risk, footprint, freshness, and category fit signals.
#1
OpenAssistant
OpenAssistant is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 28.1 MB.
OpenAssistant for Android (AI Chat) with version history and verified package details. Release snapshot: Developer: Vayun Mathur | Latest version: 1.2 | Package: com.vayunmathur.o...
Priority score: 71
Trust score: 90
Risk: Low risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 28.1 MB
1 versions tracked
#2
Aiyo
Aiyo is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 3.6 MB.
Aiyo for Android (AI Chat) with version history and verified package details. Release snapshot: Category: AI Chat | Size: 3.6 MB | ABI arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64 | Min SD...
Priority score: 61
Trust score: 72
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 3.6 MB
1 versions tracked
#3
My Brain
My Brain is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 8.5 MB.
My Brain for Android (AI Chat) with version history and verified package details. Release snapshot: Updated: 2004-01-05 | Package: com.mhss.app.mybrain | Developer: Mohamed Shaaba...
Priority score: 61
Trust score: 72
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 8.5 MB
1 versions tracked
#4
VScan
VScan is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 6.6 MB.
VScan for Android (AI Chat) with version history and verified package details. Release snapshot: Developer: Rastislav Kish | Min SDK 24 | Latest version: 0.2.3 | Size: 6.6 MB | Ta...
Priority score: 61
Trust score: 72
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 6.6 MB
1 versions tracked
#5
maid
maid is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 22.9 MB.
maid is an Android app in AI Chat with a clean, verified release timeline. Release snapshot: ABI arm64-v8a | Package: com.danemadsen.maid | Min SDK 23 | Developer: Mobile Artifici...
Priority score: 59
Trust score: 69
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 22.9 MB
1 versions tracked
#6
Lumo
Lumo is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 82.2 MB.
Developer Release snapshot: ABI arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64. Release snapshot: ABI arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64 | Developer: Proton | Latest version: 1.2.11-nogms |...
Priority score: 58
Trust score: 77
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 4
Size: 82.2 MB
1 versions tracked
#7
Wispar
Wispar is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 82.4 MB.
Wispar is an Android app in AI Chat with a clean, verified release timeline. Release snapshot: Min SDK 24 | Size: 82.4 MB | ABI arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64 | Category: AI Chat...
Priority score: 58
Trust score: 72
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 82.4 MB
1 versions tracked
#8
huggingAssist
huggingAssist is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.5 MB.
A closer look at huggingAssist: release details and update history in AI Chat. Release snapshot: Developer: woheller69 | Min SDK 21 | Updated: 2009-01-22 | Package: org.woheller69...
Priority score: 57
Trust score: 69
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 2.5 MB
Release freshness: 6254 days ago
1 versions tracked
#9
Susi
Susi is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 13.7 MB.
Susi is an Android app in AI Chat with a clean, verified release timeline. Release snapshot: Size: 13.7 MB | Latest version: 1.1.0 | ABI arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, mips, x86, x86_64...
Priority score: 41
Trust score: 56
Risk: Medium risk
Dangerous permissions: 7
Size: 13.7 MB
1 versions tracked
#10
Kai
Kai is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 4.6 MB.
Need quick AI answers without the bloat? Kai is your lightning-fast, open-source companion, powered by models like Llama and Google's Gemini. Dive into seamless chats for brainstor...
Priority score: 31
Size: 4.6 MB
7 versions tracked
#11
oxproxion
oxproxion is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 8.5 MB.
Android chat application designed to interact with various Large Language Models (LLMs) 🤖 Multi-Model Support: Switch between different LLM bots and models. 🤖 Chat with OpenRoute...
Priority score: 31
Size: 8.5 MB
6 versions tracked
#12
AI Hub
AI Hub is worth comparing against Assistral when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.2 MB.
AI Hub lets you use many AI tools in one simple place. Release snapshot: Latest version: 2.0.1 | Min SDK 24 | Size: 2.2 MB | Target SDK 36 | Package: com.foss.aihub | ABI arm64-v8...
Priority score: 30
Size: 2.2 MB
2 versions tracked
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