Since the release of Siri with iOS 5, it has always been in NEWS for some or the other reason. Apple proved yet again its ability to keep users tied up to their Apple devices. The only glitch was Siri was officially launched for only iPhone 4s, leaving iPhone 3/3gs/4, iPad 1/2 and iPod Touch underhanded.
So what, if Apple left those old devices orphan, devs worked on a number or Siri like assistants which enables users owning older devices to have a feel of virtual voice assistant. I bring you a list of such clones which are not only like Siri but intelligent as well. These application are supported on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Evi
To begin with the list, the first one I would like to place is Evi, a simple yet powerful Assistant. She’s a cute and intelligent assistant. Not only does she know a lot of things that could increase your productivity, it loves to help you. The devs have worked hard to develop it and though after launch the servers were overwhelmed with the responses, it now works alright. The downside is it can not perform native tasks such as creating a note, calling your contact and sending SMS etc. A good feature and the one that let’s you know it’s always learning is, after every action it performs it’ll ask you for the feedback in terms of “Thumbs Up” and “Thumbs Down”.
So what, if Apple left those old devices orphan, devs worked on a number or Siri like assistants which enables users owning older devices to have a feel of virtual voice assistant. I bring you a list of such clones which are not only like Siri but intelligent as well. These application are supported on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Evi
To begin with the list, the first one I would like to place is Evi, a simple yet powerful Assistant. She’s a cute and intelligent assistant. Not only does she know a lot of things that could increase your productivity, it loves to help you. The devs have worked hard to develop it and though after launch the servers were overwhelmed with the responses, it now works alright. The downside is it can not perform native tasks such as creating a note, calling your contact and sending SMS etc. A good feature and the one that let’s you know it’s always learning is, after every action it performs it’ll ask you for the feedback in terms of “Thumbs Up” and “Thumbs Down”.
The UI is pretty much clean and beautiful and you can get it for a decent $0.99 from App Store. But if you are someone looking for more than just churning out information from Google, then go for other options.
SpeakToIt Assistant
SpeakToIt Assistant is the brain child from SpeakToIt (Speak To It) which does more than just churning out information from Google. It’s the new addition to App Store and Android Market and provides much more productivity then EVI. It can do almost everything that Siri can but with the limitation that it is not totally integrated with the iOS. Speaktoit Assistant is a visual overhaul of Siri that comes with two avatars that react to your questions through facial expressions, blink of eye and more. You can create notes, make calls, send text messages and much more, unlike Evi.
Overall it’s a nice legal assistant which matches up very closely to Siri and can make you smile for just $1.99, although it was free for first 100,000 users on Valentines day. Visit App Store to do download.
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