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4/22/2026 at 3:13:02 AM

Show HN: Aide – A customizable Android assistant (voice, choose your provider)

by yincrash

4/22/2026 at 7:36:03 PM

Looks cool, but I think your maths isn't mathing :)

It's a second day of the first week (as per Google Play), and it shows $9.99 already (£8.99 in the Play Store).

I'm not saying it's expensive, feature wise it's awesome, I'm saying it's inconsistent :)))

BTW, is there any chance for the trial key (even one day)? My phone is running GrapheneOS and I would need to see if all I'd like works (or I can make it work).

Maybe beta programme?

by subscribed

4/23/2026 at 7:09:05 PM

Unfortunately, it's my first time using the discount code, and I didn't realize it required in-app code to enable it. There is a new build that should now have the discount. I will extend it another week.

I like the trial idea. Will see if I can get that out quickly.

by yincrash

4/23/2026 at 9:20:20 PM

Free trial implemented. 5 day trial

by yincrash

4/22/2026 at 11:27:34 AM

does this work with purely local models through Ollama, or do you still need the Ollama server running on another machine? been looking for something that actually works offline for basic voice commands

by newsdeskx

4/22/2026 at 2:40:15 PM

Still needs a server. You could run a server locally if you had a model that your device could handle then point aide to the localhost URL.

by yincrash

4/22/2026 at 7:37:13 PM

New phones can run Gemma 4 quants pretty nicely. It's a surprisingly good model. Google's Edge Gallery also offers some choice to try.

by subscribed

4/22/2026 at 11:58:25 PM

Missed the window for edit: I agree that ideally I'd have a tiny local MOE-kind of model, able to establish the complexity of the request, route simple local requests to the instantly available local agent, and route all the rest outside (to one of several models).

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