Perplexity AI now available on App Store: Here’s how to use the conversational search engine on your iPhone

Since ChatGPT is unable to offer citations as of now, Perplexity is among the most relied-on conversational search engines along with Bing and Consensus. The app is powered by OpenAI API.

Users can now ask anything – input a question, a topic, a name, or anything about which they want to learn more. Perplexity – Ask anything also allows users to ask follow-up questions to continue learning about their preferred topic.

Announcing Perplexity AI’s iPhone app and series A funding! Perplexity provides instant answers and cited sources on any topic, now available on iPhone. With follow-up questions, voice search, and thread history, learn and explore faster than ever before.📱https://t.co/qvWT8Zrcek pic.twitter.com/ZsVupfpK1K

— Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) March 28, 2023

One of the most unique parts of the app is that it allows users to search with their voice. Another distinction is that it lets users see the source of the information that is emitted onto the screen.

How to install Perplexity -Ask Anything app

1.Head to the App Store
2.Search Perplexity – Ask Anything app
3.Once located, hit on install
4.Users are not required to make an account or any other form of login

“Perplexity gives you instant answers and information on any topic, with up-to-date sources. It’s like having a superpower on your phone that allows you to search, discover, research, and learn faster than ever before,” reads the description of the app in the App Store.

The application is backed by the combination of AI and internet search that deliver information along with sources. Besides, the app also shows new popular questions every day. Users can also keep their thread history making it easier for them to pick up from where they left off.

Perplexity AI is a San Francisco-based startup that has been in the news for offering a new model of conversational search. Even on the website, users simply need to ask any question, and Perplexity responds with short answers generated by its AI along with citations.

On March 28, the company raised USD 25.6 million in funding which was led by New Enterprises Associates, to create a rival to Google search.