How it works
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Type your question just like texting a friend. Health, money, family, work: Ask Safely handles them all.
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It clears itself
Your chat auto-deletes on a timer you choose: 7 days by default. You can see and remove anything it remembers.
Everything clears. Except what you keep.
Every chat auto-deletes on the timer you set. When something is worth keeping, you save it to a Knowledgebook: a plain-words document you own. The chat still clears. The Knowledgebook doesn't.
About you. Tell it once.
Your first Knowledgebook. It keeps the basics so you don’t repeat yourself, and it doesn’t clear with your chats.
About you is your first Knowledgebook. Add up to three more of your own on the free plan.
Make a Knowledgebook for anything.
The house, your paperwork, a trip, a health routine. Write it in plain words, keep it current in chat, and it stays until you change it.
Free plan: About you plus three of your own.
You own every line.
Written in plain words
No hidden profile, no data you can't read. A Knowledgebook reads like notes you would write yourself.
Every line shows its source
See where each fact came from. Edit it, or forget it in a tap.
Yours to export
Export any Knowledgebook anytime, free on every plan. Turn memory off and nothing new is kept.
I started using Ask Safely for sensitive questions. Now it's my daily driver for everything: writing, research, translation. I stopped opening ChatGPT.
REAL privacy for business sensitive or personal questions. Peace of mind knowing conversations will not be stored or used for AI training.
Simple pricing. No surprises.
Start free. Upgrade when you want deeper answers.
- Unlimited chats
- Auto-delete on your timer
- Web search built in
- Encrypted in transit and at rest
- Never trains on your data
- Everything in Essential
- Deep Research and voice
- Claude Opus for harder questions
- Document & image understanding
- Deeper, longer answers
Cancel anytime. The free plan stays free.
Questions, answered.
What are Knowledgebooks?
Knowledgebooks are a plain-words record of what you choose to keep, that only changes when you say so. Every line shows where it came from, and you can edit or remove any of it. They're live on iPhone, Android and the web, on every plan. Lookout, the free scam check, is live too.
If everything auto-deletes, how will the AI remember anything about me?
For most conversations, it doesn't need to, and that's the point. About 80% of what people ask AI are one-off questions. For the things that matter, you choose what to keep in a Knowledgebook: your dietary needs, your kids' names, your work context. You see everything and edit anything.
How does Ask Safely show its sources?
When the AI uses web search, it includes citations directly in the response. You can see which sources informed which parts of the answer and click through to verify. Below the response, you'll also see which AI model was used and whether search was involved.
What happens to my data if Ask Safely shuts down?
Your chats auto-delete by default, so there's little to lose there. You can export every Knowledgebook today, free on every plan. We've built the product so you're never locked in.
Can I choose how long chats last before they auto-delete?
Yes. Choose a default auto-delete window of 8 hours, 7 days, or 30 days in settings. 7 days remains the default. Every chat shows its own countdown so you always know exactly when it clears, and you can still extend or delete any individual chat whenever you want. Change your window anytime.
Is the free tier really free? What's the catch?
The free Essential tier is genuinely free with no hidden data collection. You get unlimited AI chat, automatic web search, auto-deleting chats, and cross-device sync. Lookout is free and unlimited: check any scam, phishing text, or robocall before you act. You also get About You, your first Knowledgebook, plus three custom Knowledgebooks, and one free run each of Deep Research, a voice conversation, and an upload. It handles about 80% of what most people use AI for, and it's funded by the paid Expert tier.
Personal AI, on your terms.
Forgets by default. You can see and remove anything it remembers. Lookout is free and unlimited with a free account.
Expert is $20 a month, or $100 for your first year. The free plan stays free.
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