Overview
- Comet for iPhone is now available as a free App Store download, bringing Perplexity’s AI-first browser to iOS alongside its Mac, Windows and Android versions.
- CEO Aravind Srinivas said Google is the default search engine on iOS, acknowledging Google’s superiority for quick navigational lookups on mobile.
- The app integrates Comet Assistant, voice mode and Deep Research to summarize pages, ingest multiple sources, answer follow-ups and perform web-based tasks.
- Browsing threads, history and open tabs sync across devices, though iOS limitations include mandatory WebKit, no third‑party extensions and no native iPad app.
- Perplexity discloses it collects browsing and search history for ad targeting, and the company offers optional Pro and Max plans starting at $20 per month.