# Dola

> ByteDance's international AI assistant, formerly called Cici

Dola is the international version of Doubao, the AI assistant developed by ByteDance, and was known as Cici before its rename. It handles chat with web search, writing help, summaries of files and webpages, image generation and photo editing, and voice input, on the web and in iOS and Android apps. A Free plan covers basic use with daily limits on some features, and paid Plus, Pro and Max plans add allowances for advanced features. It is not offered in every country, and the US app stores do not list it.

- **Category:** AI Assistants
- **Made by:** SPRING (SG) PTE. LTD. (since 2023)
- **Website:** https://www.dola.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Dola has a free plan. Paid plans start at £7.49 per month, or £74.99 per year (Dola Plus, UK App Store).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Basic chat and web search, chat with images and webpages, and a limited number of uses per day of work tools, image and video generation and voice calls.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | £0 | Basic chat and web search, chat with images and webpages, and a limited number of daily uses of work tools, image and video generation and voice calls. |
| Plus | £7.49 per month, or £74.99 per year (UK App Store) | Lowest paid plan. Each paid plan has its own limits for Pro mode, advanced image and video generation, advanced spreadsheet tasks and multimodal research. |
| Pro | £36.99 per month (UK App Store) | Middle paid plan. Its limits for the advanced features are set out on the in-app plan page and are not stated in the store listing. |
| Max | £109.99 per month (UK App Store) | Top paid plan. The listing says the three plans range from everyday work to complex professional tasks but gives no usage limits for Max. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dola-smart-ai-assistant/id6451431247 on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dola before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 17% off Plus with annual billing** (Annual discount): On the UK App Store, Dola Plus is £74.99 a year against £7.49 a month, about 17% less than twelve monthly payments. The listing shows an annual price only for Plus. Source: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dola-smart-ai-assistant/id6451431247

## Key features

- **Chat with web search:** Basic chat and web search are part of the Free plan, along with chatting about images and webpages you share with the assistant.
- **Writing help:** Brainstorms ideas and drafts or polishes emails, social posts, resumes and reports. You can send in a draft to have it made clearer.
- **Image generation and photo editing:** Creates images from a prompt or a photo in styles such as cyberpunk and anime, and edits or restyles photos from a plain-language request.
- **Voice input and voice calls:** You can speak instead of typing. Voice calls are among the features the Free plan allows a limited number of times each day.
- **Summaries and study help:** Summarizes meetings, articles, files and webpages, breaks down complex concepts and works through math questions.
- **Fast and Pro modes:** The web app's mode menu lists Fast, which handles most questions, and Pro, an advanced model that requires sign-in. Pro mode use is limited by plan.

## Good for

- Everyday writing, summaries and questions on a phone
- Creating and restyling images from a prompt or a photo
- Talking to an assistant by voice instead of typing

## Worth knowing

- Availability varies by country: dola.com shows a not-available-in-this-region notice in some places, and the US App Store and Google Play do not list the app.
- No US dollar price was found. Prices are set per storefront; the figures here come from the UK App Store, and the terms say fees vary by jurisdiction.
- The Free plan caps work tools, image and video generation and voice calls at a set number of uses a day, and paid plans have limits too; the listing gives no numbers.
- The terms describe the service as provided for private and non-commercial use, and say refunds are granted only at the company's discretion.

**Tags:** Chat assistant, AI search, AI features

## Alternatives

- [ChatGPT](https://toolgpa.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for chat, images and voice. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-dola)
- [Gemini](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gemini): Google's AI assistant, tied into Gmail, Docs and other Google apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dola-vs-gemini)
- [Meta AI](https://toolgpa.com/tools/meta-ai): Meta's free AI assistant across its apps, the web and AI glasses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dola-vs-meta-ai)
- [DeepSeek](https://toolgpa.com/tools/deepseek): Free AI chat assistant built on DeepSeek's openly released models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/deepseek-vs-dola)
- [Qwen Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qwen): Alibaba Cloud's chat app for the Qwen family of AI models. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dola-vs-qwen)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dola-smart-ai-assistant/id6451431247
- https://www.dola.com/chat/
- https://www.dola.com/legal/terms/en
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.larus.wolf&gl=SG&hl=en
- https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/dola-smart-ai-assistant/id6451431247
- https://apps.apple.com/au/app/dola-smart-ai-assistant/id6451431247
- https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/search?term=dola
- https://play.google.com/store/search?q=dola%20ai&c=apps&gl=US&hl=en
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubao

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