Claude 3 is finally available as an iPhone app. It is one of the most human-like chatbots I have ever used, and the native mobile app makes engagement on the go much easier.

At this time, the app is only available for iOS, with an Android version to be released in the future. In addition to the same simple UI as the website, the app version offers multimodality with prompts and the ability to share and analyze images and files.

Anthropic is late to the game on the iPhone, following OpenAI's ChatGPT app, Perplexity's AI search app, Poe's multi-AI modeling app, and Microsoft Copilot.

Google and Meta are the only two major AI chatbot players without standalone apps. However, Gemini functionality is available in the Google app, and in the U.S., MetaAI is accessible via WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger.

The Claude 3 app is a simple reproduction of the desktop version of Claude 3. It displays a text input box and an area to watch Claude's reactions.

Through the configuration menu, one can choose between the super-powerful Opus model, the medium-sized Sonnet, and the small but fast Haiku. Customization options are minimal.

Anthropic's focus seems to be on getting a well performing chatbot that can upload images and documents and work on the web as well as mobile devices.

It does well in this regard; where ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot are particularly strong is in mobile-friendly features such as voice input and response.

Copying a response, retrying the same prompt, or selecting part of a response is as easy as long pressing a response. This is similar to Copilot and ChatGPT.

To get the Claude 3 app, simply go to the Apple app store and search for Anthropic, the company that developed the chatbot. It's the only Anthropic app in the app store; for iPhones, you can also click this link.

Other devices can also access Claude 3, but they are not official apps and will likely require further payment and API key registration. The official app is in the form of a white flower on an orange background. It too is free to use and there is a premium version available.

Speaking of the premium version, I would argue that Claude 3 is the best premium AI chatbot to pay for if you are only going after one of ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude 3 due to its impressive reasoning, natural language, and response capabilities.

In addition to the new app, Anthropic is putting its $4 billion investment from Amazon to good use with its new Teams plan. This is similar to what OpenAI offers with ChatGPT, which allows multiple users to share data under a single administrative account. [The standard plan is $20 per user per month, plus $10 for the Teams plan, but with stricter privacy and security controls, more Opus prompts per day (I keep hitting the limit), and 200,000 versus 120,000 tokens for the Pro plan tokens, compared to 120,000 tokens for the Pro plan, which includes a larger context window.

Teams users will also have early access to upcoming new features such as citation from trusted sources, integration with data repositories, and the ability to iterate with colleagues on AI documents.

The problem is that you have to pay for multiple users on the Teams plan, and you cannot pay an additional $10 per month to get more prompts, longer context windows, and citations.