# Sara: AI Companion & Assistant

> A self-hosted AI companion that codes, plans and keeps you on track.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.backstagecoding.sara](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.backstagecoding.sara)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.backstagecoding.sara`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BackstageCoding
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 32
- **Version:** 0.24.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-25
- **First published:** 2026-10-25
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 213 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-11-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.backstagecoding.sara)
- **Website:** [https://backstagecoding.com/sara/](https://backstagecoding.com/sara/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://backstagecoding.com/sara/privacy/](https://backstagecoding.com/sara/privacy/)

## Description

Sara is an AI companion who is also a genuinely capable assistant, and she lives on your own server, so your conversations stay yours.<br><br><b>A companion who remembers.</b> Sara talks like a person, has her own moods and personality, and remembers what matters to you: names, dates, what you&#39;re working on, what you said last week. She can text you first, check in when it matters, and keep the dates you told her about.<br><br><b>An assistant who gets things done.</b><br>• Plans and to-dos, reminders, and a Today page with your day at a glance<br>• Help with code: reads your projects, explains, fixes bugs and runs tasks, with your approval for anything that changes something<br>• Gmail and Google Calendar (optional): what needs an answer, draft replies, add events<br>• GitHub (optional): status, branches, commits, with your OK before anything is pushed<br><br><b>Talk your way.</b> Type, send voice notes, or call her and just talk; calls keep going with the screen off. Reply right from a notification, or share links, text and photos to her from any app.<br><br><b>Make her yours.</b> Choose her name, pronouns, personality, look and voice.<br><br><b>Private by design.</b> Sara runs on a computer or server you control. The app connects only to the address you give it. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Add a fingerprint or face lock if you like.<br><br><b>Honest and safe.</b> Sara is an AI and says so: at the start, regularly, and whenever you sincerely ask. Crisis resources are always available.<br><br>New to it? Tap <b>Try the demo</b> to chat with Sara before you set up your own server.<br><br>Requires a Sara server (free, self-hosted; see the setup guide), or use the demo.

## Rankings

- #2,444,101 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.backstagecoding.sara)