SINGAPORE — Previously limited to Android devices, Google’s personal assistant service has now been been released for Apple devices on iOS.

First announced at the tech giant’s developer conference Google I/O, Google Now was released on Android last June. With this iOS release, Google promises to provide the similar experience that Android users get.

Apple users on Google Now will be able to select cards which display information relevant to the user each time the app is launched. The app works by using Google’s Knowledge Graph to predict what the user will need, based on information gleaned from the user’s Gmail, Google Maps, Google Search and Google Calendar.

Using the data, Google Now will suggest information on the cards, such as traffic conditions or the latest Champions League scores in the morning, or where to find interesting tourist sights when he or she is travelling.

At launch, iOS users in Singapore will be able to use 16 out of the 27 possible Google Now cards currently available in the United States. Cards include “nearby photo spots”, “next appointment”, “weather”, “traffic”, “currency”, “translation”, “stocks”, “sports” and “public transit”. Local Google Now users will miss out on cards such as “movies”, “concerts”, “restaurant reservations”, “breaking news” and “packages”.

While Google aims to replicate as much functionality in iOS as possible, the Google Now experience will be richer on Android devices as Google is better able to integrate its services on the Android platform.

For example, users of the “traffic” card will get the same warnings about heavy traffic on the way to work, but while Android users will be to navigate using Google Maps, iOS users will only be given a list of directions to their destination. Cross-linking functionality with the Google Maps app is currently unavailable, and Google Now is unable to replicate the function with Apple’s Map app.

Google Now’s Android users will also be able to cache some maps to be used offline but iOS users will not.

Still, Google plans to update Google Now every 1.5 to two months, and it might be a matter of time before functionality for iOS gets closer to the Android experience.

With the release of Google Now on iOS, it appears that Google isn’t just providing functionality to iOS users, but is extending a taste of what’s available on the Android version, and iOS users who love the experience might just be tempted to switch platforms.