# Petey - AI Chat — Chatbot to Write, Find & Learn

> AI chatbot for writing, finding information, and learning on Apple devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Pencil Research.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/petey-ai-chat/id6446047813 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Pencil Research](https://appshunter.io/developer/1473063859)
- Category: Productivity, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 348 App Store ratings · 226 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 16.5 · 70 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more
- Released: 2023-03-07
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/petey-ai-chat/id6446047813/reviews.md

## What is Petey?

** Featured on TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, iMore, 9to5Mac, BGR, MacRumors & more! **

I'm excited to introduce Petey, your AI assistant for Apple Watch, iPhone or iPad! With this app, you can now interact with the famous GPT model right from your wrist or on the go.

■ Key Features:
- Interact with the famous GPT model right from your Apple Watch or iPhone
- Create playlists with Apple Music
- View locations on Apple Maps
- Get rich previews of any URL that Petey shares with you
- Continue your conversation thanks to history
- Quickly get answers to your questions or generate longer messages without typing
- Share the outcome of your interaction with others via text, email or social media
- Set the app as a complication for easy access
- Text to Speech, the app will read out the answer to you, so you don't have to read it (Make sure your device is not on silent)
- Multiple prompts, reply to the answers you're receiving
- Change the icon that is shown in the complications
- GPT4 Support (In-App Purchase required)
- Shortcuts support: Open or Ask Petey with a shortcut. This also lets you replace Siri with Petey.
- Add API Key: Now it’s possible to add your own API key; this will give you more control and let you use GPT-4 at your own cost (if your API key allows it). It also lets you opt-out of the Petey for iOS subscriptions.
- Send to Phone: Send an answer from Petey on watchOS to your phone to use in other apps.

iOS/iPadOS only features
- Live Activity: Every time you start talking with Petey, it will start a Live Activity so you can do other things while waiting for a response.
- Share full conversation: Share the full conversation with the press of a button to use in any app that accepts text
- Direct links: When a link is detected, a separate view is presented to open up the mentioned website easily
- Apple Music integration: Connect to Apple Music and create playlists with the help of AI

With Petey, you can easily access a vast source of knowledge and communicate with an intelligent computer in real-time. It's like having an extra personal assistant with you! To make things even easier, you can set Petey as a complication on your watch face or as lock screen widget. This way, you can quickly access the app with just a tap on your watch face.
We hope you enjoy using Petey on your Apple Watch and find it a valuable addition to your digital life.

To use Petey, open the app, ask questions, or type in your message. Petey will provide you with a response that you can quickly share with others via text, email or social media.

■ Why do I have to pay extra for GPT4?
The latest version of the famous GPT model comes with a bigger price tag, so unfortunately, I cannot afford to provide it for free and have to charge a bit extra if you want to use that model for now. However, I felt like raising the price or making it mandatory would be unfair. So now you can purchase usage of the newer model as an OPTIONAL upgrade. 

■ Good to know:
Petey is based on the famous GPT model and therefore has information up to September 2021. The power of Petey (and GPT in general) is that it's really good at giving you advice or writing long-form texts. Except when you're using GPT-4 Turbo, which has a cutoff date up to April 2023

■ Frequently Asked Questions
You can find the FAQ in the "App Support" button below. As always, if you have any feedback or suggestions, please let me know by emailing support@petey-assistant.com

FAQ: https://petey-assistant.com/faq.html
Terms & Conditions: https://petey-assistant.com/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://petey-assistant.com/privacy.html

## Key features

- Interact with GPT model on Apple Watch/iPhone
- Create Apple Music playlists
- View locations on Apple Maps
- Get URL previews
- Continue conversations with history
- Generate messages without typing
- Text to Speech for answers

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Petey Premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Petey Premium Year | $59.99 | per year |
| Petey Legacy | $6.99 | per month |
| Petey Legacy | $6.99 | per month |
| Petey Legacy | $6.99 | per month |
| Petey Legacy | $59.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPT-4 Upgrade | $3.99 | one-time |
| Petey Basic Lifetime | $129.99 | one-time |
| Petey Basic for watchOS | $4.99 | one-time |
| Petey Premium for watchOS | $12.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Petey?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful AI assistant on your wrist
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 🔒 Ability to use own API key
- 💡 Great implementation of ChatGPT on Apple Watch

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy or inconsistent performance
- 💰 Paid app with additional subscription
- 🔇 Text-to-speech issues or low volume
- 🤖 Robotic or unnatural voice output

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App not installing or disappearing from Apple Watch
- Inability to upgrade to GPT-4 or API key not working
- Slow or no responses from the AI assistant

**Most requested features**

- Default to voice input instead of keyboard
- Ability to continue conversations and ask follow-up questions
- Option to change speech voice
- Integration with Notes or other apps for saving responses
- Support for Apple Watch Action button
- Complication that displays last response

## Recent user reviews (10 of 226)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/petey-ai-chat/id6446047813/reviews.md

### 2/5 — JetSki Pittis App

*2026-07-11*

jetzt ernsthaft? Eine KI App ohne freie Spracheingabe, bei der man die Diktierfunktion der Tastatur benutzen kann Maximum? Und auf der Apple Watch das gleiche wobei ich nicht hinbekommen hab, dass ich eine Antwort höre außer das was ich diktiert habe. Das mutet an wie ein Textadventure aus den Achtzigern - noch lange, bevor die Grafik erfunden wurde. Sorry, dafür bezahle ich nicht mal ein Euro Abogebühren im Jahr.

### 4/5 — Great, only one problem…

*2026-06-14, version 3.1.2*

The UI is buggy when you try to scroll up and down a chat and sometimes the crown on the side of the watch doesn’t work, besides that, it’s an amazing app with great features

### 1/5 — Pass your way!

*2026-05-07, version 3.1.2*

This app is completely terrible. I wasted 40 minutes for absolutely nothing because of bugs, endless loading times, and a poorly designed interface. On top of that, there isn’t even a voice dictation feature on the Apple Watch app — the only option available is the keyboard, which is extremely limited and not practical at all.  

Trying to log in was a complete nightmare: I had to uninstall and reinstall the app multiple times before it finally worked. And once I finally got connected, it felt like I was basically forced to subscribe before even being able to benefit from the 7-day free trial.  

In the end, I only kept the app for about two hours before deleting everything. I strongly do not recommend this app.

### 1/5 — Too expensive

*2026-05-06, version 3.1.2*

Bro $6.99 a month is theft

### 5/5 — Petey hält, was Siri & Google Assistant versprechen!

*2025-10-30*

Ein fantastischer, spielerisch einfacher Einstieg in ChatGTP 3.5 oder wahlweise sogar das exzellente ChatGTP 4. Es sind absolut keinen technischen Vorkenntnisse notwendig, um diese App zu bedienen – und sofort von ihr zu profitieren. Ich empfehle: unbedingt ausprobieren!

### 1/5 — The Apple Watch version of this application has so much potential, but it’s just terrible to use.

*2025-10-01, version 3.1.2*

The issue that I’m having with the Apple Watch version of this app is that you will ask a question and it will generate an answer but more often than not it does not allow you to scroll down and see the actual answer, but instead scrolls to a really weird screen talking about tokens and other things that have absolutely nothing to do with the question that you asked it.

### 1/5 — Resells ChatGPT, cant BYOA

*2025-09-21, version 3.1.2*

Inconsistent with many positive articles about this app, that it is a “one time purchase” its not.  You pay monthly/annual for them to resell chatgpt at a premium to you (and scrape all your data), even if you already have a chatgpt account.   A competitor will come that just fairly sells the app/complication unlike this greedy company that is more like a ticket scalper.  In fact that might be a good project to see how this might be done so people are not ripped off and double charged for chatgpt service they already have.  Avoid unless you want a separate monthly cost chatgpt service that only works on your watch and allows this company to do anything with the personal questions you ask it.

### 4/5 — Please update Apple Watch to gpt-5

*2025-09-14, version 3.1.2*

This app is almost good enough for Apple Watch, Apple doesn’t have a working GPT on it yet. Please change the model to GPT-5 and then release the app, and if you have time it would be nice to add support for an Apple Watch Ultra shortcut button

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2025-07-31, version 3.1.2*

On my phone and watch for about five minutes it is basically a rubbish front end for GPT and the Watch app is completely pointless

### 4/5 — Must have for watch, not phone

*2025-07-23, version 3.1.2*

So sadly it’s ChatGPT with is somewhat censored, but this is the best AI assistant for the watch, for the phone Grock is miles better

## Frequently asked questions about Petey

### What does Petey do?

Petey is an AI assistant that allows you to interact with the GPT model directly from your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad. You can ask questions, generate text, create music playlists, view locations, and get rich previews of URLs. It acts as a personal assistant for various tasks.

### What are the key features of Petey?

Key features include interacting with the GPT model on your wrist or phone, creating Apple Music playlists, viewing locations on Apple Maps, getting URL previews, maintaining conversation history, generating messages without typing, and Text to Speech functionality. It also supports complications for easy access and can be set as a lock screen widget.

### How much does Petey cost?

The app is free to download and use with basic GPT functionality. However, access to GPT-4 requires an in-app purchase. Users also have the option to add their own API key for more control and to use GPT-4 at their own cost, which can also allow opting out of Petey's subscriptions.

### What devices is Petey compatible with?

Petey is available for Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Specific features like Live Activity and sharing full conversations are available on iOS/iPadOS. The app can be set as a complication on Apple Watch for quick access.

### What are some common use cases for Petey?

Common use cases include quickly getting answers to questions, generating longer messages without extensive typing, creating custom music playlists with Apple Music, checking locations on Apple Maps, and getting summaries or previews of web links. It can also be used to replace Siri for certain commands via Shortcuts.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1.4 — 2026-07-30

Fixed a bug that caused watches to sometimes not recognize purchases.

### 3.1.3 — 2026-06-25

Fixing a model availability bug

### 3.1.2 — 2024-09-29

Rebuilding the app to fix a crash affecting some users.

### 3.1.1 — 2024-09-28

Addresses a crash that was affecting some users.

### 3.1 — 2024-09-25

Open AI o1 models (Preview and mini) models are now available.

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