PushDeer vs NextChat AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PushDeer
This app allows users to register devices and generate push keys for sending messages. It integrates with Apple accounts for easy login and provides an API for programmatic message delivery.
- Apple account login
- Device registration
- Push key generation
- API for message pushing
- Cross-device support
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使用apple账户登入，在设备页面注册设备，再进入key页面生成pushkey。之后就可以通过 https://api2.pushdeer.com/message/push?pushkey=pushkey&text=想要推送的文字 来推送消息
NextChat AI
This open-source platform offers a transparent AI chat experience. Users bring their own API keys, ensuring full control and paying only for their usage.
- Open-source platform
- User-provided API keys
- Transparent AI chat
- Pay-per-use model
- Complete user control
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NextChat is the transparent open-source AI chat platform where you bring your own API keys, maintain complete control, and only pay for what you use by your own ai api key。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PushDeer at 90% against NextChat AI's 10%. PushDeer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. NextChat AI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PushDeer asks for nothing beyond the download.
PushDeer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PushDeer has 43 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of PushDeer's written reviews are positive against 10% of NextChat AI's.
PushDeer ships an update every 3 weeks, NextChat AI fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PushDeer | NextChat AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | 2.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fangtangjun (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd. | GPTsMotion Tech LLC |
Customer experience
PushDeer
NextChat AI
In-app purchases
PushDeer
No in-app purchases
NextChat AI
- 轻度使用套餐$25.99
- 家庭套餐$199.99
