Comparison

Appbrew vs OpenCone

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Appbrew

Features
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It is a companion developer tool for Appbrew app builder dashboard. Use this to preview your store changes in mobile in real time before publishing them to the your users

About

OpenCone

This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a powerful RAG system. It allows you to import various document types for on-device extraction, embedding, and semantic search. Connect to your OpenAI and Pinecone accounts to build a private knowledge base for real-time, citation-backed answers.

Highlights
  • Multi-format document import (PDF, DOCX, TXT, code, etc.)
  • On-device OCR for image text recognition
  • Semantic search with streaming answers
  • Real-time citations and metadata filtering
  • Support for GPT-5 and other advanced models
  • Secure credential management in Keychain
Features
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OpenCone turns the documents on your iPhone into answers you can check. Bring your own OpenAI and Pinecone keys: OpenCone reads and splits your files on the phone, stores them in your own Pinecone index, and answers your questions with OpenAI, citing the passage behind each claim. ASK • Answers stream in as they're written, with headings, lists, tables and code. • Claims carry tags such as [S1]. Tap one to read the exact passage, with its file, page and score. • Follow-up questions see your earlier exchanges. • Ask by voice, with Apple's speech recognition. SEARCH ONE INDEX OR ALL OF THEM • Auto reads each question and searches the indexes and namespaces likely to hold the answer, up to five at once. Ask it to compare two and it searches both. • Everything searches every namespace of every index you include. • One index searches the index you pick, in one namespace or in each of them. • Questions are embedded with the model that built each index, so the indexes you already have work as they are. • Optional reranking with Pinecone's hosted rerankers. YOUR DOCUMENTS • Import PDFs, plain text, Markdown, RTF, HTML, JSON, XML, CSV, code and images. Text in images is recognized on the phone. • Choose the index and namespace for each upload, follow its progress, and see how long each step took: read, split, embed and store. • Create and delete indexes and namespaces, with the cloud, region and metric you choose. ANSWER SETTINGS THAT FOLLOW THE MODEL • Choose from the current GPT models, or enter any model ID your key can use. • Reasoning effort, answer length up to the model's maximum, detail, service tier, web search and code interpreter, each offered where the model supports it. • Add your own instructions to every answer. SEE EVERY API CALL • Settings lists every OpenAI and Pinecone endpoint OpenCone calls: what it's for, the settings that shape it, and how this session's requests went. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your keys stay in the iPhone's Keychain. • No account, no analytics, no ads, and no server in between: requests go straight from your iPhone to OpenAI and Pinecone. • Answers are requested with storage off, so OpenAI keeps no conversation between questions. • One reset removes your keys, your settings and what OpenCone learned about your indexes. OpenCone works with your own OpenAI API key and your own Pinecone API key and project. OpenAI and Pinecone bill their usage to your accounts.

Screenshots

Appbrew3 screens
OpenCone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Appbrew at monthly against OpenCone's every 4 months. Appbrew also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appbrew ships an update monthly, OpenCone every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Appbrew versus OpenCone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppbrewOpenCone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPPBREW INCGunnar Hostetler

In-app purchases

None

Appbrew

No in-app purchases

None

OpenCone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appbrew free?
Appbrew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenCone free?
OpenCone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Appbrew or OpenCone have ads?
Neither Appbrew nor OpenCone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appbrew or OpenCone?
Appbrew ships an update monthly, and OpenCone every 4 months. Most recently, Appbrew was updated on October 31, 2026 and OpenCone on October 10, 2026.

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