Open Chat Inference vs Direct Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Chat Inference
Connect to your favorite AI providers from a single, fast interface. This client app allows you to use your own API keys from services like Anthropic and OpenAI. Enjoy a clean, distraction-free chat experience with persistent history and secure key storage.
- Connect multiple AI providers
- Persistent conversation history
- Secure API key storage
- Distraction-free interface
- Dark and light themes
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Open Chat is a native AI chat client that connects to the AI providers you already use. Bring your own API keys from Anthropic, OpenAI, and chat from a single, fast interface. Features: - Connect multiple AI providers in one app - Persistent conversation history - API keys stored securely in your device's keychain - Clean, distraction-free chat interface - Dark and light themes Open Chat is a client application. You'll need your own API keys from supported AI providers to use it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Direct Chat
This AI chat application provides quick, direct answers to your questions. It supports attaching images or files for more context and allows you to export conversations. Conversations are not saved unless you choose to export them.
- Quick, direct AI answers
- Attach images and files
- Concise responses
- Exportable conversations
- No saved conversations by default
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Direct Chat is a simple AI chat app powered by Gemini designed for quick, direct answers. Ask a question, attach images or files when needed, and get concise responses without unnecessary filler. Conversations are not saved in the app unless you choose to export them.
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Verdict
Open Chat Inference and Direct Chat are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Open Chat Inference against 5.0 for Direct Chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Chat Inference | Direct Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Weiss Solutions LLC | ACTON ACADEMY OF BERGEN COUNTY INC |
In-app purchases
Open Chat Inference
No in-app purchases
Direct Chat
No in-app purchases
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