Comparison

Skim vs OpenBot.run

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

Head to head
About

Skim

Features
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Stop watching. Start knowing. Skim turns hours of YouTube into minutes of reading. Get structured summaries of any video, personalized to your interests. How it works Connect your YouTube account or pick topics. Skim builds a daily feed of summarized videos from your favorite channels. What you get for every video - TL;DR in a few lines - Key takeaways you can act on - Chapter-by-chapter breakdown - Deep dive for the full picture - Quality scores: educational, entertaining, actionable - Estimated read time vs. watch time Discover smarter - Personalized feed based on your channels and topics - Shorts carousel for quick bites - Search channels or paste any YouTube URL - Save videos for later, dismiss what you don't need - Filter by topic, channel, or date Skim+ subscription Unlock unlimited summaries, more channels, unlimited saves, and translations in any language. - Monthly: $3.99/month - Yearly: $29.99/year (save 37%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://skim-app.xyz/privacy Terms of use: https://skim-app.xyz/terms

About

OpenBot.run

Collaborate with AI teammates on your iPhone. Create, guide, and manage AI agents with custom roles and instructions. Share projects with your team for real-time, synchronized work, keeping progress visible and accessible from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Connect to OpenBot workspace
  • Create and guide AI agents
  • Real-time chat with AI teammates
  • Organize agents into teams and projects
  • Multiplayer collaboration with shared context
  • Search conversations
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OpenBot brings your AI teammates to iPhone. Securely connect to your OpenBot workspace, create and guide agents, and keep work moving wherever you are. With OpenBot, each AI teammate has its own role, instructions, workspace, and conversation. Build a team for research, writing, planning, coding, and more—then stay connected from your phone. MULTIPLAYER, BUILT IN Share a project with your team and work live with the same AI teammates. Everyone sees the shared context, conversations, and progress, so work does not get lost between prompts, screenshots, and handoffs. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat with your AI teammates in real time • Create and edit agents with custom instructions and avatars • Organize agents into teams and shared projects • Send tasks, follow progress, and pick up conversations wherever you are • Review agent responses and answer questions as work unfolds • Search conversations and keep ongoing work organized OpenBot Mobile securely pairs with your OpenBot workspace. Agents run through your connected OpenBot host, while your iPhone keeps you connected to the work. OpenBot is local-first and open source. It supports AI providers including Codex, Claude, Grok, and OpenCode. A compatible provider account or subscription may be required.

Screenshots

Skim4 screens
OpenBot.run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenBot.run at none against Skim's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Skim sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. OpenBot.run asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Skim versus OpenBot.run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkimOpenBot.run
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB141 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThomas FEVRESynthetify Labs sp. z o.o.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Skim

Subscriptions2
  • Skim+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Skim+ Yearly$34.991 Year
None

OpenBot.run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skim free?
Skim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenBot.run free?
OpenBot.run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skim or OpenBot.run have ads?
Neither Skim nor OpenBot.run shows ads.

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