Comparison

WorkBuddy vs 百度搭子

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

Head to head
About

WorkBuddy

This AI-powered assistant helps with various work tasks across 12 industries. It offers over 140 AI consultants and 22,000 skill plugins, accessible via WeChat. It supports cloud and local operation for generating work products through conversation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered work assistance
  • 12 industry coverage
  • 140+ AI consultants
  • 22,000+ skill plugins
  • Cloud and local operation
  • Conversational task completion
Features
Currently charting
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WorkBuddy is an AI work assistant from Tencent Cloud, serving multiple industries with over 100 AI advisors and thousands of skill plugins. With support for both cloud and local modes, WorkBuddy helps you create a wide range of work deliverables through natural conversation. Feature availability varies by country, region, and language. Subscriptions and skill installations are currently available only in mainland China. Auto-Renewable Subscriptions WorkBuddy offers the following subscription plans. Prices below are in Chinese yuan (CNY) for mainland China: • WorkBuddy Standard Monthly: CNY 70 per month. Subscription period: 1 month. • WorkBuddy Standard Annual: CNY 678 per year. Subscription period: 12 months. • WorkBuddy Advanced Monthly: CNY 140 per month. Subscription period: 1 month. • WorkBuddy Advanced Annual: CNY 1,348 per year. Subscription period: 12 months. • WorkBuddy Ultimate Monthly: CNY 708 per month. Subscription period: 1 month. • WorkBuddy Ultimate Annual: CNY 6,788 per year. Subscription period: 12 months. Payment and Automatic Renewal Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Each renewal extends your subscription by 1 month or 12 months, depending on your selected plan. Managing and Canceling Subscriptions To manage or cancel your subscription, open Settings on your iPhone or iPad, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions. Select your WorkBuddy subscription and tap Cancel Subscription. To avoid renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. WorkBuddy Service Agreement: https://www.workbuddy.ai/document/term Privacy Policy: https://www.workbuddy.ai/document/privacy-policy

About

百度搭子

This AI-powered assistant streamlines office and study tasks with simple voice commands. It handles web searches, file processing, and cross-app operations, assisting with presentations, reports, data analysis, coding, and automated workflows. The tool learns your habits for efficient task completion.

Highlights
  • All-network search
  • File processing
  • Web operation
  • Cross-app scheduling
  • PPT creation
  • Report analysis
  • Data processing
  • Code generation
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百度搭子DuMate,你的办公学习全能搭子。只要一句话,即能实现全网搜索、文件处理、操作网页、跨应用调度,帮你做PPT、分析报告、处理数据、生成代码、定时任务、自动化工作流等全能任务,百度搭子DuMate具备持续记忆与学习能力,了解你的习惯,高效交付任务结果,成为你的真正生产力。

Screenshots

WorkBuddy4 screens
百度搭子4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 百度搭子 at 3.9 against WorkBuddy's 3.2. 百度搭子 also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 36%). WorkBuddy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. WorkBuddy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and 百度搭子 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

百度搭子 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of WorkBuddy's written reviews are positive against 66% of 百度搭子's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkBuddy ships an update weekly, 百度搭子 every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
WorkBuddy versus 百度搭子: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkBuddy百度搭子
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (37 ratings)3.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews65.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better8
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size454 MB95 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperTencent Technology (Shanghai) Company LimitedBeijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

WorkBuddy

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.4%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral18.4%
Negative45.6%

百度搭子

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative28.8%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

WorkBuddy

Subscriptions6
  • 个人标准版连续包月$9.991 Month
  • 个人高级版连续包月$19.991 Month
  • 个人标准版连续包年$99.991 Year
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  • 个人旗舰版连续包月$99.991 Month
  • 个人高级版连续包年$199.991 Year
  • 个人旗舰版连续包年$999.991 Year
10 purchases

百度搭子

One-time10
  • 搭子积分增量包$0.99
  • 搭子积分增量包$2.99
  • 搭子Pro会员$7.99
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  • 搭子积分增量包$11.99
  • 搭子MAX会员$19.99
  • 搭子Pro会员季卡$19.99
  • 搭子积分增量包$19.99
  • 搭子Max会员季卡$49.99
  • 搭子Pro会员年卡$69.99
  • 搭子Max会员年卡$149.99

Questions

Is WorkBuddy free?
WorkBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 百度搭子 free?
百度搭子 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkBuddy or 百度搭子?
百度搭子 is rated higher. WorkBuddy averages 3.2 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while 百度搭子 averages 3.9 from 8 ratings.
Do WorkBuddy or 百度搭子 have ads?
Neither WorkBuddy nor 百度搭子 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkBuddy or 百度搭子?
WorkBuddy ships an update weekly, and 百度搭子 every 4 days. Most recently, WorkBuddy was updated on November 9, 2026 and 百度搭子 on November 9, 2026.

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