Comparison

Orion Workers vs OpenClaw

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

Head to head
About

Orion Workers

Features
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Stop using AI tools Start hiring AI workers. An AI worker that manages your emails and calendar, updates your projects, follows up with team members and executes tasks across your digital workspace—all from WhatsApp. FEATURE & CAPABILITY: - Where you talk to it: Directly in WhatsApp & Telegram Manage Work & Plans: - Creates, updates, and follows up on tasks, deliverables, and work plans Knows your Teams & Employees: - Pulls activity reports and checks team progress Built-in CRM (Leads & Clients): - Auto-saves new leads and logs conversation notes Proactive Messaging & Outreach: - Sends WhatsApp and Telegram messages to clients or team members for you Manage Emails: - Reads, filters, and sends emails for you Schedule Meetings: - Checks availability and books events Manage Documents: - Creates and edits Google Docs & Sheets Business Memory: - Permanent memory of your business and clients Your AI worker runs your digital workspace Orion connects directly to the tools you already use: - WhatsApp and Telegram. - Google Workspace - Email providers Your worker can: - Send emails - Schedule Calendar events - Create Docs and Sheets - Organize Drive files Just like a human assistant would. Except it's available 24/7. Your AI worker has a private mailbox where it can receive emails forwarded automatically from any provider, helping you stay up-to-date and act on your behalf. Planning and work management Your worker can: - Create deliverables and tasks - Manage its own work plan - Act as an Assistant Manager - Get follow-ups with team members - Create and send reports and analysis Your plans and projects stay updated automatically. It can be your new Sales Assistant and built-in CRM Stop wasting time on manual data entry. Your AI agent chats with prospects, qualifies leads, and logs everything automatically into an easy-to-use interface. - Auto-Captures Leads: When a new prospect messages you, your agent answers their questions and instantly saves their contact info. No copying and pasting required. - Perfect Memory: Your agent remembers every interaction. Before you step into a meeting, ask your agent for a quick summary of the client’s history. - Everything in One Place: You get a dedicated, easy-to-use CRM dashboard to view your network. Track everything across three simple views: Contacts, Companies, and Interactions. Built for maximum privacy and security by design - Isolated Vaults Every worker runs in a private encrypted container. No shared memory with other users. - Phone Number Firewall Your worker only responds to your number. If anyone else texts it, access is blocked. - Loop Protection Hard-coded limits prevent runaway API costs. Your usage stays predictable. - No Human or Training Access No humans will read your data. Your data is never used to train AI models.

About

OpenClaw

This personal AI assistant runs locally on your devices. Pair it with your OpenClaw Gateway to chat, use voice commands, manage approvals, and automate tasks using your iPhone's capabilities securely.

Highlights
  • Local-first AI assistant
  • Secure device pairing
  • Chat and voice modes
  • Gateway action approvals
  • Direct content sharing
  • Device capability management
  • Push notifications for workflows
Features
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OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. Pair this iOS app with your OpenClaw Gateway to use your iPhone as a secure node for chat, voice, approvals, sharing, and device-aware automation. What you can do: - Pair with your private OpenClaw Gateway by QR code or setup code - Chat with your assistant from iPhone - Use realtime and background Talk mode - Review Gateway action approvals from your iPhone - Share text, links, and media directly from iOS into OpenClaw - Enable device capabilities such as camera, screen, location, photos, contacts, calendar, and reminders when you choose - Receive push wakes and node status updates for connected workflows OpenClaw is local-first: you control your gateway, keys, configuration, and permissions. Device access is managed by iOS permissions and can be enabled only for the capabilities you want to use. Getting started: 1) Set up your OpenClaw Gateway 2) Open the iOS app and pair with your gateway 3) Start using chat, Talk mode, approvals, and automations from your iPhone

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenClaw at weekly against Orion Workers's every 2 weeks. Orion Workers's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Orion Workers ships an update every 2 weeks, OpenClaw weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Orion Workers versus OpenClaw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrion WorkersOpenClaw
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—66 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB111 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRT SOLUCOES DIGITAIS LTDAOpenClaw Foundation

In-app purchases

None

Orion Workers

No in-app purchases

None

OpenClaw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orion Workers free?
Orion Workers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenClaw free?
OpenClaw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orion Workers or OpenClaw have ads?
Neither Orion Workers nor OpenClaw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orion Workers or OpenClaw?
Orion Workers ships an update every 2 weeks, and OpenClaw weekly. Most recently, Orion Workers was updated on October 7, 2026 and OpenClaw on October 16, 2026.

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