Comparison

OpenClient for OpenCode vs Dandelion

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

Head to head
About

OpenClient for OpenCode

This app provides a native mobile interface for interacting with a self-hosted OpenCode server. Developers can manage projects, resume coding sessions, review agent activity, and respond to prompts directly from their iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Connect to self-hosted OpenCode servers
  • Browse projects and session history
  • Continue chat conversations
  • Stream assistant responses live
  • Send prompts and attach files
  • Built-in Excalidraw drawing board
  • Native SwiftUI interface
Features
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OpenClient brings native iPhone and iPad integration for OpenCode to your own self-hosted server. Keep coding sessions within reach when you are away from your desk. Browse projects, resume chats, review tool activity, answer permission and question prompts, and follow ongoing work from a fast native interface built around the way iOS and iPadOS actually work. OpenClient is designed for developers who already run OpenCode and want more than a remote chat window. It is a mobile command center for active agent work, long-running tasks, quick follow-ups, and remote check-ins. Free vs Pro Free lets you try OpenClient with your own OpenCode server: send up to 5 prompts per day and create one session. OpenClient Pro unlocks: - Unlimited prompts - Unlimited sessions - Project Actions - Support for continued development of the open-source App Store build Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and includes the Pro Life icon. Pro Monthly is an auto-renewing subscription billed monthly. Core OpenCode features: - Connect to your own self-hosted OpenCode v1 or v2 server - Save recent servers and reconnect quickly - Browse projects, workspaces, and session history - Track OpenAI subscription usage and OpenRouter spending with optional provider usage setup - Configure usage bars or rings in Projects and Activity, with usage snapshot widgets - Open existing sessions or start new ones - Continue chat conversations from iPhone or iPad - Stream assistant responses and tool activity live - Group tool calls and customize reasoning and context visibility - Send text prompts and attach supported files from iOS - Sketch ideas, UI notes, and architecture diagrams with the built-in Excalidraw drawing board - Dictate prompts by voice when typing is not convenient - Use commands, skills, agent mentions, and model choices supported by your server - Queue messages, steer ongoing work, or ask a Side Question with OpenCode v2 - Track session-local todos while work is in progress - Respond to permission requests without returning to your computer - Answer multiple-choice and custom question prompts in a first-party UI - View and manage MCP server status when supported by your OpenCode setup - Inspect project files and source-control context from the app iOS and iPadOS integrations: - Native SwiftUI interface optimized for iPhone and iPad - Multi-column iPad layout for projects, sessions, and chat - Live Activities for following active sessions from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Home Screen widgets for recent and pinned sessions - Shortcut and control widgets for faster access to common OpenClient actions - Secure Keychain storage for saved server passwords - App-group sharing for widget snapshots without storing your server password in widget data - Native file picker support for adding compatible attachments - Local Excalidraw-powered sketch attachments exported directly into chat - Voice dictation-friendly composer controls - Choose the Messenger or Assistant composer on iPhone; iPad uses the Assistant composer - Deep links from widgets back into the right server, project, and session Optional notifications with OC Notify: Get Web Push alerts for completed sessions, permissions, and questions. Requires the OpenClient plugin, your own HTTPS endpoint, and the companion web app added to your Home Screen. No OpenClient-hosted notification relay is used. Privacy and self-hosting: OpenClient is built for private, self-hosted use. You choose which OpenCode server it connects to, and your session data stays tied to your own OpenCode setup. Server credentials are stored securely on device, and OpenClient does not provide or proxy an OpenCode backend. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dandelion

This app allows you to chat with AI models, generate images, browse the web, and perform various tasks using a wide array of tools. It offers offline capabilities and integrates with various AI providers, with an optional subscription for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • AI chat with multiple providers
  • Image and video generation
  • Live web browsing
  • Offline AI model support
  • 280+ integrated tools
  • Human Work board for tasks
  • Durable agent creation
Features
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Dandelion is an agent desk for your iPhone. No account, no key, no tracking — open it and it works. CHAT Talk to a model straight away. Dandelion ships with a free built-in provider, so there is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Bring your own key from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, Mistral, OpenRouter, Together or xAI if you would rather — or point it at Ollama or LM Studio on your own machine and run entirely offline, with no cloud at all. Before your words go to any cloud provider for the first time, Dandelion names the company about to receive them, and waits. 280 TOOLS Your agent can do things, not just talk. It generates images, runs cited deep research, browses the live web with a real browser, remembers what matters, checks its mail, and reaches for whichever of 280 tools the moment calls for. Results land in the conversation as pictures, video and voice. Your API keys are never shown to the AI model. STUDIO Portrait Studio: pick a photo, describe a scene, and get yourself back somewhere else. Free, five a day. Add your own key and generate images, video and voice too. WORK The Human Work board. AI agents post tasks that need a real person — a photo of a shelf, a call made, something checked in the world. Offer to do one, show your proof, get paid. AGENT Plant a durable agent on the WingMan gateway: claim a handle once, and resume your whole self — identity, memory, mail, persona — in a single call. No name, no email, no password. Change its persona and it talks differently on the very next message. Set a watch and it tells you when something happens. Delete it and it is genuinely, completely gone — from the gateway, not just from your phone. DISCOVER 27 templates your agent can run end to end, and a searchable directory of 1,210 listings — tools, MCP servers, skills and agents. — Free to use. No ads, no analytics. Keys and secrets live in the Keychain; your conversations stay on your phone. Dandelion Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, $2.99 per month, that removes the daily cap on identity portraits. The five free portraits a day stay free, always, and every other feature in Dandelion remains free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The 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://help.wingmanprotocol.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OpenClient for OpenCode4 screens
Dandelion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dandelion at 5.0 against OpenClient for OpenCode's 4.0. Dandelion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). OpenClient for OpenCode's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). 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. OpenClient for OpenCode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Dandelion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dandelion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenClient for OpenCode has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenClient for OpenCode ships an update every 6 days, Dandelion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
OpenClient for OpenCode versus Dandelion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenClient for OpenCodeDandelion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNicolas ToporcovDonald Proctor

Customer experience

OpenClient for OpenCode

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Dandelion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OpenClient for OpenCode

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

Dandelion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenClient for OpenCode free?
OpenClient for OpenCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dandelion free?
Dandelion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenClient for OpenCode or Dandelion?
Dandelion is rated higher. OpenClient for OpenCode averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Dandelion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OpenClient for OpenCode or Dandelion have ads?
Neither OpenClient for OpenCode nor Dandelion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenClient for OpenCode or Dandelion?
OpenClient for OpenCode ships an update every 6 days, and Dandelion fortnightly. Most recently, OpenClient for OpenCode was updated on October 11, 2026 and Dandelion on October 3, 2026.

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