Comparison

FridayNext vs Onyx

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

Head to head
About

FridayNext

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FridayNext is an iOS AI chat client for OpenClaw users. You communicate with AI agents through your own OpenClaw gateway โ€” all data stays on servers you control, giving you true privacy autonomy. Key Features: Streaming Chat Real-time streaming with rich Markdown rendering (code blocks, tables, lists, and more). Agent reasoning is fully transparent and visible. Canvas Agents can generate and edit content directly on a canvas with real-time preview and interaction. Multi-Session Management Create, switch, and rename chat sessions freely. Swipe through sessions in the sidebar, with conversation history Multi-Session Management Create, switch, and rename chat sessions freely. Swipe through sessions in the sidebar, with conversation history persisted locally. QR Code Quick Pairing Scan the pairing QR code generated by OpenClaw to automatically connect to your gateway โ€” no manual address or token entry required. Share Extension Share text, images, and files from any app directly into a FridayNext session and let your agent handle them. Local Persistence Conversation history is stored locally โ€” no privacy concerns. Requirements: โ€ข An OpenClaw gateway with the friday-channel-next plugin must be running on your server. FridayTunnel Subscription โ€ข FridayTunnel Yearly: 1-year subscription, renews automatically โ€ข Price, free trial eligibility, and billing currency are shown on the App Store purchase confirmation page โ€ข Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each period unless canceled. You can cancel anytime in your Apple Account subscription settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://syengup.github.io/FridayNext-Privacy/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://syengup.github.io/FridayNext-Privacy/ FridayNext โ€” your AI agent, always by your side.

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Onyx

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Meet Onyx, the private AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. Ask anything. Get instant answers. No account, no internet, nothing shared. A REAL AI ASSISTANT, THE ONE YOU ALREADY KNOW Ask questions, brainstorm ideas, write emails and messages, summarize long texts, translate languages, get explanations on any topic, fix your code, prepare for an interview, plan a trip. Onyx does everything you expect from a modern AI chat, with real conversations and follow-up questions. 100% PRIVATE, BY DESIGN Every question and answer stays on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to our servers, and your data is never used. Not even we can see what you ask. WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE Download an AI model once and use it anywhere. On a flight, in the subway, abroad with no signal. Onyx keeps working when other AI apps stop. HUNDREDS OF MODELS, ONE PERFECT FOR YOU Llama, Qwen, Gemma, and many more models, all free. Onyx analyzes your iPhone and highlights the ones that will run best on it, so you get the most capable assistant without guessing. FAST AND BEAUTIFUL Answers appear in real time as the AI writes. Clean formatting, elegant design, smooth from start to finish. No subscription. No data collection. Just you and a powerful AI that respects you. Download Onyx and take back control of your AI.

Screenshots

FridayNext4 screens
Onyx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FridayNext at none against Onyx's shown. Onyx's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
FridayNext versus Onyx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFridayNextOnyx
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๅฎ‡้น ็ŸณDavid Azancot

In-app purchases

None

FridayNext

No in-app purchases

None

Onyx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FridayNext free?
FridayNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Onyx free?
Onyx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FridayNext or Onyx have ads?
Onyx shows ads; FridayNext does not.

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