Comparison

Conduck vs HD

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

Head to head
About

Conduck

Features
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Conduck is the native Apple client for your self-hosted or BYO-key AI - in your pocket, in the car, and on your wrist. Connect your own AI server - OpenClaw, Hermes, or a compatible model server such as Pi or LM Aider - or bring an OpenRouter key for a hosted model and start in about a minute. Your keys, your AI. No Conduck account and no Conduck-operated intermediary server. Ask from anywhere • iPhone & iPad: start a chat and type, or hold to talk • Action Button, Shortcuts & Control Center: fire off a quick question without opening the app • Apple Watch: ask straight from your wrist • CarPlay: a hands-free voice conversation on the road • Mac: a full desktop app and menu-bar companion, with a global hotkey and Screenshot & Ask Work: collect now, brief your AI later • A private desk beside your chats. Save thoughts, voice notes, screenshots, links and files from the app, the share sheet, Shortcuts, the Mac menu bar, Apple Watch or CarPlay. A voice note is saved as words. • Adding to Work sends nothing to your AI. Arrange materials on Home, or file them into projects with their own background notes. • When you're ready, write the task, pick the materials and choose your AI. Review the exact message, then send. • With a self-hosted agent and file exchange set up, files your AI returns join the project. • With content sync on, the desk syncs through your private iCloud. Very large files stay on the device that captured them. Private by architecture, not by promise • Conduck operates no intermediary server. No Conduck account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. • By default, your speech is turned into text by Apple on your own devices. Your voice never leaves them. • Prefer a cloud transcription service? Your audio goes straight from your device to that provider with your own key. We're never in the middle. • Your conversations stay on your device and sync through your own private iCloud. We can't read them. • Your keys and tokens live in the Keychain, and every connection over the internet is HTTPS. A server on your own network can be reached without it if you choose, and Conduck says so on screen when you do. See what you actually use • Settings shows a private record of request attempts and conversations over the last 7, 30 or 90 days, typed and spoken compared. • Broken down by connection, device and requested model, with the token counts your AI reports, and reliability split into first-try deliveries, retries, cancellations and failures. • Recorded on your devices and synced through your private iCloud. Never sent to us. Free plan and Conduck Pro • Free: three active projects and three configured gateways in total across OpenClaw, Hermes and custom connections. Unconfigured options don't count, and OpenRouter never uses a slot. • Pro: unlimited active projects and configured gateways on iPhone, iPad and Mac. • Archive a project to free a slot. Above the free limits, choose which projects and gateways stay active; your materials, conversations and saved connection settings are kept. Conduck Pro is an optional monthly subscription: USD 29.99 in the US or EUR 29.99 in euro-area storefronts. Other storefront prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless canceled; manage it in your App Store subscription settings. AI and speech provider usage is billed separately by your chosen providers. Pro includes no model or voice credits. Terms: https://conduck.com/terms/ Privacy: https://conduck.com/privacy/ Open source The application source is available under Apache 2.0 at github.com/GigaDuckAI/conduck. Official App Store builds keep the Conduck identity and CarPlay; personal source builds use the Conduck Community identity without CarPlay. What you'll need Conduck is the interface, not the AI. You bring the AI and any key it needs; guided setup helps you connect. Conduck creates no account and hosts no model for you.

About

HD

Connect to local AI servers and interact with large language models, image generation systems, and AI workflows directly on your network. This app provides secure access to your on-premises AI infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Connect to local AI servers
  • Interact with LLMs
  • Access image generation systems
  • Manage AI workflows
  • Secure network connection
Features
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HD-AI Edge securely connects to local AI servers running HD-AI Edge appliances. Discover, connect, and interact with local LLMs, image generation systems, and AI workflows directly on your network.

Screenshots

Conduck4 screens
HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HD at 15.0 against Conduck's 26.5. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Conduck ships an update every 6 days, HD every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Conduck versus HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConduckHD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGigaDuck OUMichael Hudson

In-app purchases

None

Conduck

No in-app purchases

None

HD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Conduck free?
Conduck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HD free?
HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Conduck or HD have ads?
Neither Conduck nor HD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Conduck or HD?
Conduck ships an update every 6 days, and HD every 5 days. Most recently, Conduck was updated on October 13, 2026 and HD on October 23, 2026.

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