Comparison

Kuma vs OpenClaw

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

Head to head
About

Kuma

Features
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Kuma Status — Are your systems healthy? Find out in under 3 seconds. Kuma Status is a premium mobile app built to monitor your public Uptime Kuma status pages. No administration, no complexity — just the essentials to know at a glance whether your services are up. WHY KUMA STATUS? • Direct & private — Your phone connects straight to your Uptime Kuma instances. No intermediate servers, no telemetry, no data collection. • Credential-free — The app only accesses public status page APIs. No admin passwords or tokens are ever stored on your device. • Home screen widget — A beautiful Material 3 widget shows your favorite instance's real-time health and last check time. • Smart alerts — Get a local notification the moment a service goes down or recovers, including the outage duration. • Offline support — The last known state stays visible even without a connection, with a clear warning banner. • Self-signed certificates — Works with local instances using a custom TLS certificate, with latency measurement. • Demo mode — Pre-loaded simulated environments (Homelab and Production) to try the app instantly. BUILT FOR HOMELABBERS AND TEAMS Whether you run a NAS at home or a fleet of production servers, Kuma Status gives you peace of mind at a glance. Kuma Status is a third-party client and is not affiliated with the official Uptime Kuma project.

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

Kuma4 screens
OpenClaw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenClaw at none against Kuma's 1. OpenClaw also leads on ads (none vs shown). Kuma's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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. Kuma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenClaw asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kuma ships an update every 9 days, OpenClaw weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kuma versus OpenClaw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKumaOpenClaw
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (71 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—71 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheo VankoekelbergOpenClaw Foundation

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kuma

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$3.99
None

OpenClaw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kuma free?
Kuma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenClaw free?
OpenClaw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kuma or OpenClaw have ads?
Kuma shows ads; OpenClaw does not.
Which is updated more often, Kuma or OpenClaw?
Kuma ships an update every 9 days, and OpenClaw weekly. Most recently, Kuma was updated on October 14, 2026 and OpenClaw on October 20, 2026.

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