Comparison

OpenClaw vs bkly

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

Head to head
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

About

bkly

Features
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Some things still need a phone call. bkly makes it for you. Tell bkly what you want to book — a restaurant table, a haircut, a dentist, a plumber, a car service — and it finds the place, picks up the phone, has the conversation, and gets it booked. You just say what you need. HOW IT WORKS - Tell bkly what to book, in plain words - bkly finds the best-rated, callable places near you - It calls, talks to the business, and confirms the details - Your booking appears in your Reservations tab WHAT YOU CAN BOOK Restaurants, salons and barbers, nail and beauty, dentists and clinics, plumbers and tradespeople, garages and car services, vets, physios, hotels, viewings — anything reachable by phone. WHY BKLY - No more hold music or phone tag - Your own dedicated number - Works in your voice, on your behalf - Fast, natural, and it just gets it done MEMBERSHIP bkly is a monthly subscription. Subscribe, get your own number, and make bookings within your monthly usage allowance. See the percentage left in your usage ring. Need more? Purchase a Usage Reset to add a full allowance without changing your renewal date. Unused purchased reset credit carries over; an active membership is required to use it. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Say it. bkly calls it. It's booked.

Screenshots

OpenClaw4 screens
bkly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenClaw at none against bkly's 1. bkly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. bkly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. OpenClaw asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenClaw ships an update every 8 days, bkly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OpenClaw versus bkly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenClawbkly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenClaw FoundationSixthsense Intelligence FZCO

In-app purchases

None

OpenClaw

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

bkly

Subscriptions1
  • bkly Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month

Questions

Is OpenClaw free?
OpenClaw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is bkly free?
bkly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OpenClaw or bkly have ads?
Neither OpenClaw nor bkly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenClaw or bkly?
OpenClaw ships an update every 8 days, and bkly every 2 weeks. Most recently, OpenClaw was updated on September 29, 2026 and bkly on September 17, 2026.

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