OpenClaw vs Facet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Local-first AI assistant
- Secure device pairing
- Chat and voice modes
- Gateway action approvals
- Direct content sharing
- Device capability management
- Push notifications for workflows
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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
Facet
Create custom widgets for your home screen by describing what you want in plain language. The app builds and styles them, pulling live information from over 100 connected apps, weather, stocks, and more. Refine layouts and looks with simple text commands.
- AI-powered widget creation from text descriptions
- Connects to 100+ apps, weather, stocks, RSS feeds
- Customizable styles and themes
- Supports various widget sizes including Lock Screen
- Optional AI writing for daily briefs
- Privacy-focused with no account required
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Stop opening five apps to check five things. Describe the widget you want in plain words - "show my next three meetings and the weather" - and Facet builds it: the layout, the live info, and a look that fits your Home Screen. Then refine it the same way: "smaller numbers," "dark glass," "only school stuff." WHAT FACET CAN SHOW • Your calendar and reminders (read on this device) • Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, GitHub and 100+ apps you connect • Weather for wherever you are • Stocks and crypto - name a ticker, get a widget • Steps and activity from Health • Any RSS feed, and numbers you type in - goals, streaks, countdowns STYLES FOR EVERY SCREEN • Clean and modern, warm paper, dark glass, terminal green, sunrise gradients - or describe your own look • Ready-made starts: a day-at-a-glance, an inbox brief, a student planner, a minimal weather tile • Small, medium, large, and Lock Screen sizes AI THAT WRITES, GROUNDED • Optional AI writing: a fresh morning brief or daily line, written from your real calendar and apps • Never invents facts - if the info isn't there, the widget says so MADE TO BE TRUSTED • No account to create. No server database of your personal info. • Each widget uses only the sources it declares - you can see exactly what. • Lock Screen privacy modes: show, redact, or hide. • Sign-ins live in the iOS Keychain, on your device. Free to try: build one widget, edit it once, in small or medium. Facet Pro unlocks unlimited widgets and edits, every size, connected apps, AI writing, faster refresh, and AI-generated themes - with the first week free. Widgets update on a schedule; iOS controls exact refresh timing. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://facet-worker.facetwidgets.workers.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Facet at 5.0 against OpenClaw's 3.4. Facet also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). OpenClaw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (71 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Facet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. OpenClaw asks for nothing beyond the download.
Facet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenClaw has 71 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OpenClaw ships an update weekly, Facet every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenClaw | Facet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (71 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenClaw Foundation | Darpun Sachdev |
Customer experience
OpenClaw
Facet
In-app purchases
OpenClaw
No in-app purchases
Facet
- Facet Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Facet Power$12.991 Month
- Facet Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year









