OpenClaw vs Orvena
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
Orvena
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Orvena is a complete assistant that runs on your iPhone. The language model runs on the device itself, so conversations never leave your phone. There is no account, no Orvena server, and no analytics. ASK, AND IT GETS DONE Orvena works with the phone you already have: calendar, reminders, alarms and timers, maps and travel times, photos, Apple Health summaries, music, and files. Every action leaves a receipt you can read, and anything consequential asks for your approval before it runs. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Privacy pages usually ask for trust. Orvena's is a list: everything the app can ever send is enumerated in a short ledger in the privacy policy. On-device features work without any data leaving the phone, and anything that could ever leave asks first through a named consent step. ONE PURCHASE UNLOCKS THE REST The on-device assistant, every phone tool, web search and reading, and image understanding are free, without limits or a trial clock. A single one-time purchase adds: • Voice conversations, with a natural voice generated on the device • Connections to services you use, like Notion, Linear, GitHub, Home Assistant, and any MCP server, with sign-in built in • Cloud models with your own API key, when you want a bigger model • Scheduled tasks, so Orvena can check on things at the right time and report back There is no subscription. REQUIREMENTS Orvena runs a large language model on the phone itself, which needs recent hardware: iPhone 15 Pro or newer with 8 GB of memory, on iOS 26. The model, about 3.5 GB, downloads once on first launch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenClaw at none against Orvena's 1. OpenClaw also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Orvena's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On price 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. Orvena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenClaw asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenClaw ships an update every 8 days, Orvena every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenClaw | Orvena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | OpenClaw Foundation | Agnieszka Sela |
In-app purchases
OpenClaw
No in-app purchases
Orvena
- Premium Unlock$14.99









