Comparison

Polyflow Agents vs OpenChat Pro

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

Head to head
About

Polyflow Agents

Features
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Polyflow Agents is a phone client for an AI agent that runs on a computer you own. If you run Hermes โ€” the open-source agent host โ€” this puts that agent in your pocket: the same sessions, the same tools, the same memory, reachable from wherever you are. There is no account to create and no server of ours in the middle. The app connects straight to your host, over your own network or a private tailnet, and sends everything you do to it and nowhere else. TALK TO YOUR AGENT Type a message, dictate one, or send a photo. Replies stream in as the agent writes them, with each tool it uses shown as it runs. Sessions are persistent: pick one up from the list, search across them, rename, pin, or delete. APPROVE THE RISKY BITS When the agent needs permission โ€” to run a command, say โ€” it stops and asks. With the host plugin installed you get a push notification, and Allow or Deny is one tap from the lock screen. Deny sends it back to think again; nothing runs until you say so. EVERYTHING IT MAKES, KEPT Reports, pages, images, and files the agent produces land in Artifacts, ready to open on the phone. Versions are kept when a file is rewritten, so you can see what changed. SEE WHAT IT IS DOING Scheduled jobs, with their last result and next run. Tools and integrations. The model and provider it is set up to use. Logs and events, when you want to know why. SEVERAL AGENTS, ONE AT A TIME A host can run more than one agent. Add a server once and the app asks what it hosts; switch between agents and the whole app re-scopes to the one you picked. WHAT YOU NEED A Hermes host you can reach from your phone โ€” on the same network, or through a tailnet such as Tailscale. Push notifications need a small plugin on the host; the app walks you through installing it, or can send the instructions to the agent to do itself. No host yet? Tap "Try the demo agent" on the first screen. It answers with a scripted conversation, asks for a permission, and produces an artifact, so you can see every screen before you set anything up. WHAT WE DO NOT DO We do not run analytics. We do not collect crash reports. We do not see your conversations, your files, or your credentials โ€” they go to your host and stay there. Your sign-in is kept in the phone's keychain and sent only to the host you gave it to. Polyflow Agents is open source, MIT licensed.

About

OpenChat Pro

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OpenChat is a privacy-first AI chat app for iPhone and iPad. Bring your own API key and connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, GLM, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Provider keys stay in your Keychain, and requests go directly from your device to the provider you choose. With OpenChat Pro, connect with the Hermes service on your Mac. OpenChat generates a local API token and a copy-ready start command; paste it into Terminal, keep Hermes gateway running, and use your local tools, memory, and skills from iPhone or iPad. Organize conversations, branch chats, search history, render Markdown, dictate by voice, and keep an optional backup in your own iCloud. OpenChat has no analytics and no OpenChat-hosted chat server. OpenChat Pro is a one-time purchase that lets you connect with your Hermes service and unlock multiple AI providers. It is not a subscription.

Screenshots

Polyflow Agents4 screens
OpenChat Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polyflow Agents at none against OpenChat Pro's 1. Polyflow Agents also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. OpenChat Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Polyflow Agents asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
Polyflow Agents versus OpenChat Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyflow AgentsOpenChat Pro
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew SwinneyไฟŠ ็Ž‹

In-app purchases

None

Polyflow Agents

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OpenChat Pro

One-time1
  • OpenChat Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Polyflow Agents free?
Polyflow Agents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenChat Pro free?
OpenChat Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polyflow Agents or OpenChat Pro have ads?
Neither Polyflow Agents nor OpenChat Pro shows ads.

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