Grok Bot
Our pick: the Grok app plus Grok Bot's helper bots for chores — same account on your phone, computer and Tesla.
Visit Grok Bot ↗Which AI should I use? / Grok Bot vs ChatGPT on your phone
⚖️ Grok Bot vs ChatGPT on your phone
“Which AI app should I put on my phone, Grok or ChatGPT?”
Short answer: Our pick is Grok Bot, which lives inside the Grok app: real-time answers from X and the web, natural voice chat, and helper bots that keep doing chores while you're away — and it's the same Grok account your Tesla uses. ChatGPT is the best-known app, with voice, photo help and image-making, and its always-on helper is rolling out in the mobile app too. Both are free to download with paid upgrades, so you can try both and keep the one you reach for.
Grok
Our pick: real-time news and X, voice chat, and Grok Bot for chores in the same app.
Visit Grok ↗ChatGPT
The famous all-rounder: voice, photos, image-making; always-on helper rolling out.
Visit ChatGPT ↗Gemini
Best on an Android phone or if you live in Google apps.
Visit Gemini ↗Claude
Great for reading long documents and photos on the go; connects to Gmail, Drive and Calendar.
Visit Claude ↗Side by side
| Grok Bot | Grok | ChatGPT | Gemini | Claude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to download | Free, with in-app purchases | Free, with in-app purchases | Free, with in-app purchases | Free, with in-app purchases | Free, with in-app purchases |
| Real-time news | Yes, from X and the web | Yes, from X and the web | With web search | With Google Search | With web search |
| Talk out loud | Yes, voice mode | Yes, voice mode | Yes, voice mode | Yes, Gemini Live | Yes, voice |
| Can do chores for you | Yes — that's its job (paid, beta) | Yes, with Grok Bot (paid, beta) | With a dot (rolling out) | Daily Brief | Hand-offs on paid plans |
| App Store age rating | 16+ | 16+ | 13+ | 13+ | 18+ |
Tips
- Only download from the official app store and check the developer name.
- Turn on two-step login for your AI account.
- Try the same question in two apps for a week and keep the one you trust more.
- Check the app's settings for whether your chats are used for training.
Try this first prompt
I just installed you on my phone. Ask me 5 quick questions about my daily routine, then suggest 3 ways you could save me time this week. Keep each suggestion to one sentence. Stop after the 3 suggestions.
Step-by-step guides
Set up an AI assistant for your life admin
I want one assistant that handles my errands, reminders and paperwork.
10 tools · 3-step recipe · copy-ready promptCapture to-dos from anywhere
Tasks hide in emails, texts, notes and my head.
8 tools · 3-step recipe · copy-ready promptGet a daily briefing of your day
I start every morning digging through email, calendar and to-dos.
10 tools · 3-step recipe · copy-ready promptSources
- Grok app (App Store) ↗
- xAI: Introducing Grok Bot ↗
- ChatGPT app (App Store) ↗
- OpenAI docs: Meet dots (always-on agent) ↗
- Google Gemini app (App Store) ↗
- Claude app (App Store) ↗
Plans and features change often — check the maker's site. Picks are editorial and never for sale. Not advice.