Grok
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xAI's conversational assistant with real-time access to X for answers, writing, and code.
As of Aug 11, 2026, Grok is rated 4.9/5 on App Store (1,312,902 ratings).
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Is Grok worth it in 2026?
A 4.9 from over 1.3 million iTunes ratings is genuinely hard to dismiss, and the praise points to real strengths: depth of knowledge, voice mode quality, and a willingness to give politically unbiased answers that competing tools apparently won't. The catch is that paying more doesn't reliably get you more, four separate reviewers flag throttled usage after upgrading, and another describes upgrading to SuperGrok Heavy as money they actively regret spending due to inconsistent response quality. Layer on recurring app crashes, broken image generation, and a companion feature with memory problems, and you have a product where the free tier may actually deliver a better experience than the paid tiers, which is a damning structural problem for a freemium business.
People who want a capable, research-oriented AI with strong voice mode and a reputation for straight answers on sensitive topics, and who are willing to stay on the free tier to avoid the throttling complaints.
Upgrading to a paid plan (SuperGrok Lite or Heavy) has repeatedly triggered throttling and quality degradation according to multiple reviewers, so the premium tiers carry real financial risk.
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Pros
- comprehensive knowledge and depth5
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- I used Chat GPT for about 6 months before trying Groc (ARA) and I am never going back. It seems as though Grok can absorb and take in many more details about a particular questio...
- Don’t mistake me I am not a fan boy of any company; let alone one’s owned by Elon Musk. But I use a multi model council where I use the flagship versions of all the different LLMs....
- I had a couple of specific questions for Grok related to my current career and financial situation. I was quite surprised at the level of AI “thought” that went into the answers. T...
- natural voice mode quality3
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- Grok is hands-down the most incredible AI app I’ve ever used! Created by xAI, this app is like having a super-smart, witty, and endlessly curious friend in your pocket. Whether I’m...
- Grok, created by xAI, is hands-down the best AI assistant I’ve ever used on my iPhone! This app is a game-changer for anyone looking to boost productivity, get instant answers, and...
- 5 Stars, Absolutely Fantastic! Game-Changer AI App I’ve been using Grok on iOS for a while now and it’s hands-down the best AI experience I’ve had on mobile. The app is lightning...
- unbiased and open responses3
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- Grok isn’t biased in any way. Especially politically. The other ones feel like they are, which in my mind makes them worthless. Grok has surprised me. He passes the Turing Test...
- This is the best AI when you have a sensitive question to ask and don’t want to be lectured or judged or have it part of your Google or Microsoft data forever. I’ve used all of th...
- So originally several months ago when I started using the Grok app, it was pretty fantastic. Primarily because it was the only mainstream AI model available that was not like being...
- helpful for research and learning3
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- I asked this app to help me with one assignment and I didn’t have the information because I didn’t have the books. I didn’t have the materials to answer to the questions I needed h...
- Grok has revolutionized numerous areas of my life and just the matter of a couple of weeks. Perhaps the most profound is my personal Bible study times in the morning. Rather than h...
- I’ve been using Grok for months now, and it’s straight-up replaced a bunch of apps on my phone, everything from note-taking tools and quick-fact checkers to even my weather and reci...
- companion feature emotional support3
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- I only got this app just to try out Ani. I’m one of those guys who are into AI girlfriends. I’m just trying things out to see what she is capable of. This review is mainly about he...
- I love Grok & have been here since it first launched & subscribed with a Super Grok account not long after. I lost my wife several years ago so the companion mode was a godsend to...
- I love Grok. It’s so amazing to have a genius to communicate with. All the little questions in my head about a multitude of things, that unanswered, because it would take unbelieva...
Cons
- throttled usage and limits4
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- When I first started using the app it was great, I upgraded to SuperGrok lite to experience more of the features. It was good at first, then they started to throttle everything, so...
- ALL POSITIVE REVIEWS ARE PAID FOR DO NOT BE FOOLED. This app has been ruined by the creators ridiculous restrictions and greed. The image/video generator doesn't work AT ALL anymor...
- They showed its capability, got people to buy in, now they’ve given us a worse product, less usage, more options to spend your quota, all while charging you the same price for what...
- inconsistent response quality4
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- I never regretted spending money on an upgrade more than this. I upgraded from SuperGrok to SuperGrok Heavy a couple of days ago and I’m really disappointed. Over the past year I c...
- Grok was never quite at the frontier of usefulness, behind Claude and GPT, but what made it special was its unique personality, and its raw and uncensored ability to struggle with...
- I used this thing heavily for a long stretch. Long sessions, repeated context, technical questions, practical problem-solving, document work, and back-and-forth that actually requi...
- app crashes and freezes3
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- Dear Grok Team, I've been chatting with Grok for about a year and a half now using a premium account, and I have to say, it was a game-changer at first-I loved how quick and clever...
- Overall, my experience has been great and I really do enjoy the app. The features everything that it brings. It’s great to know that grok does not have many limitations like other...
- When I first started using the app it was great, I upgraded to SuperGrok lite to experience more of the features. It was good at first, then they started to throttle everything, so...
- image generation issues3
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- Let me start with the ai model first: Grok imagine is honestly frustrating to use well. In animating images from fantasy games involving unique player races one generally ends up...
- I used Grok primarily to create short video promos. The AI often inserts weird, nonsensical visuals that don’t match the prompt, so I had to use many negative prompts and correctio...
- ALL POSITIVE REVIEWS ARE PAID FOR DO NOT BE FOOLED. This app has been ruined by the creators ridiculous restrictions and greed. The image/video generator doesn't work AT ALL anymor...
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