Grok Bot iOS earns a 7.5 out of 10 from me: the best way to approve and steer your Bots away from a desk, held back by notifications that are still rolling out and a few flows locked to the desktop.
That score is my editorial judgement from the Grok Bot for Mobile documentation, the FAQ and the official changelog.
The app needs an iPhone on iOS 18 or later, and iPad owners can run it as well, on iPadOS 18 or newer.
Below is the scorecard, the strengths, the limits and who should skip it.
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The verdict in one paragraph
Install it if you already have Grok Bot access, because it costs nothing extra and turns approvals into a two-second job.
It reaches the same Bots, chats, routines, connectors and cloud computer as the desktop app, and work carries on in the cloud after you close it.
Do not treat it as a desktop replacement, and do not buy a second subscription through Apple if your plan already covers you.
The scorecard
| Criterion | Score /10 | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals and control | 9 | Tap a card for the full request, plus Custom Rules editable on the phone |
| iPhone-only extras | 9 | Siri shortcuts, Live Activities, Action Button, Reminders and Apple Home |
| Photo and file input | 8 | Share sheet takes photos, files, links and text; HEIC shows as images |
| Phone app access | 8 | Calendar, Contacts, Location, Alarms, with clear per-app permissions |
| Notifications | 6 | Smart desktop routing, but iPhone push is still rolling out gradually |
| Billing clarity | 6 | Fine if you buy once; easy to double-pay across Apple and the web |
| Desktop parity | 6 | No routine testing, computer updates or teach-by-demonstration |
| Setup effort | 8 | Same account sign-in, synced Bots, a short first-run tour |
Average across the eight rows: 7.5.
Each reason above comes straight from the docs, not from a benchmark run.
Strength: approvals you can read properly
Phones invite careless taps, and the approvals documentation handles that well.
On the phone, you tap a card to see the full request and all of its buttons before answering.
Allow once, Always allow and Deny behave the same as on desktop.
Custom Rules live in the Bot group of Settings, so you can add an Ask first rule from a train seat.
Cards from your own chat do not expire, while background cards close after 30 minutes, which keeps stale approvals from piling up.
If you send a new message instead of answering, any open card in that chat closes, so you cannot leave a half-answered request behind by accident.
Some cards use other labels: a terminal command shows Allow and Skip, and a card stopped by one of your Ask first rules shows Allow and Not now.
When a Bot prepares an email or a Slack message, you get an editable draft with Send or Discard rather than a blind approval.
Strength: it feels like an iPhone app, not a web wrapper
This is where the iOS build pulls ahead of most agent companions.
Siri, Spotlight and the Shortcuts app get four actions: List Bots, Send Message, Start Dictation and Start Voice Chat.
Dictation can start straight from Siri on an unlocked phone, and the Dynamic Island plus the Lock Screen show a Live Activity while it runs.
The Action Button can open a voice chat with a Bot, and a second press hangs up.
Reminders and Apple Home access are iPhone only, which the Android app does not match.
The example the docs give is plain: say "Send a message in Grok Bot" and Siri starts one.
If you do not pick a Bot for the Action Button shortcut, Grok Bot asks which one, which is the right default for anyone running several Bots.
A voice chat also shows a Live Activity while you are on the line, so you can see at a glance that a call is still open.
Strength: photos straight from the camera roll
From the iPhone share sheet you can push a photo, a file, a link or plain text into any Bot chat, and the item waits in the composer for your instruction.
On Android, the share sheet accepts text only for now.
HEIC and HEIF photos, the default iPhone camera format, show as images since v0.54.0 in the changelog.
Limits are generous per the files documentation: 20 attachments per message, 25 MB per image and 1 GB per video.
Results come back just as cleanly: tap an image to view it full screen, or touch and hold it for Copy Image and Save to Photos.
Each Bot also keeps a Library of the pages, images, videos, files and links in its chat, newest first under Today, This week and Older.
Drafts are saved per conversation when you navigate away, which matters more on a phone than anywhere else.
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Strength: the phone itself becomes a tool
A Bot can read and edit your calendar, look up contacts, read your location and set alarms or timers.
The guardrails are sensible: no edits to repeating events, no invites, read-only contacts, and a position rather than an address.
It only works in your own chat with a Bot you own, and only while the app is open on the phone.
Alarms need a newer iOS than the app itself, so on older phones the row simply never appears.
Permissions are explicit: each app under This iPhone shows Allow, Allowed or Denied.
If the Bot needs an app you have not allowed, a Grok Bot needs permission card appears and waits up to five minutes, and the request can be picked back up within an hour.
A team admin can also cap phone tools at Ask every time, Never allow or Always allow, which is the control a business buyer will want.
Weakness: notifications are clever but not finished
The notification rules are thoughtful.
While you use the desktop app on a Mac or Windows PC, your own Bots notify the desktop and finished replies skip the phone.
If a Bot needs you, the phone gets the alert about 3 minutes later unless you have already opened that Bot.
The docs also admit iPhone push delivery is still being rolled out in stages, and there is no setting to keep the phone quiet only while the desktop is open.
That is why this row scores a 6.
To be fair, the per-Bot control is good: tap a Bot name at the top of its chat and switch its Notifications off, and that Bot stops alerting you everywhere, phone included.
Both iOS permission and the Bot setting have to allow an alert, so check both before you assume something is broken.
Weakness: billing can bite you
The paywall sells monthly individual plans through the App Store when your account has no access.
Apple then owns that subscription, and Cursor cannot cancel or refund it.
The App Store billing page warns that switching to The X Subscription on the web does not stop an Apple-billed Cursor plan, so you could be billed twice.
An App Store free trial also converts into a paid Apple subscription unless you cancel first, unlike the usage-credit trial claimed on web or desktop.
None of this is hidden, but it is spread across several pages, so the row gets a 6.
Weakness: what you cannot do on the phone
- Teach a workflow by demonstration.
- Test a routine.
- Update or recover the cloud computer.
- Rename a page.
- Remove a phone from your device list.
You can still watch the computer and take over for a password, a two-factor code or a CAPTCHA, which covers most mid-task blocks.
Routines are half-supported, which is better than nothing: you can read the schedule and Run history, pause with Active, edit through chat, add one and swipe to delete.
Search on the home screen covers Messages, Bots, Group Chats, Files and Routines, so reviewing old work is not a desktop-only job.
The phone app also lists 12 languages against 37 on desktop, a small gap that matters for some teams.
Which plans unlock it
Per Grok Bot on The X Subscription, Premium, Super and Ultra include Grok Bot, and Plus does not.
Legacy Cursor paid plans, Cursor Teams seats and linked SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscriptions also carry over to the phone.
Phone and desktop share one usage pool, so the app adds no extra allowance.
A Cursor plan and a SuperGrok or X Premium+ link do not add together; Grok Bot uses whichever grants more weekly usage.
iPhone versus the other clients
Against Android, the iPhone build wins on Siri, Live Activities, Reminders, Home and a share sheet that takes more than text.
Against the desktop, it loses on setup flows and computer maintenance.
For the desktop side, read my Grok Bot Mac guide; for the Google Play side, see Grok Bot Android.
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Who should use it
- Owners and operators who approve Bot work between meetings.
- Anyone who sends a lot of photos or documents to a Bot.
- Heavy Siri or Action Button users who want voice-first access.
- Teams already on Premium, Super or Ultra seats.
Who should skip it
- People without Grok Bot access who need yearly billing or seats; buy on the web instead.
- Anyone who wants to build and test routines; that is desktop work.
- Users on an iPhone that cannot run iOS 18.
Final verdict
A 7.5 out of 10, and the easiest install decision in the Grok Bot lineup if your plan already covers it.
Set your Ask first rules on day one, test one notification, and keep billing in one place.
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FAQ: Grok Bot iOS Verdict
What score does the Grok Bot iPhone app get here?
7.5 out of 10, the average of eight criteria scored from the official docs. Approvals and iPhone-only extras score highest; notifications, billing and desktop parity score lowest.
Is the iPhone app better than the Android app?
On features, yes. Only iPhone gets Reminders and Apple Home access, Siri shortcuts and Live Activities, and its share sheet takes photos and files rather than only text.
Does the app work on iPad?
Yes. The iOS app runs on iPad with iPadOS 18 or later.
Can the iPhone app replace the desktop app?
No. Teaching by demonstration, testing routines and updating or recovering the computer all need the desktop app.
What is the biggest risk with the iPhone app?
Paying twice. If your plan already includes Grok Bot, do not subscribe again through Apple, and cancel any leftover App Store plan after switching on the web.
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