# Kanon AI -Offline AI Assistant — Offline AI Translator & Chat > Offline AI Translator & Chat (iPhone/iPad app by CHING FENG WANG.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanon-ai-offline-ai-assistant/id6479363034 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [CHING FENG WANG](https://appshunter.io/developer/394371304) - Category: Utilities, Lifestyle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 45 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Thai, Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China), Vietnamese - Released: 2024-03-14 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanon-ai-offline-ai-assistant/id6479363034/reviews.md ## What is Kanon AI? Kanon AI is a privacy-first translation and AI assistant built around "on-device AI." When you use local models, all data stays entirely on your iPhone — no servers, no APIs, no cloud records. 【Core Features】 • 100+ languages offline translation, works without internet • 50+ Kanon AI Tools: polishing, rewriting, grammar check, email writing, brainstorming, travel phrases, and more • Virtual Companion: Create your own AI character with Live2D animation, voice chat, and cross-session memory • Multiple local AI models auto-recommended by device RAM: - Kanon Lite (Qwen 2.5 1.5B) — iPhone XS and newer - Kanon Light (Gemma 4 E2B) — iPhone 12 and newer recommended - Kanon Smart (Gemma 4 E4B) — 12 GB RAM devices (iPhone 17 Pro series) - Kanon Pro — Enhanced version for high-end devices - Custom models — Enter your own GGUF download URL • Cloud high-quality voices: 80+ languages, 400+ neural voices, free 【Virtual Companion】 • Create your own AI character with custom name, gender, age, personality, description • 10 personality tags and 8 reply languages • 4 free Live2D animated characters (Haru, Hiyori, Mark, Natori) • Breathing, blinking, head sway, body sway, lip-sync — all rendered in real time • Voice-first chat: Push-to-Talk + Apple Speech + auto TTS playback • Memory system: companions remember what you said across sessions • 4-state animation: Idle / Listening / Thinking / Talking • Fully offline — conversations and memories stay 100% on-device 【Multimodal AI】 • Image understanding: upload photos in AI Chat, Gemma 4 local model analyzes them • Audio understanding: record up to 30-second clips, AI listens and responds • Menus, signs, documents — snap a photo for instant translation + explanation, fully offline 【Main Features】 • Hub: unified entry to all AI tools and features, shows your companion's animation once set up • Translate: type or paste text, choose local or cloud • Dictionary: detailed definitions, examples, grammar notes, pronunciation • AI Chat: free with local models, supports images and audio, auto-saves conversation history • 50+ Kanon Tools: 17 languages fully supported, results read aloud • Virtual Companion: Live2D animated characters with voice chat and persistent memory • Language Tutor: free-form conversational learning with multiple session management • Language Classroom: interactive vocabulary, grammar, conversation practice • Notebook: save any AI result, supports search, rename, categorized browsing • Realtime Chat: two-person cross-language conversation for face-to-face scenarios • Camera Translate: Standard OCR / Cloud AI / Local AI three modes • Custom voice character per language • Smart language detection: three-layer hybrid detection 【Translation Quality】 • Accurate/Balanced quality modes • Anti-hallucination: each sentence translated independently • Live streaming output: see results word by word • Bidirectional TTS auto-selects the correct voice for the result language 【Privacy】 • Local models run fully offline — your messages never leave your iPhone • All companion conversations and memories stay 100% on-device in local SQLite • Model downloads excluded from iCloud backup 【Notes】 • Some advanced models and cloud AI require purchase or subscription • Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime in System Settings • The free version includes core translation and basic AI features 【Supported Languages】 • 17 languages fully supported for AI tools • 100+ languages for translation • Cloud voices: 80+ languages, 400+ neural voices • 9 interface languages: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Cantonese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, Thai, Vietnamese Privacy Policy: https://www.momosoft.one/Privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Unlimited all features | $3.99 | per month | | Unlimited All Features | $49.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.9 — 2026-08-19 This update focuses on quality and stability: • Sharper translations — more faithful wording, fewer dropped details and less over-editing • Smoother performance and lower memory use • Various bug fixes and refinements Thanks for using Kanon AI — your feedback is always welcome! ### 4.8 — 2026-07-09 Fixed IAP problem ### 4.7 — 2026-06-23 This update focuses on quality and stability: • Sharper translations — more faithful wording, fewer dropped details and less over-editing • Smoother performance and lower memory use • Various bug fixes and refinements Thanks for using Kanon AI — your feedback is always welcome! ### 4.6 — 2026-06-03 v4.6 - Major Update AI Tools Free Daily Trial The 48 Pro tools are now open for free trial - 10 free uses per day, shared across all tools. Explore writing, business, travel, learning, creativity, lifestyle, office, and language tools across 8 categories. Hit the limit? It resets automatically at midnight local time. Translation Quality Upgrade Rewritten translation rules: the model now reads the whole passage first to grasp context, then translates faithfully - no over-polishing, no dropped phrases, no merging "redundant-looking" sentences. Closer to the original meaning. Faster Launch New "Preload AI Model at Launch" toggle. When off, the model loads only on first use, saving ~3-6 GB of memory and battery at launch. Significantly better experience on older devices (iPad mini 6, iPhone 12, etc.). One-Tap Memory Release A new "Unload AI Model" button on the Hub lets you release memory whenever you want. The model reloads automatically on next use. All AI features run 100% on your device. No cloud, no data sent. Your conversations, creations, and privacy stay with you. If you enjoy this update, please leave us a five-star review on the App Store so more people can discover Kanon AI ### 4.5 — 2026-05-20 Kanon AI v4.5 — Small polish [Stability] - Fixed a rare crash that could occur when handling certain translation results - Clearer alert when an AI model file fails to load (no more silent file removal) [App Open Ad Fix] - Fixed: App Open ads (the launch ad) sometimes didn't appear on iOS 13+ due to a scene-lifecycle issue - Display interval tuned to 5 minutes (down from 30) to match actual app-switching patterns [iOS Compliance] - Added the "Allow Tracking" permission prompt as required by iOS guidelines — you decide whether to share tracking data with ad networks - Declining tracking does NOT affect any feature; AI translation, chat, and tutor still run 100% on-device Privacy unchanged: local inference, speech recognition, and draft storage all run on-device. ## Apps similar to Kanon AI | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Offline AI Assistant - Gemma](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offline-ai-assistant-gemma/id6754460691) | — | Free | Utilities | | [Jude - Private AI Assistant](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jude-private-ai-assistant/id6758879100) | — | Free | Utilities | | [彩虹绘画板](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6760551151) | — | Free | Utilities | | [LoAi - Private AI Agent](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loai-private-ai-agent/id6760775448) | — | Free | Utilities | | [Pocket AI - Edge Gallery](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-ai-edge-gallery/id6762418988) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Utilities | | [LMChat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lmchat/id6759361605) | — | Free | Utilities | ## More apps by CHING FENG WANG - [SoapDIY-Soap Recipe Calculator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soapdiy-soap-recipe-calculator/id448287864) - [多功能計算機](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id470931826) - [EZCalculator (Multi-Function)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ezcalculator-multi-function/id483984066) - [ClassTable: Lecture Notes AI](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classtable-lecture-notes-ai/id491629217) - [Power Shift work Calendar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/power-shift-work-calendar/id518654104) - [MP3 錄音筆](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mp3/id562147822) All apps by CHING FENG WANG: https://appshunter.io/developer/394371304 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*