Private LLM - Local AI Chat

Private LLM - Local AI Chat

Local Offline Private AI Chat

719 ratings
376 reviews
#10 in paid Utilities
🔧 Utilities
$4.99

Price history


Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 5, 2023
  • September 14, 2026

Features

Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #1 for iPhone
Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #2 for iPhone
Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #3 for iPhone
Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #4 for iPhone
Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #5 for iPhone
Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #6 for iPhone
Private LLM - Local AI Chat screenshot #7 for iPhone
iphone
ipad
🖼️Get Icon
Icons↘︎

About

This AI assistant runs entirely on your device, ensuring all your conversations remain private and offline. Choose from a wide variety of open-source language models and customize interactions for personalized assistance.

✓On-device AI processing
✓Wide selection of open-source LLMs
✓Offline functionality
✓Siri and Shortcuts integration
✓Customizable system prompts
✓One-time purchase with Family Sharing
Show original description

What users say

See all reviews

What's New in Private LLM

1.9.16

September 14, 2026

- Chat history. Your conversations are now saved on device and kept in a new conversation list, with search that looks inside every chat, plus rename and delete. - Conversations remember their model. Reopen a chat and Private LLM loads the model it was using - Llama, Gemma, Qwen, Mistral, Phi or DeepSeek R1 - automatically. - Export any conversation to Markdown or PDF, from the chat or straight from the conversation list. - Faster inference, with quicker model loading and switching. - Still entirely yours: nothing leaves your device, and you can turn chat history off in Settings or delete every conversation at once. - Siri and Shortcuts replies now reach the app that asked for them, instead of being dropped. - Email Support now works even when Mail isn't set up - copy the address or the debug info, or open the support page instead. - Accessibility improvements and a number of smaller fixes. Thank you for choosing Private LLM. We are committed to continue improving the app and to making it more useful for you. For support requests and feature suggestions, please feel free to join our Discord, email us at support@numen.ie, or tweet us @private_llm. If you enjoy the app, leaving an App Store review is a great way to support us.

More

Charts

Top Paid

📈 10+1

Utilities

This app rose +1 position in Utilities chart.

Last updated on October 12, 2026.

Top Paid

📉 98-2

Global

This app dropped -2 positions in Global chart.

Last updated on October 12, 2026.

Events

Read more about Survival Specialist LLM

Survival Specialist LLM

Works offline on iPhones and iPads with ≥ 8GB RAM

Apr 24, 2025 — May 16, 2025

Read more about Dolphin 3.0 Models

Dolphin 3.0 Models

New Family of On-Device Models

Feb 17, 2025 — Mar 20, 2025

Read more about DeepSeek R1 Distill Models

DeepSeek R1 Distill Models

Powerful Reasoning Models for Your Apple Devices

Jan 27, 2025 — Feb 10, 2025

User reviews

Not worth the $5…

All the models on this app are pre-selected with no way to actually connect to a local OpenAI API endpoint or run your own downloaded models from huggingface. It’s like this app hasn’t been touched or updated in well over a year. This should be a. Free app, not a paid one. If it was free I wouldn’t have expected more from it. But $5 is too much and maybe $0.99 would have been more fair but in reality it should have just been free. Do not recommend.
Show more

Better options exist

The “developers” solution to fixing their problems isn’t that they fix their code, it’s to drop support for older iPhones. What a joke. They’ll claim it’s because it’s all evolving so quickly, but their planned obsolescence of software for perfectly working phones because they’re incapable of writing software is laughable. If it was OSS, I wouldn’t have bothered writing any of this, but it’s a paid app. My recommendation is to grab PocketPal or Locally. Don’t waste your money on this. Locally has a poor UI and other limitations like that it doesn’t warn you that conversations will be cut off before you hit the context limit. PocketPal requires you to understand how models work, what to download, and what defaults you should change (and their pal system is a “system prompts in a box”, except that customization is painful and json customizations don’t work). But at least with Locally my phone doesn’t turn into a furnace and with PocketPal I can tweak the things that matter. PrivateLLM however offers none of the stability of Locally and none of the customizations of PocketPal. It’s a paid llama.cpp interface with poor context management and limited model selection. Now it’s in a crash loop because the model got into a fit yammering on and on and I have to uninstall it and reinstall it now. Oh and you only get one chat. Yep, one. No separate contexts for each chat, no separate system prompt for each model. Nope. You get a limited system of compromises that don’t work for $5. First app I’ve bought off the App Store in years and I’m reminded why I stopped bothering when the bar is so low. Their best feature is a unique quantization method, but that doesn’t matter if it doesn’t run.
Show more

Outdated

The curated models are seriously out of date.

模型不能下载

模型在国内还是下载不了 总是在0不动 不是说是自己的服务器吗 为什么还是在hug上..

Not functional

Absolute trash. Does not work as AI. It’s unable to answer your questions and is unable to proofread or verify information. Absolute trash.

Developer apps

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

4 issues

Crashes when downloading larger models

Bug

Shortcuts integration issues

Bug

Conversations get cleared when switching away

Bug

Doesn't work with accessibility features

Bug
✨

Requested Features

7 requests

Allow importing own models

Feature

Add chat history and export options

Feature

Implement voice to chat and RAG features

Feature

Add support for larger models on Mac

Feature

Provide more information about each model

Feature

Allow creating custom prompt presets

Feature

Integrate with iOS Shortcuts

Feature

FAQ

What does Private LLM do?

Private LLM is an AI assistant that runs entirely on your iOS device, offering a range of AI capabilities without needing an internet connection. It focuses on user privacy by keeping all interactions confidential and on-device. You can use it for creative brainstorming, coding assistance, answering daily questions, and more.

What are the key features of Private LLM?

Key features include a diverse selection of optimized open-source LLM models (like Llama, Gemma, Phi-3), seamless integration with Siri and Shortcuts, customizable interactions through system prompts, uncompromised privacy and security via on-device processing, and offline capabilities. It also supports Family Sharing with a one-time purchase.

How much does Private LLM cost?

Private LLM is available for a one-time purchase. This purchase includes Family Sharing, allowing multiple users within a family to access the app. There are no subscription fees or recurring costs associated with using the app or its core functionalities.

What devices is Private LLM compatible with?

Private LLM is designed for iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads. It leverages on-device AI processing, making it suitable for users who want to run AI models locally without relying on an internet connection or cloud services.

What are common use cases for Private LLM?

Common use cases include enhancing creative writing, tackling complex programming challenges, getting quick answers to questions, brainstorming ideas, and automating tasks through Siri and Shortcuts. Its offline and private nature makes it ideal for sensitive tasks or when internet access is limited.