Random Notification vs LocalEngine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Notification
This app sends random notifications with your custom content at set intervals throughout the day. It's useful for reminders, memorization, or daily inspiration.
- Customizable notifications
- Folder organization
- List reordering and deletion
- Random timing options
- Adjustable notification intervals
- Customizable app icon text
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It is an application that can randomly notify your entered content at a fixed time. 【Example of use】 ・ Notification of great people's quotes etc. every day at random. ・ Notify you every day so that you don't forget your goals. ・ Register what you want to memorize, such as foreign language words, and receive a random notification every day. ・ Reminders such as weekly TV programs. 【Functions】 - Folder function - Reordering and deletion of lists - Notification in the order of the list - Random notifications - Random notifications at random times during the day - Notification icon image can be set freely The basic random notification can be made at the following intervals. #Every hour #Every 3 hours #Every 6 hours #Every 12 hours #Dairy #Every2days #Every3 days #Every4days #Every5days #Every6days #Every week #Every10 days #Every 2 weeks #Every4weeks #Every month 【Other】 The text on the app icon can be changed to English and French. Convenient to use text paste with a single tap of a button. copyright https://icons8.jp
LocalEngine
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LocalEngine runs open-source AI language models entirely on your iPhone and iPad. Everything happens on-device: your prompts, conversations, and images never leave your device and are never sent to any server. Built in pure Swift with SwiftUI, LocalEngine runs models through a Metal-accelerated llama.cpp engine, so you get fast, low-latency AI completely offline — no account, no sign-in, no cloud. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat — Hold multi-turn conversations with a local model. Replies stream token-by-token in real time. Start a new chat or stop a response at any time. • See images — Turn on vision in Settings, attach photos to your message, and ask about them. Images are understood entirely on-device by a vision-capable model. • Download models — Browse a curated catalog of open models and download the one that fits your device. Downloads run as resumable background jobs with live progress, and the screen can stay awake while a large model downloads. • Tune generation — Adjust the response length (max tokens) and the temperature to shape how the model replies. • Unlock larger models — LocalEngine is free to use with starter models. A one-time Pro upgrade unlocks larger catalog downloads on iPhone and iPad. CURATED MODELS LocalEngine is ready to chat out of the box with a small, fast default model, and its catalog includes compact vision-language models you can grow into: • Qwen3.5 — 0.8B and 2B free, with 4B available through Pro • Gemma 4 — E2B free, with E4B available through Pro Smaller models are quick and light on storage; larger Pro models are more capable on newer devices. Each vision model pairs with a multimodal projector so it can understand images — all on-device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device inference — no cloud, no telemetry, no analytics. • No account and no sign-in required. • Runs fully offline once a model is downloaded. • Built to App Store privacy and security standards. REQUIREMENTS • iOS / iPadOS 17.0 or later • A recent iPhone or iPad is recommended, especially for the larger models • Free storage space for the models you choose to download LocalEngine puts the power of modern AI — text and vision — in your pocket, without giving up your privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LocalEngine at none against Random Notification's shown. LocalEngine also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Random Notification's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Random Notification sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LocalEngine sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Random Notification ships an update every 2 months, LocalEngine every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Random Notification | LocalEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ryusuke Uchida | GUOYU WANG |
In-app purchases
Random Notification
- Pro Version$4.99
LocalEngine
- Local Engine Pro$2.99
- LocalEngine Pro$4.99
- Professional$9.99
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