Timer Buddy vs Private Offline AI Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer Buddy
This app helps track thinking time for two players with various timing methods and a large, easy-to-read display. It offers audible notifications, countdowns for the last ten seconds, and remembers your settings. It's compatible with both iPhone and iPad.
- Multiple timing methods
- Large display
- Pause/Resume functionality
- Audible notifications
- Last ten seconds countdown
- Remembers settings
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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Timer Buddy will keep track of the thinking time for two players. Features include: - Seven different timing methods (eight if you count the extra Fischer variant.) - Large display for easy to see time. - Pause/Resume timing. - Audible notifications that can be turned on or off. - Last ten seconds counted down. - App will remember last used settings. - Can use on iPhone or iPad. Timer Buddy is FREE during this introductory period. Price will be CAN 1.39 shortly. Download it now. If other timing methods are desired please contact me. The email address is in the app Help screen.
Private Offline AI Chat
This AI assistant runs entirely on your device, offering powerful language models for various tasks without collecting any user data. It works offline, ensuring complete privacy for your conversations and ideas across all your Apple devices.
- Private by design, no data collection
- Works completely offline
- Runs multiple AI language models
- Fast performance on Apple Silicon
- Deep reasoning capabilities
- Customizable experience
- Cross-device compatibility
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Pinku is a private AI chat app that runs open-source language models entirely on your iPhone or Mac. Download a model once and chat with it offline. Your messages are processed on your device and are never sent to a server. No account. No subscription required. HOW IT WORKS Pick a model, download it once and start chatting. It runs locally with Apple's MLX framework on your device's GPU. After the download, Pinku works in airplane mode or anywhere without a connection. MODELS Pinku includes 11 open models, all 4-bit or 8-bit and sized for phones and laptops: • Qwen3 0.6B (0.4 GB) • Llama 3.2 1B (0.7 GB) • LFM2.5 1.2B (0.7 GB) • Gemma 3 1B QAT (0.8 GB) • Qwen3 1.7B (1.0 GB) • SmolLM3 3B (1.8 GB) • Llama 3.2 3B (1.8 GB) • Qwen3 4B (2.3 GB) • Gemma 3n E2B (2.6 GB) • Gemma 4 E2B (3.6 GB) • Qwen3 8B (4.7 GB) Qwen3 and SmolLM3 are reasoning models that think step by step before they answer. Pinku only lists the models your device has enough memory to run, and it checks available memory before loading a model so the app does not crash. FEATURES • Chat history saved only on your device; delete any chat at any time • Copy, share or regenerate any answer • Edit a message you sent and get a new reply • Share a whole conversation as plain text • Markdown formatting for code, lists and tables • Siri and Shortcuts: start a new chat by voice • Accent color and font options • App available in 34 languages PINKU PRO Optional: a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. It unlocks: • Choose any model, including the larger ones (Gemma 3 1B, LFM2.5 1.2B, SmolLM3 3B, Llama 3.2 3B, Qwen3 4B, Gemma 3n E2B, Gemma 4 E2B, Qwen3 8B) • Custom instructions that shape every answer • Voice dictation, transcribed on your device • Read aloud, using the voices installed on your device • Themes: Night, Cream, Sakura, High contrast and Forest Restore your purchase at any time from the app. PRIVACY The AI runs on your device. Pinku has no account and no server of its own that receives your chats. Pinku uses the internet to download a model you choose, from Hugging Face, and to record purchases: Apple handles the payment and RevenueCat receives purchase data, never your chats. FAQ Is there a private AI assistant for iPhone that works offline? Yes. Pinku runs models like Llama, Qwen, Gemma and SmolLM3 directly on your iPhone or Mac, so your conversations stay on your device and it works without internet once a model is downloaded. On-device models are smaller than cloud models, so they are best for writing, questions, brainstorming and everyday help. Does it work without internet? Yes. You need a connection only to download a model. After that, every chat runs offline. Is it free? Downloading Pinku and chatting with Llama 3.2 1B costs nothing. No account and no subscription are required. Pinku Pro is optional, as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, to choose any model, custom instructions, dictation and read aloud. What models does it have? 11 open models: Qwen3, Llama 3.2, Gemma 3, Gemma 3n, Gemma 4, SmolLM3 and LFM2.5, from 0.4 GB to 4.7 GB. Is my data sent anywhere? No. Your prompts and answers are processed on your device and stored only there. Pinku does not collect them and does not use analytics. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 18.6 or later and Metal 3 support, or a Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 14 or later. Larger models need more memory. Website: https://aisagalab.com/pinku.html Privacy Policy: https://aisagalab.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://aisagalab.com/terms.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Private Offline AI Chat at Free against Timer Buddy's $0.99. Private Offline AI Chat also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). Timer Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Private Offline AI Chat is free to download; Timer Buddy costs $0.99 up front. Private Offline AI Chat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per year. Timer Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timer Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Offline AI Chat has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Timer Buddy's written reviews are positive against 85% of Private Offline AI Chat's.
Timer Buddy ships an update every 2 weeks, Private Offline AI Chat every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timer Buddy | Private Offline AI Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Costa | Saga Ltd. |
Customer experience
Timer Buddy
Private Offline AI Chat
In-app purchases
Timer Buddy
No in-app purchases
Private Offline AI Chat
- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$16.991 Year
- Pinku Pro$9.99
- Pinku Pro$19.99
- Pinku Pro$39.99
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