Comparison

MLC Chat vs FreedomGPT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MLC Chat

Engage in conversations with open language models directly on your iPad or iPhone. Once a model is downloaded, all interactions occur locally, ensuring privacy and offline functionality without internet access. This app is designed for non-commercial use, allowing you to run various open-source language models on your device.

Highlights
  • Local AI model chat
  • Offline functionality
  • No internet required
  • Privacy-focused
  • Open-source project integration
  • Downloadable language models
Features
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MLC Chat lets users chat with open language models locally on ipads and iphones. After a model is downloaded to the app, everything runs locally without server support, and it works without internet connections do not record any information. Because the models run locally, it only works for the devices with sufficient VRAM depending on the models being used. MLC Chat is part of open source project MLC LLM, with allows any language model to be deployed natively on a diverse set of hardware backends and native applications. MLC Chat is a runtime that runs different open model architectures on your phone. The app is intended for non-commercial purposes. It allows you to run open-language models downloaded from the internet. Each model can be subject to its respective licenses.

About

FreedomGPT

Create personalized AI characters for interactive roleplay, messaging like a friend. Access multiple top AI models, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, in a single app. Optimize AI use with model rankings and an auto-routing feature.

Highlights
  • Custom AI character creation
  • iMessage/WhatsApp style chat interface
  • Access to ChatGPT 4o, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, Grok
  • AI model leaderboards
  • Auto-routing to best AI model
  • Image generation with Flux
Features
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Chat, create and explore ideas with hundreds of AI models in one app. Choose a model for writing, coding or everyday questions, or let Smart Routing choose for you. • Generate images and videos from prompts. • Chat with AI characters or create your own. • Talk with AI using voice. • Share conversations by link and manage shared links. • Use incognito to keep a chat out of your history. • Download a supported on-device model for offline chats. Compatibility and storage needs vary by model. Cloud models and media generation require an internet connection. Access and credit use vary by model and feature. Privacy Policy: https://www.freedomgpt.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.freedomgpt.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

MLC Chat2 screens
FreedomGPT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MLC Chat at none against FreedomGPT's 9. MLC Chat also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 49%) and ratings volume (83 vs 23). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FreedomGPT sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. MLC Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for MLC Chat against 4.1 for FreedomGPT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of MLC Chat's written reviews are positive against 49% of FreedomGPT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MLC Chat ships an update every 2 months, FreedomGPT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MLC Chat versus FreedomGPT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLC ChatFreedomGPT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (83 ratings) — better4.1 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better49.1% of reviews
Number of ratings83 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTianqi ChenAge of AI

Customer experience

MLC Chat

All ratings78 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative19.0%

FreedomGPT

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative49.1%

Bugs and requests

MLC Chat

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Phi model crashes on iOS 26.0.1 17 Pro Max
  • App crashes on iPad Pro 4th Gen, iPadOs 17.7
  • RedPajama model crashes app on initialization
  • Update is extremely slow
  • Download model button disabled in new version
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  • RedPajama model crashes, custom model download removed
  • App closes when hitting send on iPhone 13
  • Conversation resets when app is backgrounded
  • Vicuna and Mistral 7B models cause crashes
  • Some 7b q4f16/q4f32 models crash on iPhone 15 Pro
  • App crashes on iPhone 13 mini
  • Cannot load other models from URL
  • Crash on iPhone 12
  • Severe heating and frequency reduction on A15
  • Low VRAM failed initialization on 3GB LP DDR4X phone
  • Cannot run 4bit model on iPhone 15 with 8GB RAM
  • Loading models from HF MLC official Repo causes crashes

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ability to import custom models (from URL/Hugging Face)
  • Support for more specific models (DeepSeek, Phi-2, Gemma 2B/7B, MoE Mixtral 8x7B, LLaVA)
  • History of conversations
  • iOS shortcuts support
  • Ability to export entire responses
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  • Information on VRAM requirements per phone/model
  • Ability to change system message/create custom profiles
  • Ability to edit responses and system prompt
  • Add coffee support
  • Delete downloaded models
  • Change settings per model (repetition penalties, temperature)
  • How-to guide for importing/recompiling LLMs
  • Estimate model compatibility before download
  • Support for CN and ZH languages

FreedomGPT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MLC Chat

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

FreedomGPT

Subscriptions5
  • 1000 Credits$5.001 Month
  • 1000 Credits$10.001 Month
  • 2200 Credits$20.001 Month
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  • 3600 Credits$30.001 Month
  • 7500 Credits$60.001 Month
One-time4
  • 1000 Credits$10.00
  • 2200 Credits$20.00
  • 3600 Credits$30.00
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  • 7500$60.00

Questions

Is MLC Chat free?
MLC Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FreedomGPT free?
FreedomGPT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MLC Chat or FreedomGPT?
MLC Chat is rated higher. MLC Chat averages 4.2 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while FreedomGPT averages 4.1 from 23 ratings.
Do MLC Chat or FreedomGPT have ads?
Neither MLC Chat nor FreedomGPT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MLC Chat or FreedomGPT?
MLC Chat ships an update every 2 months, and FreedomGPT every 5 weeks. Most recently, MLC Chat was updated on October 30, 2026 and FreedomGPT on October 24, 2026.

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