Comparison

MLC Chat vs Go.Next

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

Go.Next

Features
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The World Is the Game. Most games ask you to sit down. NEXT asks you to move. NEXT is a real-world exploration app for iOS that turns your daily life into a progression system. Your physical world becomes a skill tree, your habits become quests, and your geography becomes your character sheet. How It Works Passive Discovery: NEXT runs in the background, mapping where you’ve actually been. No manual check-ins, just authentic movement. Claim Territory: Every country entered and region crossed is registered. Your map fills with the real shape of your life as you claim sectors and explore the world. Mastery Domains: Dive into areas like Discipline, Creativity, and Resilience. Complete short, real-world quests to unlock new branches of your personal skill tree. True XP: Build a profile based on action. Discovery rewards your movement; Mastery rewards your depth. Stop playing as a character. Start leveling up yourself. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MLC Chat2 screens
Go.Next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MLC Chat at none against Go.Next's 2. Go.Next's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Go.Next sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. MLC Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MLC Chat ships an update every 2 months, Go.Next every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MLC Chat versus Go.Next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLC ChatGo.Next
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTianqi ChenThabet Rebhi

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

Go.Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MLC Chat

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Go.Next

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MLC Chat free?
MLC Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Go.Next free?
Go.Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MLC Chat or Go.Next have ads?
Neither MLC Chat nor Go.Next shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MLC Chat or Go.Next?
MLC Chat ships an update every 2 months, and Go.Next every 2 days. Most recently, MLC Chat was updated on October 6, 2026 and Go.Next on October 1, 2026.

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