Comparison

MLC Chat vs Goal O'Clock

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

Goal O'Clock

Features
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Goal O'Clock turns your morning alarm into a daily commitment to your goal. When your alarm rings, open the app and read your personal goal statement out loud. The app listens and highlights your words as you speak. Pressing Stop silences the current ring; a reminder can return a minute later if your reading is unfinished. Backup alarms at 10 and 20 minutes help you return to your morning ritual. Completing your reading clears that day's reading reminders. WRITE THE GOAL, THEN SAY IT A guided setup turns what you want into a personal statement: your goal, deadline, why it matters, what you will give in return, what gets in the way, and one action you can take today. Choose money, business, career, health, fitness, relationships, family, confidence, a habit, a skill, a home, travel, creative work, or something else that matters to you. Edit the statement in your own words. A FRESH SCRIPT FOR YOUR MORNING AI can prepare a new script around your goal. Short lines help you speak clearly when the day is just beginning. Your saved statement remains the fallback when a fresh script is unavailable. A HABIT THAT LEAVES A TRACE • Reading streaks and a goal countdown • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets • A goal photo to keep your next chapter in view • “Today I will…”: one concrete action after a reading, with a separate plan log • Optional recordings to listen back to your reading, stored on your phone • Optional evening reminders before your next scheduled morning STORIES AND AFFIRMATIONS Listen to short narrated stories, including with your screen off. Explore twelve affirmation cards each day and save your favorites. YOUR INFORMATION Speech recognition runs on the device by default. Online recognition is optional. Reading recordings stay on your phone and are not uploaded to Goal O'Clock. Goal answers are sent to our service and AI providers to generate personalized statements. Sign in with Apple is optional and supports account features such as synced favorites. SUBSCRIPTIONS An active subscription is required for the morning ritual and premium features. Weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly plans may be offered. Available plans, prices and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your Apple Account settings. Restore purchases from the app. Requires iOS 26.1 or later. Alarm delivery depends on your device settings and iOS. Privacy: https://www.profitoniumapps.com/goal-alarm-privacy Terms: https://www.profitoniumapps.com/goal-alarm-terms

Screenshots

MLC Chat2 screens
Goal O'Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MLC Chat at none against Goal O'Clock's 4. MLC Chat also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Goal O'Clock's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Goal O'Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. MLC Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MLC Chat ships an update every 2 months, Goal O'Clock daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MLC Chat versus Goal O'Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLC ChatGoal O'Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTianqi ChenAbhinav Panse

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

Goal O'Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MLC Chat

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Goal O'Clock

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Quarterly7 Days trial$19.993 Months
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is MLC Chat free?
MLC Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goal O'Clock free?
Goal O'Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MLC Chat or Goal O'Clock have ads?
Neither MLC Chat nor Goal O'Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MLC Chat or Goal O'Clock?
MLC Chat ships an update every 2 months, and Goal O'Clock daily. Most recently, MLC Chat was updated on October 14, 2026 and Goal O'Clock on October 4, 2026.

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