Comparison

Illustrate GPT vs BoincTasks

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

Head to head
About

Illustrate GPT

Explore the inner workings of AI language models with a compact GPT model on your iOS device. Generate stories, visualize predictions, and understand AI's attention mechanisms. Ideal for AI enthusiasts and curious learners.

Highlights
  • Pocket-sized AI model
  • Interactive story generation
  • Next token prediction exploration
  • Attention visualization (Pro)
  • Model insights and visualizations
  • Customizable generation settings
Features
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How does ChatGPT actually write? Illustrate GPT answers that question with a real language model running entirely on your iPhone. You don't just read about it: you open it up and watch it think. Illustrate GPT runs Baby Llama 2, a tiny GPT trained on children's stories. It has the same architecture as the big models, small enough to run offline in real time. Eight short interactive chapters take you from raw text to the next word, and every chart comes from the live model. THE COURSE 1. Meet Baby GPT. Watch a story being written one token at a time. Each word is colored by how confident the model was. Tap any word to see the alternatives it considered, and pick a different one to rewrite the story from that point. 2. Tokens. Type anything and see how it gets chopped into pieces and turned into numbers. Find out why " cat", "Cat" and " CAT" are different things to a model. 3. Embeddings. Every token is a list of 288 numbers. See a word's vector, find its nearest neighbors (king → queen, prince, crown), and measure how similar two words are. 4. Attention. Tap a word and see which earlier words it looks at. Explore all 36 attention heads. Each one's role (previous-token, duplicate-token, attention sink, and more) is detected automatically. 5. Layers. Use the "logit lens" to watch the prediction take shape block by block, from a vague guess at the bottom to a confident answer at the top. Then browse the full model blueprint with real weight shapes. 6. Sampling. Turn the temperature, top-k and top-p knobs and watch the probabilities change in real time. Roll the dice, and write three different futures from the same sentence. 7. The Loop. Step through the whole pipeline for a single token, from tokenize and embed through 6 transformer blocks to probabilities, sample and append, then do it again. 8. Your Turn. Now you are the model. Guess the most likely next word and see how your intuition compares with a neural network. BUILT FOR LEARNING • Every chapter starts with a "predict first" question, so you form a guess before you see the answer. • Key ideas, common myths vs. reality, and an optional "Go deeper" section in every chapter. • Your progress is saved, so you can learn at your own pace. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE The model runs on your device with Apple's MLX framework. No account, no server, no data leaves your phone. FREE Every feature is free. An optional tip supports development. Perfect for students, teachers, developers, and anyone curious about what's really going on inside AI.

About

BoincTasks

Manage multiple BOINC clients simultaneously from a single interface. This application allows for task consolidation, customizable display options, and support for various network connections. It does not include a BOINC client itself.

Highlights
  • Control multiple BOINC clients
  • Collapsible task lines
  • Adjustable to any screen
  • User-defined color scheme
  • Supports multiple networks/VPNs
Features
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With BoincTasks-M, you can control many BOINC clients at once on the same screen. It combines multiple tasks into a collapsible line. It is adjustable to any screen and has a user-defined color scheme. Alowing multiple networks or VPN connections. Note: This app does not include a BOINC client.

Screenshots

Illustrate GPT4 screens
BoincTasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Illustrate GPT at 5.0 against BoincTasks's 3.0. BoincTasks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Illustrate GPT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BoincTasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Illustrate GPT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illustrate GPT ships an update every 3 months, BoincTasks every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Illustrate GPT versus BoincTasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIllustrate GPTBoincTasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer一和 朱Fred Melgert

Customer experience

Illustrate GPT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BoincTasks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Illustrate GPT

One-time1
  • PRO Mode$1.99
None

BoincTasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Illustrate GPT free?
Illustrate GPT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoincTasks free?
BoincTasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Illustrate GPT or BoincTasks?
Illustrate GPT is rated higher. Illustrate GPT averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BoincTasks averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Illustrate GPT or BoincTasks have ads?
Neither Illustrate GPT nor BoincTasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Illustrate GPT or BoincTasks?
Illustrate GPT ships an update every 3 months, and BoincTasks every 6 weeks. Most recently, Illustrate GPT was updated on November 3, 2026 and BoincTasks on October 30, 2026.

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