Local Brain vs PrivateGPT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Local Brain
This app allows you to run powerful AI language models directly on your device, ensuring complete privacy and offline functionality. Select from various models and manage multiple conversations simultaneously for a personalized AI experience.
- Run AI models locally
- Full offline capability
- Choose from multiple models
- Create multiple chat contexts
- Privacy-focused AI
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Run Large Language Models locally on your device with full offline capability. You can choose from multiple available models and create multiple chat contexts using different models. The power of AI in your pocket without hurting your privacy.
PrivateGPT
This AI assistant runs models locally on your device for private, offline conversations. Import your own AI models and choose quantized versions for optimal performance. Chat history is saved locally, ensuring your data remains secure and anonymous.
- Local AI model execution
- Supports DeepSeek, Llama, Gemma, Qwen
- Import custom GGUF models
- Quantized model selection
- Offline functionality
- Local chat history
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PrivateGPT is a private, secure, and powerful AI Assistant. The app runs AI models locally on your device, so you can chat with AI even without Internet connection. Features: • Support the latest AI models: DeepSeek, Llama, Gemma, Qwen, etc. • Import your own GGUF models downloaded from Hugging Face. • For each model, choose the quantized version that works well on your device. • Chat History saved locally. Models: • DeepSeek-R1 • Llama 3.1 • Qwen 3 and 2.5 • Gemma 3 • Gemma 3n E4B • Mistral 7B • Dolphin 2.6 Mistral 7B • Nous Hermes 2 Mistral 7B • SmolLM 135M • LFM2-VL 1.6B • IBM Granite 4 • (You can also import your own GGUF models to the app) Privacy: • No message is ever sent to a server. Your chats are completely private. • No internet required. App works fine in Airplane mode. • Zero identity tracking - you stay anonymous. Disclaimers: • PrivateGPT works the best on iPhone 12 or newer models, because it requires more than 4GB RAM. Older devices may not be able to run the app smoothly. • All users can use all features of the app. To remove ads/paywalls, please subscribe to a plan. Contact us -- Any questions about Reacts? Please contact us at team@morningavocado.com Terms of Use -- https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PrivateGPT at 2.9 against Local Brain's 1.3. PrivateGPT also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 30%). Local Brain's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. PrivateGPT sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Local Brain asks for nothing beyond the download.
PrivateGPT holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Local Brain's written reviews are positive against 71% of PrivateGPT's.
Local Brain ships an update every 10 days, PrivateGPT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Local Brain | PrivateGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (6 ratings) | 2.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3.1 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Michal Jach | Morning Avocado LLC |
Customer experience
Local Brain
PrivateGPT
In-app purchases
Local Brain
No in-app purchases
PrivateGPT
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$29.99









