Comparison

Enclave vs MakerFolio

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

Head to head
About

Enclave

This app provides a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your device, allowing you to chat with various open-source models offline. It offers features like voice chat, iMessage integration, and document analysis, with an optional subscription for cloud-based models.

Highlights
  • Runs hundreds of open-source AI models locally
  • Offline chat and voice conversations
  • iMessage extension for private message drafting
  • Chat with documents (PDFs, text, images)
  • Create custom AI assistants
  • Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts
Features
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Enclave AI is a local AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. Try hundreds of open-source models and chat offline — no account, no cloud, no data collection. Your conversations never leave your device. Unlike cloud-based AI apps, Enclave processes everything locally using your device's hardware. No internet connection needed. No servers reading your chats. Just you and your AI, completely private. Run Popular AI Models On-Device: - Meta Llama - DeepSeek - Google Gemma - Qwen by Alibaba - Microsoft Phi - Mistral - SmolLM, and more Download the models you want and switch between them freely. Optional Cloud AI with Pro: Subscribe to Pro for access to the latest cloud models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, and more. No API keys to manage — just pick a model and start chatting. Cloud conversations are not stored on our servers. Voice Chat: Have natural voice conversations with your AI assistant. Speech recognition and text-to-speech run on-device using Apple's built-in speech technology. Works fully offline with local models. Chat with Documents: Attach PDFs, text files, images, and source code to your conversations. Ask questions, get summaries, and extract key information — all processed locally on your device. Custom Assistants: Create personalized AI assistants with custom instructions for any task — writing, coding, brainstorming, grammar, planning, translation, and more. Each keeps its own conversation history. Web Search: Get answers grounded in live web results when using cloud models. Enclave connects your AI to current information when you need it. Siri and Shortcuts: Integrate Enclave into your daily workflows with Apple Shortcuts. Ask questions, choose your model, and get instant answers — hands-free with Siri. More to Love: - Syntax-highlighted code blocks and full Markdown rendering - Reasoning display for thinking models like DeepSeek R1 - Fine-tune responses with temperature, context window, and seed controls - Conversation history saved locally as simple files you control - Optimized for iPhone with platform-tuned model libraries Built for Privacy: - No account required to use local AI - No tracking or telemetry on your conversations - All chat history stored locally on your device - No third-party analytics on your content - Anonymous by design Enclave is built by an independent developer, not a corporation. Your data is not the business model — your trust is. Terms of service: https://enclaveai.app/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://enclaveai.app/privacy-policy/

About

MakerFolio

This app helps makers document their projects with photos, notes, material costs, and time tracking. Organize your creations with custom categories and export your work as PDFs or project files.

Highlights
  • Document projects with photos and notes
  • Track time and material costs
  • Calculate profit/loss
  • Create beautiful photo galleries
  • Organize with custom categories and tags
  • Share projects via .mfproject files
  • Export projects and catalog as PDF
Features
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Every maker has a project worth remembering. MakerFolio gives you the perfect home for all of them. Whether you build furniture in a garage, sew garments from scratch, throw pottery, cast jewelry, or wire electronics — MakerFolio is the dedicated portfolio app built for the way makers think and work. DOCUMENT EVERY BUILD Capture your projects the way they deserve to be remembered. Add photos straight from your camera or library, write detailed build notes, list materials and tools, record measurements, and track every step of your process. Your knowledge. Organized. Preserved. TRACK YOUR TIME & COSTS Know exactly what each project costs you — in money and hours. Log your materials cost, additional expenses, and time spent. Add a selling price and MakerFolio automatically calculates your profit or loss. Perfect for hobbyists, craft sellers, and small-batch makers alike. BEAUTIFUL PHOTO GALLERIES Your work deserves to look its best. Add up to 10 photos at a time, reorder them with drag-and-drop, write captions, and mark your best shots as the featured image or finished product. Your project gallery becomes a visual record of every build. STAY ORGANIZED YOUR WAY Create custom categories that match how you work — by craft type, skill level, project status, or anything else. Add tags for quick filtering. Sort and group your projects exactly the way you think about them. SHARE & EXPORT Share your project as a .mfproject file via AirDrop, Messages, or iCloud Drive — photos included. Recipients can open it directly in MakerFolio. Export a PDF of any project to share with clients, print for your shop, or post online. Export a full catalog PDF of your entire portfolio — great for markets, commissions, or just showing off. BUILT FOR iPHONE & iPAD MakerFolio feels right at home on any Apple device. On iPad, enjoy a split-view layout that keeps your project list and details side by side. Dark Mode supported, of course. PERFECT FOR: • Woodworkers & furniture makers • Sewers, quilters & fiber artists • Leatherworkers & cobblers • Jewelers & metalworkers • Potters & ceramicists • Electronics & hobbyist makers • DIY home improvers • Craft sellers & market vendors • Anyone who builds things and wants to remember them MakerFolio. Just your work, beautifully documented. Download MakerFolio and start building your portfolio today.

Screenshots

Enclave4 screens
MakerFolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Enclave at Free against MakerFolio's $0.99. Enclave also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 4). MakerFolio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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

Enclave is free to download; MakerFolio costs $0.99 up front. Enclave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MakerFolio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MakerFolio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enclave has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Enclave's written reviews are positive against 100% of MakerFolio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enclave ships an update fortnightly, MakerFolio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Enclave versus MakerFolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnclaveMakerFolio
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size684 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPiotr GorzelanyTodd Haddaway

Customer experience

Enclave

All ratings1,083 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative14.5%

MakerFolio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Enclave

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Initialization errors on some devices
  • Gemma 3n model not working properly
  • Inability to download certain models
  • Shortcut integration issues with long prompts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to delete chat history
  • Implement iCloud sync for chat history
  • Support for more advanced LLM models
  • Improve voice recognition and text-to-speech
  • Add web search functionality
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  • Allow custom model links and self-hosted models

MakerFolio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Enclave

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • Pixel Pledge$0.99
  • Caffeine Charge$5.99
  • Mega Boost$9.99
None

MakerFolio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Enclave free?
Enclave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakerFolio free?
MakerFolio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Enclave or MakerFolio?
MakerFolio is rated higher. Enclave averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while MakerFolio averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Enclave or MakerFolio have ads?
Neither Enclave nor MakerFolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Enclave or MakerFolio?
Enclave ships an update fortnightly, and MakerFolio weekly. Most recently, Enclave was updated on October 27, 2026 and MakerFolio on October 24, 2026.

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