Comparison

Local Chat vs SnapNote Sync

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

Head to head
About

Local Chat

Run powerful open language models directly on your Apple devices, even offline. Enjoy private conversations with AI assistants that can be customized to your needs. Save and sync chats across your Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

Highlights
  • Offline AI chat
  • Open language models
  • Private conversations
  • Cross-device sync
  • Customizable personality
  • Model selection
Features
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Local Chat allows you to run the latest open language models on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Once you've downloaded the models, you can use the chat function even when your device is offline. Your chats remain totally private, since no internet connection is required to interact with the chatbots. It's like having your very own ChatGPT right on your device. You can choose to save your chat history on your devices or delete your chats automatically after you're finished. Any chats that you choose to save in your history will be synced via your private iCloud storage to your other devices. Try leading models from the open-source community, including Llama, Gemma, Qwen, Mistral, DeepSeek, and Kimi. Choose from different sizes to find the best fit for your device. You can also customize the chatbot's personality with a system prompt, whether you prefer a helpful assistant, an encouraging coach, a witty conversationalist, or anything else you can imagine. The chat function works with the following devices: - Mac (M1 and later) - iPhone 12 and later - iPad Pro (M1 and later) - iPad Air (4th generation and later) - iPad mini (6th generation and later) - iPad (10th generation and later) On earlier devices, you can view your chat history from your other devices synced via your private iCloud storage. Local Chat is just getting started, and we're planning to continue adding new features in the coming months. If you have any feedback about the app, we'd love to hear it at feedback@localchat.co. --- Privacy policy: https://localchat.co/privacy Terms of use: https://localchat.co/terms

About

SnapNote Sync

Features
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Quickly create a note along with images, support handwriting recognition for different languages, text recognition of existing images or using camera to capture texts. Upload multiple images and merge photos, save photos to album. Support read aloud what is note down. Assign tags to notes, search and sort notes, so you can quickly find the note you are looking for. Customize your notes and tags with icons of your choice. You can create multiple pages in a note to better organize your information. All notes, tags and images sychronized to your private iCloud space automatically, so your notes are shared among your devices automatically. It is fast, secure and always available on your devices. Subscription Information SnapNote offers auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock premium features: • Monthly Subscription • Yearly Subscription Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://donghangzhang.wixsite.com/cicada/privacy-snapnote

Screenshots

Local Chat4 screens
SnapNote Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Local Chat at every 9 days against SnapNote Sync's every 2 months. SnapNote Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Local Chat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and SnapNote Sync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local Chat ships an update every 9 days, SnapNote Sync every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Local Chat versus SnapNote Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal ChatSnapNote Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnthony R. DePasqualeDonghang Zhang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Local Chat

Subscriptions2
  • Local Chat Pro$8.991 Month
  • Local Chat Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Local Chat Pro$99.99
2 purchases

SnapNote Sync

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Local Chat free?
Local Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapNote Sync free?
SnapNote Sync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Local Chat or SnapNote Sync have ads?
Neither Local Chat nor SnapNote Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local Chat or SnapNote Sync?
Local Chat ships an update every 9 days, and SnapNote Sync every 2 months. Most recently, Local Chat was updated on October 4, 2026 and SnapNote Sync on October 7, 2026.

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