Local Chat vs Local AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline AI chat
- Open language models
- Private conversations
- Cross-device sync
- Customizable personality
- Model selection
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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
Local AI
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Local AIは、Apple Intelligenceを使って端末内で回答するAIチャットです。 ・モデル準備後は、機内モードでも会話できます。 ・必要なときはブラウザでGoogle検索し、出典とともに回答します。 ・JavaScriptを端末内で実行し、計算結果を確認できます。実行環境からネットワークやファイルにはアクセスできません。 ・画像、PDF、TXT、MD、CSV、TSV、JSON、LOGを添付できます。画像理解はモデルの対応状況によって異なります。 ・会話のピン留め、タイトル編集、削除に対応します。 会話と添付は端末に保存され、端末バックアップの対象になります。Web検索、更新確認、要望送信、分析・エラー報告にはインターネット接続が必要です。分析と自動エラー報告は設定で停止できます。会話本文や添付内容を分析サービスへ送信しません。 iOS 27以上と、利用可能なApple Intelligenceが必要です。非対応端末ではチャットを利用できません。AIの回答には誤りが含まれるため、重要な情報は出典や専門家に確認してください。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local AI at none against Local Chat's 3. Local Chat's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Local Chat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Local AI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Local Chat ships an update every 9 days, Local AI every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Local Chat | Local AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (55 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anthony R. DePasquale | Keisuke Shibata |
In-app purchases
Local Chat
- Local Chat Pro$8.991 Month
- Local Chat Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Local Chat Pro$99.99
Local AI
No in-app purchases









