Local AI Studio vs Aside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Local AI Studio
This app allows you to run advanced AI models like Stable Diffusion for image generation and local LLM chat directly on your iPhone or iPad. It also features automatic speech recognition to convert audio to text, all without needing an internet connection.
- On-device Stable Diffusion image generation
- Local LLM chat with Llama models
- Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) with Whisper
- Support for Stable Diffusion checkpoint and SafeTensors
- Downloadable model files from HuggingFace
- Utilizes iPhone/iPad CPU and GPU
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Discover the cutting-edge capabilities of Local AI Studio, empowering you to harness the full potential of AI, local LLM chat, automatic speech recognition (ASR) and Stable Diffusion text to image generation directly on your iPhone or iPad. The build-in model needs 8GB RAM to run, recommend devices: iPhone 15 Pro , iPad M1 and later. Key Features: - Harness the Stable Diffusion model directly on your iPhone or iPad. - Support for local LLM (LLaMA) chat feature. - Support for Stable Diffusion checkpoint , SafeTensors model files. - Includes a Stable Diffusion model for immediate experimentation. - Includes a LLM model of Llama for exploring LLM capabilities. - Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) with Whisper model: Convert spoken words and audio files into text. - You can download model files and check model license on HuggingFace website. Performance Notes: - Recommend RAM 8GB minimum, the build-in Stable Diffusion needs 8GB RAM to run (iPhone 15 Pro, iPad M1). - Image generation speed varies based on hardware, ranging from seconds to minutes. - This App can fully utilize iPhone or iPad CPU and GPU capabilities.
Aside
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Aside is a private, on-device AI chat for iPhone. It runs entirely on your phone using Apple Intelligence — your conversations never leave the device. No account. No cloud. No telemetry. Works in airplane mode. WHY ASIDE For the questions you wouldn't post to a server. Health. Legal drafts. Personal journal. Half-formed ideas. Aside answers, and forgets nothing — because it never had a reason to remember anywhere but on your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat in clean Markdown — bold, lists, headings, code blocks • Attach photos — on-device Vision extracts text and context first • Dictate with the mic — speech recognition is local too • Save every conversation on-device, organized in a clean sidebar • Search across every message you've ever written • Share or copy any chat as Markdown • Long-press a message to copy, regenerate, or delete • Pick a persona (concise, friendly tutor, brutally honest, code-focused — or write your own) • Adjust text size, toggle Markdown rendering, control haptics 100% PRIVATE Aside makes zero outbound network requests during a chat. Verify with a packet sniffer. The model lives on your iPhone's Neural Engine; the conversation stays where it started. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone 15 Pro or later, OR iPhone 16 / 17 (any model) • iOS 26 or later • Apple Intelligence enabled in Settings ONE-TIME PURCHASE $9.99. No subscription. No in-app purchase. No upsell.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Local AI Studio at 17.5 against Aside's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Local AI Studio costs $9.99 and Aside $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Local AI Studio ships an update every 6 weeks, Aside every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Local AI Studio | Aside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.6 GB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 强 李 | Dinh Quang Trung |
In-app purchases
Local AI Studio
No in-app purchases
Aside
No in-app purchases








