Comparison

Local AI Studio vs Aside

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Aside

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Local AI Studio2 screens
Aside4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Local AI Studio versus Aside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal AI StudioAside
Price$9.99$9.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3.6 GB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer强 李Dinh Quang Trung

In-app purchases

None

Local AI Studio

No in-app purchases

None

Aside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local AI Studio free?
Local AI Studio costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aside free?
Aside costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local AI Studio or Aside have ads?
Neither Local AI Studio nor Aside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local AI Studio or Aside?
Local AI Studio ships an update every 6 weeks, and Aside every 2 months. Most recently, Local AI Studio was updated on October 30, 2026 and Aside on November 10, 2026.

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