Comparison

LLMConnect vs Sema

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

Head to head
About

LLMConnect

Access multiple AI models like GPT, Claude, and Gemini within a single, private workspace. Bring your own API keys for enhanced control and security. Streamline your AI interactions with features like PDF/image chat, voice input, and custom assistants.

Highlights
  • Access multiple AI models
  • Bring your own API keys
  • Chat with PDFs and images
  • Voice input and image generation
  • Customizable assistants
  • Organize chats with folders
  • Offline local models
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LLMConnect is a private, all-in-one client for the world's best AI models. Bring your own API keys, connect to your favorite providers, and chat with every model from a single, beautifully native iOS app. ALL YOUR MODELS IN ONE PLACE • OpenAI (GPT), Anthropic (Claude), Google Gemini, xAI Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Mistral, Groq and OpenRouter • Access hundreds of additional models — Kimi, Qwen, GLM, Llama and more — through OpenRouter • Add any OpenAI-compatible custom provider PAY AS YOU GO • Use your own API keys (BYOK) and pay providers only for what you use • No accounts, no middleman servers — your requests go straight to each provider PRIVATE BY DESIGN • API keys stored securely in the iOS Keychain • Conversations stay on your device, with optional iCloud sync under your control • Face ID / Touch ID lock and app-switcher privacy protection BUILT FOR POWER USERS • Attach files and images, with built-in OCR for scanned documents • Create custom bots with their own instructions • Save and reuse your best prompts • Image generation support • Available in 8 languages Free to try. Unlock everything with Premium or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sema

Features
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Sema is private AI memory for your iPhone. Chat naturally, and Sema can save useful facts locally so later answers have more context. Ask about something you mentioned before, review what was saved, delete memories you do not want, or clear all local data from Settings. WHAT SEMA DOES - Private AI chat - Local conversation history - Automatic local memory for durable facts - Memory overview with source statements - Local memory search for follow-up questions - Permission-gated access for device sources such as Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Location, and Reminders - Apple Foundation Models first on supported devices - Optional on-device Gemma model download when Apple Foundation Models are unavailable - Optional public web search with Sema Pro PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sema has no account and no server-side copy of your chats or memories in this build. Conversations, memories, local search data, and permission history stay on your device. The developer cannot read your chats or memories. Sema may send aggregate product interaction analytics, such as app opens, onboarding completion, model availability, chat sends, response success or failure, and memory created or deleted. Analytics do not include chat text, memory text, names, contacts, calendar titles, locations, prompts, generated answers, or other private content. SEMA PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Sema is fully usable for free. An optional auto-renewable subscription, Sema Pro, adds public web search for questions local AI cannot know yet — $4.99/month or $24.99/year. Only sanitized public search queries leave the phone; saved memories and chats stay private in Free and Pro. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. IMPORTANT AI answers may be incomplete or incorrect. Verify important medical, legal, financial, safety, or time-sensitive information before relying on it. Use of Sema is governed by Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement and Sema's Terms of Use: https://getglod.com/sema/terms

Screenshots

LLMConnect4 screens
Sema4 screens

Verdict

The call

LLMConnect and Sema are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. LLMConnect sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Sema sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LLMConnect ships an update fortnightly, Sema every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LLMConnect versus Sema: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLLMConnectSema
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB78 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSebastian Diaz DelgadoVilde Vevatne

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LLMConnect

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$124.99
2 purchases

Sema

Subscriptions2
  • Sema Pro$4.991 Month
  • Sema Pro$24.991 Year

Questions

Is LLMConnect free?
LLMConnect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sema free?
Sema is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LLMConnect or Sema have ads?
Neither LLMConnect nor Sema shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LLMConnect or Sema?
LLMConnect ships an update fortnightly, and Sema every 10 days. Most recently, LLMConnect was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sema on October 24, 2026.

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