Comparison

Privacy AI vs Orca

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

Head to head
About

Privacy AI

This AI toolkit offers a comprehensive suite of tools for local and cloud-based models, including language, speech, and image processing. It enables users to chat, run agents, transcribe meetings, and generate images with over 60 integrated functions. Local model features operate entirely offline, enhancing privacy and accessibility.

Highlights
  • Local and cloud AI model integration
  • AI agent with goal-driven planning
  • Speech recognition and text-to-speech
  • On-device image generation
  • Meeting transcription and summarization
  • AI-powered writing and editing tools
  • Document scanning and conversion
Features
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Privacy AI is an all-in-one AI toolkit for every kind of model: local language models (GGUF, MLX, Core AI), speech recognition, text-to-speech and image models, Apple's own models, and the major cloud providers. Chat, run agents, transcribe meetings and create images with 60+ tools. Local models work fully offline, and most file types convert to Markdown that AI can read. Made for iPhone Duo - Unfold it and lists sit beside their details - Meetings: the live transcript on the top half, your notes on the bottom half - Half-folded, the split lands on the fold and the controls stay clear of the keyboard - Doc Scanner shows recognized text beside the original page - Reader keeps an article beside your chat about it; AI edits sit next to your text - Half-folded, Home, Help and settings keep content off the crease - Two Privacy AI windows in Split View, like a meeting beside a chat, also on iPad Meetings - Record meetings and lectures for an on-device transcript with speaker labels - Get minutes, lecture notes or your own summaries, linked to the moments they quote - Lock Screen controls; export SRT, VTT or Markdown Games - Adventure: a fantasy campaign with an AI party and narrator - Werewolf: a social deduction table of AI players Create Images on Your Device - FLUX.2 Klein and Stable Diffusion models, free with no API key - Import your own fine-tunes, plus SDXL and LoRAs on Mac Run Models Locally or in the Cloud - On-device GGUF and MLX models, with vision and tool-calling - Apple's on-device and Private Cloud Compute models, with no account or API key - Connect to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, or any OpenAI-compatible server Agent - Give it a goal: it plans, calls tools and delivers a written report - Teach it with Skills: folders of instructions and scripts Chat - Smart Chat routes each message by complexity and keeps sensitive text local System Keyboard - Dictate, rewrite, translate and proofread text in any app - Types in 11 languages with Pinyin, Japanese and Korean input Mini Apps - Doc Scanner: PDFs, photos and scans to clean Markdown, tables intact - Email Assistant: triage any IMAP inbox on device - Knowledge Wiki: cited answers from your own documents - LLM Council: ask several models at once and get one answer - Topic Briefing: dated, sourced briefs on topics you follow Tools and Connectors - 60+ built-in tools: web, news and paper search, calendar, code and more - Google Drive, MCP with a marketplace, Siri and Shortcuts Writing and Voice - Novel Writer drafts outlines and chapters - Text to Audio: documents read aloud by on-device voices - Voice Clone: a voice from a short recording or a description Files and Accessibility - Convert PDFs, Office files, e-books, archives, emails and media to Markdown, with OCR - VoiceOver throughout, including both games - View Assistant: point the camera and hear what is in front of you Free to Use. No Ads. Local model features are free, including the AI keyboard, 60+ tools, games and on-device image generation. Cloud API models, Google Drive and the MCP marketplace need a subscription. Privacy by Design Privacy AI runs on-device. No backend servers. No accounts. No data collection. Every API request is visible in the Protocol Inspector. Your models. Your device. Your data. Terms of Use: https://privacyai.acmeup.com/docs/policy/tos.html Privacy Policy: https://privacyai.acmeup.com/docs/policy/privacy.html

About

Orca

Capture thoughts, reminders, and lists using voice, text, or photos. Automatically categorizes information and provides smart reminders. Collaborate with others in shared spaces for planning and organization.

Highlights
  • Voice capture and transcription
  • Automatic categorization
  • Smart reminders
  • Shared collaborative spaces
  • Grocery list generation
  • Media tracking
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Your brain isn't a storage system. Orca is. Say it, type it, or snap it — Orca transcribes, categorizes, and reminds you at exactly the right moment. No folders. No manual tagging. Just drop it and move on. Shopping & Recipes Paste any recipe link and your ingredient list is ready to shop — sorted by aisle, not chaos. Build grocery, hardware, or warehouse lists by voice in seconds. Or browse the Discover feed — curated recipes from top food sites — and add everything to your cart with one tap. Voice Capture Speak naturally. Clothing sizes, birthdays, gift ideas, flights, restaurant recs — Orca files everything automatically in the right place. Smart Reminders One-time or recurring, set by voice. Orca reminds you when it actually matters. Shared Spaces Plan together in real time. Invite a partner, roommate, or family member — shared events, checklists, groceries, and notes that sync instantly across both your Today views and Calendars. People & Gifts Birthdays, gift ideas, budgets, and countdowns for everyone who matters. Mention a name and Orca links it automatically. Never show up empty-handed again. Collectibles Track your Pokémon card collection by set — mark what you own, what you're chasing, and see your collection's estimated value. Browse every TCG set, filter by rarity, and share your list with anyone in one tap. Lego sets and Smiski figures too. Screenshots & Travel Snap a hotel confirmation or flight itinerary — Orca reads it, saves it, and reminds you at the right time. Media Queue Track shows, movies, and books you want to watch or read. Browse trending titles and new releases by genre in Discover, add them instantly, and rate when you're done. Always know what's next. Thoughts A private notebook that stays out of your way. Write freely — no categorizing, no reminders. Just your notes, grouped by date.

Screenshots

Privacy AI4 screens
Orca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orca at none against Privacy AI's 3. Privacy AI's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Privacy AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Orca asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orca holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Privacy AI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Orca's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Privacy AI versus Orca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivacy AIOrca
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better11
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3.4 GB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAcmeUp Inc.David Piliponskiy

Customer experience

Privacy AI

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Orca

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Privacy AI

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro Plan$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Plan$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Plan$99.991 Year
None

Orca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Privacy AI free?
Privacy AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orca free?
Orca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Privacy AI or Orca?
Orca is rated higher. Privacy AI averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Orca averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Privacy AI or Orca have ads?
Neither Privacy AI nor Orca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Privacy AI or Orca?
Privacy AI ships an update weekly, and Orca weekly. Most recently, Privacy AI was updated on November 4, 2026 and Orca on October 31, 2026.

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