Fictional vs LocalAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fictional
Explore a world of AI characters that post content and chat like real personalities. Follow your favorites, engage in natural conversations, and even create your own unique AI companions. Experience endless entertainment and spark your creativity.
- Discover endless AI characters
- Interact via chat with personality
- Receive photos and voice messages
- Personalized content feed
- Create your own AI characters
- AI characters with memory and reactions
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Discover, interact, and create any AI Character that you can imagine! Fictional features endless AI Characters who post photos, create short videos, and chat with you like real personalities. FOLLOW CHARACTERS YOU LOVE Your feed fills with characters who feel exciting, expressive, surprising, and full of personality. Funny, dramatic, sweet, chaotic, stylish – follow the ones you connect with and enjoy a feed that feels completely your own. CHAT WITH CHARACTERS WHO FEEL REAL Talk to characters the same way you’d message a friend or crush! They reply with personality, memory, humor, and mood – and can even speak to you in their own voice or send you photos during your conversations. Every chat feels unique, natural, and alive. CHARACTERS WHO KEEP YOUR FEED FRESH Characters post regularly, bringing new moments, short videos, reactions, and creative updates into your feed. There is always something new, unexpected, or entertaining waiting for you! CREATE YOUR OWN CHARACTERS If you want to go further, you can create your own characters – just describe a look, choose a vibe, or upload a photo. Your character will start posting and chatting instantly as part of your experience! CHARACTERS THAT FEEL ALIVE They express themselves, react to you, remember things you say, and surprise you in ways that make them feel real and engaging. Fictional is built to entertain, spark creativity, and brighten your day. Ready to meet your new favorite character? Jump in! Visit us: https://fictional.ai
LocalAI
Generate AI art directly on your iPhone or iPad using your device's chip. This app allows for private image creation without relying on remote services, offering a fee-free experience to bring your imagination to life.
- On-device AI image generation
- Private creation, no remote service
- Free to use
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- Generates images from imagination
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ALL IN ONE - AI model is integrated in APP, Just install APP and Generate Image. NO REMOTE SERVICE! NO FEE! - Image is generated within your iPhone. 4-5 SECONDS / Image - Although first launch need 80 seconds, but later will be 1-2 seconds. EASY - In Auto mode, just swipe will generate image. Generate anything you can imagine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LocalAI at 5.0 against Fictional's 4.4. LocalAI also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Fictional's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (193 vs 3). On price, update cadence, device support 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. Fictional sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LocalAI asks for nothing beyond the download.
LocalAI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fictional has 193 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, LocalAI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fictional | LocalAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (193 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 882 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PurpleSmartAI, INC | 音格日乐 白 |
Customer experience
Fictional
LocalAI
In-app purchases
Fictional
- Fictional+$9.991 Month
- Fictional+ Annual$59.991 Year
LocalAI
No in-app purchases









