Comparison

Fictional vs LocalAI

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • On-device AI image generation
  • Private creation, no remote service
  • Free to use
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
  • Generates images from imagination
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Fictional4 screens
LocalAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fictional sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LocalAI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, LocalAI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fictional versus LocalAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFictionalLocalAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (193 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB882 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPurpleSmartAI, INC音格日乐 白

Customer experience

Fictional

All ratings184 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative44.4%

LocalAI

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fictional

Subscriptions2
  • Fictional+$9.991 Month
  • Fictional+ Annual$59.991 Year
None

LocalAI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fictional free?
Fictional is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LocalAI free?
LocalAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fictional or LocalAI?
LocalAI is rated higher. Fictional averages 4.4 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while LocalAI averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fictional or LocalAI have ads?
LocalAI shows ads; Fictional does not.
Which is updated more often, Fictional or LocalAI?
Fictional ships an update every 2 weeks, and LocalAI monthly. Most recently, Fictional was updated on October 25, 2026 and LocalAI on October 24, 2026.

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