Comparison

AiRC vs LLLM

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

Head to head
About

AiRC

Interact with AI models, manage downloaded models locally, and integrate with external AI services. This tool offers a user-friendly chat interface with Markdown rendering and syntax highlighting, along with robust model management and system prompt customization.

Highlights
  • Chat with AI models (Ollama, DeepSeek)
  • Download, delete, and duplicate AI models
  • Integrate with DeepSeek cloud AI service
  • Customize system prompts for AI behavior
  • Drag and drop file and image handling
  • Configure server and AI service settings
  • Cross-platform support (macOS, iOS)
Features
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AiRC is the native iPhone and iPad remote for AiRC Orchestration on your computer. Continue the same conversations from your phone or your Mac, follow streaming replies, and keep work running on your host. A compatible AiRC Orchestration host is required. Install the desktop app, enable companion access, and pair using its one-time QR code. Your device must be able to reach that host over your local network or a private network connection. AI-provider accounts, model availability, and any provider charges are managed on the host. YOUR CONVERSATIONS • Open recent messages quickly and load earlier history when you need it. • Organize chats by project, priority, pinned items, or time. • Start a chat without a project, or create one directly inside a project. • Choose an available provider, model, and reasoning effort supplied by your host. • Follow replies and tool progress live, review supported approval requests, and stop a run. YOUR HOST WORKSPACE • View goals, plans, orchestration, and individual agents. • See token speed, context use, and cost when your host and provider supply them. • Access host-backed Automations, Skills, Recipes, Apps, Extensions, Session History, Documentation, and Settings. • Compact a conversation from its context controls. • Follow supported Computer Use, in-app browser, and Playwright activity in a floating, expandable preview. FILES THAT FIT THE CONVERSATION • Add supported photos and documents to a message. • Open saved images and supported documents in a native preview. • Share or download files, with Save to Files and supported Photos destinations. • Keep routine code and tool output collapsed until you choose to expand it. Work executes on your paired computer. AiRC on iPhone and iPad does not run desktop tools or large language models locally. Available features depend on your host version, its configuration, and the selected provider. Locked-phone push notifications are not part of this release.

About

LLLM

Features
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Chat app compatible with Ollama and self-hosted models. It needs an Ollama server running and adding the endpoint in the model settings. All the information saved is local, everything is private, and no account is needed. It supports message streaming and markdown. It could also work with models served without Ollama, but that has not been tested.

Screenshots

AiRC3 screens
LLLM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AiRC at every 6 days against LLLM's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AiRC ships an update every 6 days, LLLM every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 14, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AiRC versus LLLM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiRCLLLM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB0 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRyan CoxMario Cadenas

In-app purchases

None

AiRC

No in-app purchases

None

LLLM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AiRC free?
AiRC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LLLM free?
LLLM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AiRC or LLLM have ads?
Neither AiRC nor LLLM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AiRC or LLLM?
AiRC ships an update every 6 days, and LLLM every 3 months. Most recently, AiRC was updated on November 14, 2026 and LLLM on November 14, 2026.

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