Comparison

Silo vs LinTerm

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

Head to head
About

Silo

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Silo runs AI models like Gemma 4, Phi-4, and Mistral directly on your iPhone. No servers. No subscriptions. No internet connection. Your conversations never exist anywhere but your device. Actually Private, Not "Cloud Private" Most AI apps encrypt your data before sending it to their servers. Silo never sends it at all. Zero network requests. There is no server to breach. No account required. No login. No data collection. Anonymous by design. Works Without Internet Airplane mode, off-grid, no Wi-Fi. Silo works everywhere because everything runs on your hardware. No connection means no data leaks. Ever. Chat on a plane, in the subway, or anywhere you want absolute privacy. No Subscription. No Limits. No $20/month plans. No lifetime unlock fees. No usage limits. No accounts. No paywalls. Download and use every feature immediately. Open-Source Silo's complete source code is public on GitHub. Don't take our word for privacy. Read the code and verify it yourself. No trust required. Built by an independent developer, not a corporation. Run Popular AI Models On-Device Run the latest open-source LLMs locally with full Metal GPU acceleration. Gemma 4, Phi-4, Mistral, and more running on your iPhone with no cloud required: - Google Gemma 4 E2B. The newest architecture from Google, available in Q4 and Q8 quantizations. Run Gemma 4 entirely on-device. - Microsoft Phi-4 Mini. Top-performing small model, beats Llama 3.2 on every benchmark. Runs on 4 GB RAM. Phi-4 is the best model for its size. - Mistral / Ministral 3B. Instruct and Reasoning variants from Mistral AI. - Liquid AI LFM 2.5. Ultra-efficient 1.2B models with thinking mode. - SmolLM3 3B. Compact, multilingual, 6-language support from HuggingFace. - Meta Llama 3.2. Fast 1B and 3B models from Meta. - Plus Dolphin uncensored, Phi-4, and more community models. Download the models you want and switch between them. Q4 quantizations for every device, Q8 for devices with more memory. Bring Your Own Models from Hugging Face Import any GGUF model from Hugging Face directly in the app. Paste a Hugging Face URL and download. Run Phi, Dolphin, StarCoder, TinyLlama, or any GGUF-compatible model from the Hugging Face model hub. Your models, your choice. Uncensored Models Silo does not filter, censor, or restrict model output. Use uncensored or custom fine-tuned models with zero guardrails imposed by the app. The model answers. We don't interfere. Run Dolphin uncensored, unfiltered Llama, or any model you choose. Chat History & Conversations Save, browse, and manage multiple conversations. Pick up where you left off. Delete conversations you no longer need. All conversation history stored locally on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded. Streaming Markdown Rendering Responses render with proper formatting as they stream. Bold, italic, headers, code blocks, numbered lists, and nested bullets. No raw markdown syntax cluttering your chat. Fast on Apple Silicon Built with llama.cpp and optimized with Metal GPU acceleration and BF16 compute on supported hardware. Responses stream in real time with zero server latency. Tuned for iPhone performance. Gemma 4, Phi-4, Mistral, and Llama all run smoothly on recent iPhones. Model Management Browse recommended models including Gemma 4, Phi-4, Mistral, Llama, SmolLM3, and LFM. Download with progress tracking and manage your model library. See model sizes before downloading. Cancel downloads anytime. Corrupt file detection keeps your library clean. Your AI assistant should answer to you, not to a cloud provider.

About

LinTerm

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LinTerm is a professional SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad. Connect to your Linux servers from anywhere — manage production, home labs, VPS, and NAS with a real OpenSSH session. SAVE EVERY SERVER Add each machine once: host, port, username, and password. Give it a clear name like “Production VPS” or “Home NAS”. Passwords stay on your device in the iOS Keychain — not on our servers. CONNECT IN ONE TAP Open Home, tap Connect, and you’re in a live remote shell. Or type ssh followed by a saved name. Your commands run on the server — not in a fake local terminal. BUILT FOR MOBILE • Special keys bar: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+D, Tab, Esc, arrows • Cancel stuck jobs without a hardware keyboard • Sticky Ctrl for other shortcuts • Typing predictions for common Linux commands and history • Home button to leave a session and return to your server list • Exit / disconnect returns you home cleanly IPHONE & IPAD Focused terminal on iPhone. Server list + session layout that fits iPad. Dark, readable monospace UI designed for thumbs. MADE FOR REAL WORK Check services, run Docker, pull logs, restart apps, and administer hosts when you’re away from a laptop. Use Wi‑Fi, cellular, or VPN depending on how your network is set up. SECURITY • Per-server logins • Keychain-protected passwords • SSH traffic goes between your device and the host you choose • Disconnect anytime REQUIREMENTS • A reachable SSH server (usually port 22) • Password login enabled for the account you save • Network path from your device to the host (LAN, public IP, or VPN) LinTerm is developed by Symlink Technologies. Support: https://symlinktech.com/LinTerm/support.html Privacy: https://symlinktech.com/LinTerm/privacy.html

Screenshots

Silo3 screens
LinTerm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Silo and LinTerm are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Silo versus LinTerm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiloLinTerm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 15 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBixby Apps, LLCClearsquare dev

In-app purchases

None

Silo

No in-app purchases

None

LinTerm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silo free?
Silo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinTerm free?
LinTerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silo or LinTerm have ads?
Neither Silo nor LinTerm shows ads.

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