Comparison

Locally AI by LM Studio vs ClawTalk

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

Head to head
About

Locally AI by LM Studio

This app allows you to run powerful AI models directly on your iPhone or iPad without an internet connection. Enjoy complete privacy as no data is collected or sent to servers. It's optimized for Apple devices, offering fast and private AI interactions.

Highlights
  • Run AI models offline
  • Private and no data collection
  • Supports Llama, Gemma, Qwen, and more
  • Optimized for Apple Silicon
  • Chat, analyze images, generate text
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Run AI models like Llama, Gemma, Qwen, and more on your iPhone and iPad. Offline. Private. No login. No data collection. Powered by Apple MLX. Meet Locally AI by LM Studio, the AI app that respects your privacy. No login. No data collection. Just pure intelligence, running entirely on your iPhone and iPad. Why Locally AI? - 100% Offline: No internet needed. Chat anywhere. - Total Privacy: No login, no data collection. Your data stays on your device. - Optimized for Apple Silicon: Powered by Apple MLX for lightning-fast responses. - Multiple models supported: Run Llama 3.2, Google Gemma 2 & 3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek, and more. - Chat, Analyze, Create: Ask complex questions, analyze images, or generate text. Download Locally AI now! Privacy Policy: https://locallyai.app/privacy-policy.html Terms & Conditions: https://locallyai.app/terms.html

About

ClawTalk

Interact with AI agents using voice commands or text. This client offers on-device speech recognition for privacy and streams responses with markdown rendering. It supports multi-agent channels, image sending, and direct interaction with agent tools.

Highlights
  • Voice-first interaction (hands-free/push-to-talk)
  • On-device speech recognition for privacy
  • Real-time streaming responses with markdown
  • Multiple text-to-speech provider options
  • Multi-agent channel management
  • Image sending for visual context
  • Direct interaction with agent tools
Features
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Have a real, hands-free conversation with your AI agents. ClawTalk is a native iOS client for OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent framework — and it's built around voice. CONVERSATION MODE Tap once and start talking. ClawTalk listens for the end of your sentence, transcribes it on-device with WhisperKit on the Apple Neural Engine, sends it to your agent, streams the reply, and speaks it back to you. Then it starts listening again — automatically. No buttons, no taps between turns. iOS voice processing (the same audio pipeline Zoom and FaceTime use) handles echo cancellation, automatic gain, and noise suppression, so the agent's own voice never re-triggers the mic. Your audio never leaves the device. Only the resulting text is sent to your gateway. PUSH-TO-TALK Prefer to just dictate a single message? Press and hold the mic. Release to send. STREAMING RESPONSES Text streams in real-time as your agent generates it. Full markdown support: code blocks, tables, lists, inline formatting. TEXT-TO-SPEECH Choose how the agent speaks back: - ElevenLabs — highest quality, most natural voices - OpenAI — great quality, cost-effective - Apple — free, works offline, no API key needed MULTI-AGENT CHANNELS Separate channels for separate agents. Each channel keeps its own conversation history. Browse the agents on your gateway, or type an agent ID manually. IMAGE SENDING Attach up to 8 photos per message. Your agent can see and respond to images. TOOLS DASHBOARD Reach into your agent's internals without going through chat — memory, sessions, available agents, browser status, models. SECURITY FIRST - Credentials live in the iOS Keychain (encrypted by the Secure Enclave) - HTTPS enforced on every connection — plain HTTP is rejected - On-device speech-to-text — audio never reaches any server - Chat history encrypted at rest with iOS Data Protection - TLS 1.2 minimum WHAT YOU NEED ClawTalk connects to your own OpenClaw gateway over HTTPS. You'll want: 1. A running OpenClaw instance with the HTTP API enabled 2. A secure path to it — Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale, or similar 3. A gateway token ClawTalk ships no AI models and no cloud services. It's a client for your self-hosted OpenClaw setup. The GitHub repo has setup instructions. OPEN SOURCE ClawTalk is MIT-licensed and fully open source on GitHub. Build it yourself for free, or buy from the App Store to support ongoing development and get automatic updates.

Screenshots

Locally AI by LM Studio4 screens
ClawTalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Locally AI by LM Studio at Free against ClawTalk's $2.99. Locally AI by LM Studio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 50%). ClawTalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On rating, ads, monetization model 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

Locally AI by LM Studio is free to download; ClawTalk costs $2.99 up front. Locally AI by LM Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. ClawTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Locally AI by LM Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locally AI by LM Studio has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Locally AI by LM Studio's written reviews are positive against 50% of ClawTalk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Locally AI by LM Studio ships an update weekly, ClawTalk every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Locally AI by LM Studio versus ClawTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocally AI by LM StudioClawTalk
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElement Labs IncSamuel David

Customer experience

Locally AI by LM Studio

All ratings1,790 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative16.2%

ClawTalk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Locally AI by LM Studio

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Stops responding when Airplane mode is turned on
  • Interface issues on iPhone 15 Pro

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to switch between downloaded models
  • Implement autoscroll feature
  • Add support for more model types (e.g. SolvLM2, Grante Vision)
  • Allow users to add models from Hugging Face

ClawTalk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Locally AI by LM Studio

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Monthly$8.991 Month
None

ClawTalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Locally AI by LM Studio free?
Locally AI by LM Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClawTalk free?
ClawTalk costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Locally AI by LM Studio or ClawTalk?
Locally AI by LM Studio is rated higher. Locally AI by LM Studio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while ClawTalk averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Locally AI by LM Studio or ClawTalk have ads?
Neither Locally AI by LM Studio nor ClawTalk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Locally AI by LM Studio or ClawTalk?
Locally AI by LM Studio ships an update weekly, and ClawTalk every 2 months. Most recently, Locally AI by LM Studio was updated on October 30, 2026 and ClawTalk on October 28, 2026.

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