Local AI Chat vs Cactus Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Local AI Chat
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hi there hello hi, this is my little app for doing lots of cool things locally on device. choose your cat and buckle up! on your phone and ipad you can: -chat with local ai models -transcribe audio within the app (or import audio from voice notes) -connect remotely to your computer via ssh or vnc (screen sharing) all transcriptions and chats get stored in history and synced securely (or not) via apple's icloud services Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cactus Chat
Engage in private conversations with an AI directly on your device. This application runs offline, ensuring your data remains secure and local. Developers can also utilize it to test and compare the performance of different large language models.
- Offline AI conversations
- Private data storage
- Developer LLM benchmarking
- Runs directly on device
- Free to use
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Offline, private AI. Cactus Chat lets you talk to AI, directly on your phone. This means it's free, runs offline, and your data stays on your device. If you're a developer, use Cactus to benchmark the latency and throughput of various LLMs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cactus Chat at 15.1 against Local AI Chat's 18.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Local AI Chat ships an update every 5 weeks, Cactus Chat monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Local AI Chat | Cactus Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atlas Codes LTD | Roman Shemet |
In-app purchases
Local AI Chat
No in-app purchases
Cactus Chat
No in-app purchases
