Cactus Chat vs LLLM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LLLM
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cactus Chat at monthly against LLLM's every 3 months. Cactus Chat also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cactus Chat ships an update monthly, LLLM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cactus Chat | LLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Shemet | Mario Cadenas |
In-app purchases
Cactus Chat
No in-app purchases
LLLM
No in-app purchases
