Comparison

Invoke vs Innkeeper

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

Head to head
About

Invoke

This app allows you to chat with your own locally hosted AI models, offering a private and secure experience. It connects to Ollama or LM Studio servers on your local network, requiring some technical setup for a fully offline AI conversation.

Highlights
  • Connects to local LLM servers
  • Offline and privacy-focused
  • Supports Ollama and LM Studio
  • Real-time message streaming
  • Chat history management
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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Note: This app is intended for users who are able to set up a local LLM server (Ollama or LM Studio) within their own LAN environment. Some technical setup is required. Chat with your local LLM! Seamlessly connect to Ollama or LM Studio for a fully offline, privacy-focused AI chat experience! This iOS app connects to a locally hosted Large Language Model (LLM) server and enables seamless, natural conversations. Compatible with Ollama and LM Studio via HTTP, it provides real-time message streaming and intuitive chat history management. The app operates entirely within a local network—no internet connection required—making it ideal for those who prioritize privacy and security. Key Features: - Easy connection to local LLM servers (Ollama / LM Studio) - Natural chat UI with bubble-style layout - Auto-saving and browsing chat history - Server and model selection via settings screen - Supports Dark Mode

About

Innkeeper

Features
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Innkeeper is context-aware agent authentication, because MFA isn't enough. Your agents on your Mac, Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Codex, make requests as you. Innkeeper puts your phone in front of the ones that matter. Every call that spends a credential, sends as you, or cannot be taken back stops on your iPhone first. You read exactly what is being asked, who is asking and why, and you approve with Face ID. The agent gets its answer and never holds a credential. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pair once. Scan the code the Mac app shows. Your phone makes a key in the Secure Enclave, and that key is the whole account. No password, no sign-in. 2. The agent asks. A flagged call stops, and your phone gets the request: the tool, the arguments as they were written, who is asking, and how long it has left. 3. You read it. Approve signs the exact bytes you read, with a key that never leaves the enclave. Change one character and the signature no longer matches. Deny needs no face. 4. It goes back signed. The verdict returns to the agent as an ordinary tool result. Innkeeper attaches the credential, so the agent never holds it. Every call is written down. WHAT THE PHONE HOLDS The credentials you add live in your phone's keychain. A credential leaves the phone only when you approve a call that spends it, sealed to the one Mac that asked, for one use. The Mac holds nothing at rest. AT HOME AND AWAY On your own network the phone and the Mac talk directly, sealed to keys they agreed at pairing. Elsewhere, the same sealed envelopes travel through a relay that keeps no accounts and cannot read them. Push notifications arrive through Apple, saying only that an approval is waiting. WHAT WE COLLECT Nothing. No account, no email, no analytics, no tracking. REQUIRES The Innkeeper app for Mac, macOS 14 or later, free at innkeeper.a2w.io. One Mac and one phone is free, and stays free.

Screenshots

Invoke3 screens
Innkeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Invoke at 16.6 against Innkeeper's 26.0. 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

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

Invoke ships an update weekly, Innkeeper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Invoke versus Innkeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInvokeInnkeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuhiko sugimotoDENISLAV DENISLAVOV GAVRILOV

In-app purchases

None

Invoke

No in-app purchases

None

Innkeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Invoke free?
Invoke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Innkeeper free?
Innkeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Invoke or Innkeeper have ads?
Neither Invoke nor Innkeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Invoke or Innkeeper?
Invoke ships an update weekly, and Innkeeper every 5 days. Most recently, Invoke was updated on October 14, 2026 and Innkeeper on October 8, 2026.

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