Comparison

Local AI Chat vs ScanWave Pro

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

Head to head
About

Local AI Chat

This app offers a private, offline AI chatbot experience using on-device language models. It supports various text generation tasks and provides code examples for developers. Chats can be archived after a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Offline AI chat
  • On-device language model
  • Text generation tasks
  • Developer code examples
  • Chat archiving
  • Privacy protection
Features
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SmartFruit provides a chat interface to test Apple Intelligence's local language model on the device. It works offline, thereby protecting your privacy. The on-device model is supports a wide range of text generation tasks, like summarization, entity extraction, text understanding, refinement, dialog for games, generating creative content, and more. World knowledge to a lesser extent. The quality of responses in this area is naturally not on par with large cloud-based models, but that’s beyond my control. Especially developers can try out all generation options of Apple's Foundation Models framework and get a corresponding code example.. Furthermore, chats can be archived for later review after a one-time in-app purchase. Important: This app requires iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence. Please ensure your device is compatible before purchasing.

About

ScanWave Pro

Features
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Scanwave Pro is a scanner you buy once and own forever — no subscriptions, no monthly fees, no "unlock pro" pop-ups. Built for the Japanese practice of copying ID cards onto A4 paper. Capture an ID and lay it onto a page in Actual Size or Fill Page layout — the standard formats for Residence Card, Driver's License, and Health Insurance Card copies that landlords, banks, and city halls ask for every day. ONE-TIME PAYMENT • Pay once, use forever • No subscription, no in-app purchases • All updates included for life • No "free trial that auto-renews" tricks DOCUMENT MODE • Multi-page capture with automatic edge detection • Manual corner adjustment with magnifier loupe • Filters: Original, Grayscale, Black & White, Enhance • Drag-to-reorder pages, retake, swipe-to-delete • Multi-page PDF export with 1-up, 2-up, or 4-up layouts ID MODE • Front-only or front + back capture • Composed onto A4 in actual size or fill-page layout EXPORT • Save as JPEG or PNG to Photos • Save as PDF to Files (visible under On My iPhone → ScanWave) • Share to AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or any installed app • Multi-select on the Home screen for bulk share or delete PRIVACY • All processing on device • No cloud, no account, no analytics, no tracking • No third-party SDKs • Photos and documents stay on your iPhone or iPad LANGUAGES English, 日本語, नेपाली. Switch any time from the globe button on the Home screen.

Screenshots

Local AI Chat3 screens
ScanWave Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScanWave Pro at none against Local AI Chat's 5. ScanWave Pro also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Local AI Chat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ScanWave Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local AI Chat ships an update every 2 months, ScanWave Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Local AI Chat versus ScanWave Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal AI ChatScanWave Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRoy SchulzBhupesh Gurung

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Local AI Chat

One-time5
  • Unlock Archive$0.99
  • Archive + Tip$1.99
  • Archive + More Tip$3.99
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  • Archive + Major Tip$5.99
  • Archive + Premium Tip$9.99
None

ScanWave Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local AI Chat free?
Local AI Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScanWave Pro free?
ScanWave Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local AI Chat or ScanWave Pro have ads?
Neither Local AI Chat nor ScanWave Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local AI Chat or ScanWave Pro?
Local AI Chat ships an update every 2 months, and ScanWave Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Local AI Chat was updated on October 13, 2026 and ScanWave Pro on October 10, 2026.

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