Comparison

Silix vs LocalEngine

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

Head to head
About

Silix

This app intelligently removes unwanted silence from your audio recordings in real-time. It's perfect for creating professional-sounding podcasts, voice notes, interviews, and more with customizable sensitivity and background recording capabilities.

Highlights
  • Real-time silence detection
  • Customizable silence threshold
  • Background recording
  • Smart auto-resume
  • Professional audio quality
  • Easy file management
  • Universal export format
Features
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Transform your voice recordings with intelligent silence detection! SilenceRemover automatically removes unwanted silence from your audio, creating crisp, professional recordings perfect for podcasts, voice notes, interviews, and more. Perfect For: • Podcast creators and content makers • Voice note enthusiasts • Interview recordings • Meeting notes and presentations • Music practice sessions • Social media content creators Key Features: • Real-time Silence Detection: See live audio levels and smart silence removal • Customizable Threshold: Adjust sensitivity to match your recording environment • Background Recording: Continue recording even when using other apps • Smart Auto-Resume: Automatically pauses and resumes when other apps use audio • Professional Audio Quality: Maintains crystal-clear sound while removing silence • Easy File Management: Organize, play, and share your recordings instantly • Universal Compatibility: Export to M4A format for sharing on any platform How It Works: 1. Start monitoring your audio input 2. Set your preferred silence threshold 3. Begin recording - SilenceRemover automatically detects and removes silence 4. Save your clean, professional audio file 5. Share directly to social media, messaging apps, or cloud storage Pro Tips: • Use in quiet environments for best results • Adjust threshold based on your microphone sensitivity • Perfect for removing "umms" and long pauses from recordings • Great for creating concise voice messages Download SilenceRemover today and experience the difference that intelligent audio processing makes!

About

LocalEngine

Features
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LocalEngine runs open-source AI language models entirely on your iPhone and iPad. Everything happens on-device: your prompts, conversations, and images never leave your device and are never sent to any server. Built in pure Swift with SwiftUI, LocalEngine runs models through a Metal-accelerated llama.cpp engine, so you get fast, low-latency AI completely offline — no account, no sign-in, no cloud. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat — Hold multi-turn conversations with a local model. Replies stream token-by-token in real time. Start a new chat or stop a response at any time. • See images — Turn on vision in Settings, attach photos to your message, and ask about them. Images are understood entirely on-device by a vision-capable model. • Download models — Browse a curated catalog of open models and download the one that fits your device. Downloads run as resumable background jobs with live progress, and the screen can stay awake while a large model downloads. • Tune generation — Adjust the response length (max tokens) and the temperature to shape how the model replies. • Unlock larger models — LocalEngine is free to use with starter models. A one-time Pro upgrade unlocks larger catalog downloads on iPhone and iPad. CURATED MODELS LocalEngine is ready to chat out of the box with a small, fast default model, and its catalog includes compact vision-language models you can grow into: • Qwen3.5 — 0.8B and 2B free, with 4B available through Pro • Gemma 4 — E2B free, with E4B available through Pro Smaller models are quick and light on storage; larger Pro models are more capable on newer devices. Each vision model pairs with a multimodal projector so it can understand images — all on-device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device inference — no cloud, no telemetry, no analytics. • No account and no sign-in required. • Runs fully offline once a model is downloaded. • Built to App Store privacy and security standards. REQUIREMENTS • iOS / iPadOS 17.0 or later • A recent iPhone or iPad is recommended, especially for the larger models • Free storage space for the models you choose to download LocalEngine puts the power of modern AI — text and vision — in your pocket, without giving up your privacy.

Screenshots

Silix1 screens
LocalEngine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Silix at none against LocalEngine's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. LocalEngine sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Silix asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silix ships an update every 6 days, LocalEngine every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Silix versus LocalEngine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilixLocalEngine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerbo xiongGUOYU WANG

In-app purchases

None

Silix

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LocalEngine

One-time3
  • Local Engine Pro$2.99
  • LocalEngine Pro$4.99
  • Professional$9.99

Questions

Is Silix free?
Silix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocalEngine free?
LocalEngine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Silix or LocalEngine have ads?
Neither Silix nor LocalEngine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silix or LocalEngine?
Silix ships an update every 6 days, and LocalEngine every 5 days. Most recently, Silix was updated on October 15, 2026 and LocalEngine on October 5, 2026.

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