Comparison

Local LLM vs Control

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

Head to head
About

Local LLM

Run advanced AI language models directly on your device without needing an internet connection. Explore a variety of quantized models optimized for mobile performance and enjoy features like real-time streaming and local data storage.

Highlights
  • Run AI models locally on iPhone
  • No cloud or internet required
  • Access quantized AI models
  • Supports GGUF-format models
  • Metal GPU acceleration
  • RAG with embeddings
  • SQLite conversation storage
Features
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MITHRIL is a private AI assistant that runs on your iPhone and iPad. Your conversations are processed on the device and saved on the device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. TWO KINDS OF MODELS • Apple's on-device model, built into iOS 26 on devices with Apple Intelligence. Nothing to download. • Open models from Hugging Face in GGUF format, from companies like Alibaba, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral, DeepSeek and Liquid AI. Browse by company, see whether a model fits your device's memory before you download it, and switch any time. AN ASSISTANT THAT CAN DO THINGS It knows today's date, the time and your city from your device, and asks before it acts. Texts and emails open as drafts for you to review and send. Choose which abilities it can use: • Reminders and calendar events • Texts, email and phone calls • Look up your contacts • Directions and places nearby • Run your Shortcuts • Web search: Wikipedia, DuckDuckGo, or Brave with your own key • Search your own documents • Today's date and exact math PRIVACY YOU CAN SEE The Privacy map shows what runs on your device, what goes online, and exactly what is sent. A web search sends only the search words, never your conversation, and your location is only turned into a city name. A live list shows every network request MITHRIL makes. VOICE Dictate with Apple's speech recognition, or download NVIDIA Parakeet for more accurate on-device transcription. Hear answers in natural voices generated on the device. The floating assistant stays with you in Picture in Picture while you use other apps. FOR THE CURIOUS Tap the speed line under an answer for a live engine dashboard: tokens per second, time to first token, context use, cache hits and memory. REQUIREMENTS iOS 26. Apple's on-device model needs a device with Apple Intelligence. Open models run on any supported iPhone or iPad. Larger models need more memory, and MITHRIL shows what fits before you download. Models are made by their publishers and downloaded from Hugging Face. MITHRIL doesn't train or host models.

About

Control

Features
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Your AI conversations with complete privacy. Control is a free LLM interface that puts you in charge of your AI experience. Chat with lightweight open source language models while keeping your data completely private. These mobile-optimized models offer basic AI assistance with the trade-off of complete privacy and offline functionality - everything runs locally on your device. This is a basic tool. Privacy & Data Protection: All processing happens on your device with no data collection or sharing. Your conversations never leave your phone and no accounts, logins, or cloud storage are required. Works completely offline with zero network dependencies for chat, no tracking or analytics. Your data stays yours and history resets after every session or 24 hours, whichever comes first, ensuring no persistent data storage. Choice: Choose from various open source language models and switch between models instantly to find the perfect AI assistant for your specific needs. Free and open source with no subscriptions or hidden costs.

Screenshots

Local LLM4 screens
Control3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Control at 18.5 against Local LLM'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

Local LLM ships an update every 4 days, Control every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Local LLM versus Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal LLMControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB9 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDEPLOY FORWARD LLCCarlos Tarrats

In-app purchases

None

Local LLM

No in-app purchases

None

Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local LLM free?
Local LLM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local LLM or Control have ads?
Neither Local LLM nor Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local LLM or Control?
Local LLM ships an update every 4 days, and Control every 5 days. Most recently, Local LLM was updated on October 11, 2026 and Control on September 29, 2026.

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