Local LLM vs Rounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Local LLM
This AI assistant runs locally on your device, offering privacy and control over your data. It can access device information, perform web searches, manage tasks, and even interact with your Mac for enhanced capabilities. Supports both Apple's built-in models and open-source options from Hugging Face.
- Local AI model processing
- No cloud or tracking
- Access to Apple's on-device model
- Download open models from Hugging Face
- Device integration for tasks
- Image and document analysis
- Mac pairing for enhanced processing
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MITHRIL is a private AI assistant that runs on your iPhone and iPad. Your conversations are processed and saved on your device, or on your own Mac if you pair one. 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 PHOTOS, YOUR PHONE AND YOUR MAC • Ask about a photo: attach one, take one or paste a screenshot, and models that read images answer on the device. • Search my phone: ask about the text in your photos, screenshots and the folders you pick, indexed on the device. • Use your Mac: pair your own Apple silicon Mac and chat with the bigger models on it over your Wi-Fi, encrypted between your devices. • Run your coding agents or a terminal on your Mac from here. 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.
Rounds
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Know what needs care. Record what you did. Rounds helps you look after a home, property, workshop, garden, boat, or the equipment that matters to you. See what needs attention today, move through a round without losing your place, and leave a useful history at every checkpoint. CARE FOR THE REAL THINGS • Start with a named checkpoint. Add a place or round only when it helps. • Group checkpoints into an ordered round for a regular walk. • Give each round its own schedule and optional personal reminder. • Scan a QR label when you are there, or choose the checkpoint manually. RECORD WHAT HAPPENED • Mark a checkpoint OK or report an issue in seconds. • Add optional notes and photos to checks, issues, repairs, and other work. • Keep an issue open until it is repaired. • Return to one clear history for every checkpoint. STAY ON TOP OF TODAY • See active, due, overdue, and unresolved care in one calm list. • Resume a round after an interruption. • Add Rounds Today or Rounds Schedule to your Home Screen. Rounds Pro widgets show what needs attention and the next scheduled rounds. • Work offline; when iCloud is enabled, your care records can sync privately across your own Apple devices. FREE AND PRO Free includes up to five active checkpoints, one round with its schedule and reminder, checks, issues, repairs, work, notes, photos, history, iCloud sync, and standard QR labels. Rounds Pro adds unlimited checkpoints and rounds, two Home Screen widgets, PDF care reports, and premium print formats. Pro is available as a monthly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices, eligibility, and terms are shown before purchase and vary by region. The monthly subscription renews automatically until cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Existing history stays readable after Pro ends. Rounds does not use GPS, employee tracking, advertising SDKs, or a separate Rounds account. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local LLM at none against Rounds's 2. Rounds's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (18.0 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
Both are free to download. Rounds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Local LLM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Local LLM ships an update every 4 days, Rounds every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Local LLM | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DEPLOY FORWARD LLC | MIŁOSZ CHODKOWSKI |
In-app purchases
Local LLM
No in-app purchases
Rounds
- Rounds Pro1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Rounds Pro Lifetime$19.99









