Comparison

Control vs AnyLLM

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

Head to head
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.

About

AnyLLM

This app allows you to chat with AI models, either through cloud providers or entirely locally on your device. It prioritizes privacy by storing all conversations and settings locally, requiring no account or API keys.

Highlights
  • Local and cloud AI model access
  • No account or API key required
  • Voice input and text-to-speech output
  • Hands-free chat options
  • Full chat history stored locally
  • Image sending support
Features
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AnyLLM is a chat app that puts you in control: talk to AI through cloud or fully local providers, with no API keys to manage. Use free cloud models at no cost, run models on your own hardware, or subscribe for credits to unlock premium models. PRIVACY & SECURITY • Local AI needs no account—use Ollama or LM Studio without signing up, and your data never leaves your network • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email to use cloud models; your chats and settings sync to your account so they're available on all your devices • Cloud access is configured automatically—no API keys to copy or manage • Clear or delete chats anytime; you control your data MULTIPLE MODELS, ONE APP • Cloud Models — browse and use many AI models, including free ones; access is set up for your account automatically • Ollama — run models locally on your computer; connect via your Ollama server URL • LM Studio — run models locally with LM Studio; connect via your LM Studio server • Switch providers and models anytime from the menu VOICE IN, VOICE OUT • Voice input — speak your messages; speech is converted to text (edit before sending) • Optional “Send” by voice or auto-send after silence for hands-free use • Text-to-speech — hear responses read aloud as they’re generated • Choose system TTS, in-app speech, or premium cloud voices; adjust voice and speed to your preference MORE FEATURES • Light, dark, or system theme; customizable fonts and sizes • Full chat history; start new chats or reopen past ones on any of your devices • Send images where your chosen model supports it, and create images with image-generation models • Works on phone, tablet, and desktop SUBSCRIPTION TERMS OF USE (EULA) We use the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA), accessible here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SUBSCRIPTION INFO AnyLLM is free to use with free cloud models and your own local models. Paid models, image generation and premium cloud voices use credits, which come with a subscription plan. Your plan and credits belong to your account and are shared across all your devices. Available plans: • Lite Plan (USD 4.99, 1 Month) • Pro Plan (USD 14.99, 1 Month) Credit packs (one-time purchase, available with an active plan): • Credit Pack (USD 4.99) • Credit Pack (USD 19.99) Note: Plan costs may vary by location. Note: Plans auto-renew after expiry. To change or cancel, do so at least 1 day before expiry. Note: Unused plan credits expire at the end of each month. Credit pack credits never expire.

Screenshots

Control3 screens
AnyLLM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Control at every 5 days against AnyLLM's every 2 weeks. AnyLLM's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 5 days, AnyLLM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Control versus AnyLLM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlAnyLLM
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB122 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCarlos TarratsEmmanuel Adooli

In-app purchases

None

Control

No in-app purchases

None

AnyLLM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AnyLLM free?
AnyLLM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control or AnyLLM have ads?
Neither Control nor AnyLLM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or AnyLLM?
Control ships an update every 5 days, and AnyLLM every 2 weeks. Most recently, Control was updated on September 29, 2026 and AnyLLM on October 7, 2026.

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