Comparison

Control vs LocalAI Hub

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

LocalAI Hub

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Features:
 β€’ Local models: import GGUF from Files, download from Hugging Face, or via a direct link.
 β€’ Model catalog: search, β€œGGUF only” filter, curated recommendations.
 β€’ OpenRouter (optional): browse/search models, including vision-capable models. Requires an API key.
 β€’ Attachments: photos, videos, and PDFs β€” OCR/text extraction is added to your prompt context.
 β€’ Voice input: dictate prompts with speech-to-text.
 β€’ Generation controls: system prompt, context size, temperature, top‑p, max tokens.
 β€’ Chat history: multiple threads with rename & delete.

Screenshots

Control3 screens
LocalAI Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Control at 2 against LocalAI Hub's β€”. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Control versus LocalAI Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlLocalAI Hub
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNoβ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS18.517.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCarlos TarratsRoman Beliaev

In-app purchases

None

Control

No in-app purchases

None

LocalAI Hub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocalAI Hub free?
LocalAI Hub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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