Open MobileUI vs OllamaRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open MobileUI
Access your self-hosted AI assistant on mobile with a smooth, modern, and privacy-focused client. Enjoy native performance, smart synchronization, and a mobile-first interface for productivity on the go.
- Native performance
- Mobile-first interface
- Automatic synchronization
- Image uploads and file attachments
- System-aware dark mode
- Secure credential storage
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Open MobileUI is an open-source, native iPhone client for Open WebUI. Connect to your self-hosted server and chat with your AI models on the go: local Ollama models, OpenAI-compatible APIs, or any LLM your Open WebUI admin has set up. Your server, your data. The app connects directly to the Open WebUI server you choose. We do not run any backend that receives, stores or processes your chats, and there are no ads. CONNECT THE WAY YOU HOST • Home lab, VPS or company server • Private networks and Tailscale, including plain HTTP addresses for local setups • Custom domains behind a reverse proxy such as Nginx, Caddy or Traefik • Encrypted HTTPS and WSS connections • Sign in with email and password, LDAP, SSO (OpenID Connect), Google, Microsoft or GitHub CHAT • Real-time streaming responses • Edit and regenerate responses • Switch between AI models in one tap • Attach photos, camera shots, files, web pages and knowledge bases • Web search, image generation and code interpreter when your server enables them • Rich rendering: Markdown, code highlighting, math formulas and source citations • Voice mode: talk to your assistant hands-free and hear the answers read aloud • Voice dictation for your messages • Temporary chats that are not saved ORGANIZE • Folders, pinned chats, search and archive • Share chats and export them BUILT FOR IPHONE • Native performance, smooth animations and gestures • Light, dark and system themes • Smart keyboard handling • Graceful handling of network interruptions • Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Romanian PERFECT FOR • Using your self-hosted AI assistant on the go • Privacy-conscious users who want full control over their data • Teams that need mobile access to their company AI assistant REQUIREMENTS Open MobileUI does not host models or provide an AI service. It connects to an Open WebUI server that you or your organization run. Available features depend on your server settings. OPEN SOURCE Open MobileUI is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license. For support, issues and source code: https://github.com/RonasIT/open-webui-react-native Disclaimer: Open MobileUI is an independent, third-party application. It is not affiliated with the Open WebUI, Ollama or Tailscale projects.
OllamaRemote
Connect to local AI models and compatible endpoints with this privacy-focused client. Enjoy real-time streaming responses, markdown rendering, and conversation management. It offers secure key storage and no tracking.
- Connect to OpenClaw and Ollama
- Real-time streaming responses
- Markdown and code rendering
- Conversation history and search
- Gateway diagnostics
- Privacy-focused, no tracking
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OllamaRemote is a privacy-first iOS and iPadOS client built for OpenClaw and Ollama. Connect directly to: OpenClaw gateways Local Ollama servers Ollama-compatible endpoints What you get: Real-time streaming responses Clean markdown and code rendering Conversation history, search, and rename Gateway diagnostics to verify endpoint mode and connectivity One-tap probe and exportable redacted diagnostics for support/debugging *iPhone and iPad optimized interface* Privacy: No telemetry or tracking Keys and tokens stored in iOS Keychain Data stays on your device unless you send prompts to your selected provider
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OllamaRemote at 50% against Open MobileUI's 0%. OllamaRemote also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.4). Open MobileUI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OllamaRemote holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open MobileUI has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Open MobileUI's written reviews are positive against 50% of OllamaRemote's.
Open MobileUI ships an update weekly, OllamaRemote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open MobileUI | OllamaRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (26 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronas IT OU | Richard Young |
Customer experience
Open MobileUI
OllamaRemote
In-app purchases
Open MobileUI
No in-app purchases
OllamaRemote
No in-app purchases









