Nano AI vs DevKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nano AI
A cross-platform chat client for Ollama, offering a native-like interface and local-first privacy. It provides features like streaming replies, rich markdown rendering, and persistent chat history for a seamless AI interaction experience.
- Native-quality interface
- Local-first privacy
- Streaming replies
- Rich Markdown rendering
- Persistent chat history
- Live Activities
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Nano AI is a modern cross-platform chat client for Ollama. It delivers a native-quality experience on every device while keeping conversations fast and private. Feature Highlights: 1. Native-quality interface — Clean, unified UI that feels just like the official clients. 2. Zero-friction onboarding — Focused on the essentials so you can start chatting immediately. 3. Local-first privacy — Chats and settings never leave the device. 4. Thinking mode toggle — Quickly enable [thinking mode](https://docs.ollama.com/capabilities/thinking) whenever deeper reasoning is needed. 5. Streaming replies — Watch answers stream in token by token for instant feedback. 6. Dark mode everywhere — A polished experience that respects system theme preferences. 7. Rich Markdown rendering — Code blocks, tables, LaTeX, and more render beautifully. 8. Persistent chat history — Jump back into any conversation instantly. 9. Live Activities — Follow ongoing chats directly from the home/lock screen.
DevKit
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DevKit is the developer toolbox you already keep open in a browser tab, rebuilt as a native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac — and it works with the radio off. Paste something and DevKit works out what it is. A JSON Web Token, a certificate, a cron line, a CIDR block, a colour, a hex digest: it recognises the shape and offers the right tool. WHAT YOU GET FREE • JSON Format — pretty-print, minify and validate, keeping your key order and number literals • JWT Decode — header, claims and expiry, with optional HMAC verification • Base64 — standard and URL-safe, padded or not • URL Encode — query, form and path semantics • Regex Tester — matches, capture groups, named groups, replace and split • Hash — MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 • UUID Generate — version 4 and time-ordered version 7, in bulk • Unix Time — epoch seconds, milliseconds, microseconds and nanoseconds, any time zone • Colour Convert — HEX, RGB, HSL, HSB, CMYK, with WCAG contrast ratios • String Case — camel, snake, kebab, Pascal and eight more, all at once • Number Base — binary, octal, decimal, hex and any base from 2 to 36, with a bit view • Text Diff — line-by-line comparison with counts WHAT PRO ADDS All 42 tools, including YAML ↔ JSON, XML ↔ JSON, CSV ↔ JSON, HTML entities, string escaping for six languages, ULID and NanoID, HMAC, PBKDF2 calibration, a cron parser that tells you the next ten runs, JSONPath with jq-style pipes, a SQL formatter, native Markdown preview, an offline HTML preview, X.509 certificate decoding, RSA and EC key inspection, QR generation and scanning, lorem ipsum, text statistics, slugify, chmod, IP and CIDR maths, MIME lookup, HTTP status reference, Unicode inspection, seeded sample data, time-zone conversion, semver comparison, URL parsing, a query-string builder and a searchable git command reference. Pro also unlocks unlimited history, iCloud sync of your favourites and history, Home Screen widgets, and the share extension. BUILT FOR HOW YOU WORK • Every tool is a Shortcuts action, so you can compose them into automations • Send selected text straight to DevKit from any app, or from the Services menu on a Mac • Search and keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac, and a menu bar popover on macOS • Favourites, history and drafts that pick up where you left off PRIVACY, PLAINLY DevKit makes no network requests. It has no account, no analytics and no third-party SDKs. Everything you paste is processed on your device. History is stored locally, you can turn off saving previews, and you can erase everything from Settings. One purchase covers your iPhone, iPad and Mac. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://devkit.eonix.lk/terms Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://devkit.eonix.lk/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nano AI at none against DevKit's 3. Nano AI also leads on chart position (#101 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. DevKit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Nano AI asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Nano AI | DevKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #101 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 一鸣 刘 | Eonix (Pvt) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Nano AI
No in-app purchases
DevKit
- DevKit Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- DevKit Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- DevKit Pro — Lifetime$24.99









