chateAI vs ownAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
chateAI
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chate is a minimal AI chat app with voice capabilities. chate focuses on sustainable AI use. โข Chat with top AI models (Claude, Gemini, Llama) โข Voice conversations with natural speech โข Download models for offline sustainable use โข Attach images for visual analysis โข Sync across devices Simple. Powerful. Private.
ownAI
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ownAI is a personal AI that belongs to you โ not to a platform. It remembers what you talk about and gets smarter over time. If it is missing a capability, it builds one itself. The more you use it, the more it becomes yours. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Conversations, memories, and settings are stored locally on your iPhone. When you use an external language model, only what is needed for a given request is transmitted โ nothing else. No ads, no tracking, no data mining. ownAI is open source. ONE CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION No chat sessions to manage: ownAI is one flowing dialogue. A layered memory keeps what matters โ recent context, summaries, and long-term memories you can browse and edit at any time. AN AI THAT EXTENDS ITSELF Ask for a new capability and ownAI builds it: small reusable helpers for everyday automation, or interactive mini-apps that run right inside the app, safely sandboxed. YOUR CHOICE OF MODEL - Entirely on your device: run an open-source model locally โ private and able to work offline. ownAI checks your iPhone and recommends a model that fits it. - Via ownAI Credits: powerful models from leading providers with a single balance โ you choose the region that processes your requests (EU, Switzerland, US). - Via your own API key: connect Anthropic, OpenAI, or your own Ollama server directly. ALWAYS WORKING FOR YOU Schedule recurring tasks and get a notification when they finish. IN YOUR LANGUAGE ownAI speaks English and German.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: chateAI at 3 against ownAI's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | chateAI | ownAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Berry | Jan Pawellek |
In-app purchases
chateAI
No in-app purchases
ownAI
No in-app purchases









