Comparison

Off Grid AI vs mDone

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

Head to head
About

Off Grid AI

Run powerful AI language models directly on your iPhone without an internet connection. Your data stays on your device, ensuring complete privacy and instant AI access anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • No internet connection required
  • Supports multiple LLMs
  • Zero telemetry and logging
  • Works in airplane mode
  • Private by design
Features
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Off Grid - Private AI Chat lets you run powerful AI language models directly on your iPhone - completely offline, with no internet connection required. Your data never leaves your device. No servers. No subscriptions. No tracking. Just private, instant AI that works anywhere - on a plane, in the mountains, or wherever you need it. FEATURES - Runs entirely on-device using Apple's Neural Engine - No internet connection required - ever - Supports multiple open-source LLMs - Private by design - zero telemetry, zero logging - Works in airplane mode, remote areas, and low-connectivity environments - Clean, fast interface designed for everyday use WHO IS THIS FOR? Off Grid is for anyone who values privacy, works in sensitive environments, or simply wants reliable AI without depending on cloud services - journalists, researchers, travelers, healthcare professionals, and everyday users who want their conversations to stay private. Off Grid - Local AI. Powerful AI, completely off the grid.

About

mDone

A native iOS task manager designed for self-hosted Vikunja servers. It offers smart lists, project organization, home screen widgets, and a focus timer with Live Activities. Enjoy offline support and a privacy-first approach with no tracking.

Highlights
  • Smart Lists (Today, Upcoming, Overdue)
  • Projects and Favorites
  • Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets
  • Focus Timer with Live Activities
  • Repeating Tasks
  • Calendar View
  • Offline Support
Features
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Take control of your tasks with mDone, a native task manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built for your self-hosted Vikunja server. If you run your own Vikunja instance and want a polished, native way to manage your tasks, mDone is made for you: a thoughtful, focused interface for your self-hosted productivity setup. KEY FEATURES Quick Add That Understands You Type "Buy milk tomorrow at 5pm +Home !2 *shopping" and mDone files it in the right project, with the due date, priority and label already set. Everything it picks up shows as a chip before you add the task, so nothing happens by surprise. Switch it on in Settings. Smart Lists Stay on top of what matters. Today, Upcoming and Overdue views organise your tasks, so you always know what to focus on next. Current Tasks Keep long-running work top of mind. Mark a task as Current and it stays pinned above Today, with a progress bar you can update and a gentle nudge when it has sat untouched for too long. Kanban Boards Open any project as a board. Drag cards between columns and reorder them, exactly as they appear in Vikunja's web app. Subtasks, Checklists and Labels Break big tasks into subtasks, link related tasks, tick off checklists written in a task's description, and add or create labels without leaving the app. Projects and Favorites Organise tasks into projects and sub-projects, sort them by date, priority or your own manual order, and keep the ones you use most one tap away. Siri, Hands-Free Say "Add a task in mDone" and Siri adds it without opening the app. Works over CarPlay, on AirPods and on Apple Watch. Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets See your tasks at a glance: today's agenda, what is coming up, and anything overdue. Focus Timer with Live Activities Work through a task with purpose. Live Activities keep the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Repeating Tasks Daily, weekly, monthly or custom intervals. Completing a repeating task schedules its next occurrence. Calendar View See your tasks across days and weeks alongside your calendar events. Spot the gaps and plan ahead. Offline Support mDone caches your tasks so you can keep working without a connection. Changes sync back to your server when you are online again. Privacy First Zero analytics, zero tracking, zero third-party SDKs. mDone talks only to your Vikunja server, and your data stays entirely under your control. Available in English and Simplified Chinese. REQUIREMENTS - A self-hosted Vikunja server (vikunja.io) - An account on that server mDone is open source. Visit the GitHub repository to report issues, request features, or contribute.

Screenshots

Off Grid AI4 screens
mDone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: mDone at 100% against Off Grid AI's 50%. mDone also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and device support (3 vs 1). Off Grid AI's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mDone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Off Grid AI has 38 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Off Grid AI's written reviews are positive against 100% of mDone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Off Grid AI ships an update every 8 days, mDone weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Off Grid AI versus mDone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOff Grid AImDone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (38 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWednesday Solutions, IncMarcus Williams

Customer experience

Off Grid AI

All ratings38 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral13.2%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

mDone

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Off Grid AI

No in-app purchases

None

mDone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Off Grid AI free?
Off Grid AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mDone free?
mDone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Off Grid AI or mDone?
mDone is rated higher. Off Grid AI averages 3.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while mDone averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Off Grid AI or mDone have ads?
Neither Off Grid AI nor mDone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Off Grid AI or mDone?
Off Grid AI ships an update every 8 days, and mDone weekly. Most recently, Off Grid AI was updated on October 31, 2026 and mDone on October 24, 2026.

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