Oscilla vs Jaspr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oscilla
This application enables users to run advanced AI models directly on their Apple devices. It offers private, cloud-free interactions with features like real-time voice, memory, and web search. Analyze files and converse naturally without compromising data privacy.
- Local AI models
- Real-time voice conversations
- Built-in memory
- Web search integration
- File and image understanding
- Private by design
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Private AI. Built Around You. Oscilla brings local AI to your iPhone and Mac. Write, brainstorm, understand documents, and talk things through with AI models that run on your own device. Choose your models, make them your own, and build a workspace around the way you think. - Local AI — Download models and chat offline. - Voice conversations — Speak naturally and hear responses with Voice Mode. - Built-in memory — Keep useful context for more personalized conversations. - Projects — Bring related chats, instructions, and reference files together. - Personal Assistants — Create focused helpers with their own instructions and knowledge. - Web Search — Find current information with sources. - File and image understanding — Ask questions about documents, screenshots, and images with supported models. - OS Bridge — Chat from your iPhone while your Mac runs the model, including models your iPhone couldn’t run on its own. Your AI. On your devices. Under your control. Web Search requires internet access and setup. Features vary by device and model.
Jaspr
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Jaspr is a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. No cloud. No account. No data ever leaves your device. Download an open-source language model, and Jaspr becomes your personal AI -- ready to chat, answer questions, brainstorm ideas, draft messages, and help you think. Everything happens on the Neural Engine inside your phone. Works in airplane mode. CHAT Talk to a real AI that lives on your device. Jaspr supports multiple open-source models including Llama, Gemma, Phi, and Qwen. Pick the one that fits your device and your style. Conversations persist across sessions so you never lose context. VISION Show Jaspr a photo or point your camera at something. Vision-capable models can describe what they see, read text in images, answer questions about photos, and help you understand the world around you. All processing stays on-device. CREATE Generate images from text descriptions using Stable Diffusion, running directly on the Neural Engine. Type a prompt, tap generate, and watch your idea become an image -- no internet required. Save your creations to Photos or share them. YOUR MODELS, YOUR CHOICE Browse a curated catalog of open-source AI models. Download what you want. Delete what you don't. See exactly how much space each model uses. Jaspr never forces a model on you and never paywalls access to any model. PRIVACY IS THE PRODUCT Jaspr has no server. No analytics. No telemetry. No account system. No login. Your conversations, your photos, your generated images, and your model choices stay on your device. Period. We built Jaspr because we believe AI should work for you, not watch you. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Dark interface. Clean typography. No ads. No banners. No interruptions. Jaspr gets out of the way so you can think. JASPR PRO (Optional One-Time Purchase) Unlock premium features including saving images without watermarks, sharing conversations as PDF, custom AI personas, expanded image history, and access to the curated prompt library. All models remain free. Pro is a one-time purchase -- no subscription, no recurring charges, yours forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oscilla at none against Jaspr's 1. Jaspr's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Jaspr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Oscilla asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oscilla ships an update weekly, Jaspr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oscilla | Jaspr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matthew David Fusco | Scott Manley |
In-app purchases
Oscilla
No in-app purchases
Jaspr
- Jaspr Pro$9.99









