Comparison

Cortex vs smartLLM

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

Head to head
About

Cortex

Features
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Cortex is your private, on-device AI planner for daily work and life. Use Cortex to understand your calendar, spot conflicts, and turn plans into action quickly. Key features: β€’ Calendar-aware dashboard with priority signals β€’ Chat that can summarize your schedule and create events β€’ Smart insights and proactive recommendations β€’ Image-aware chat support β€’ Local-first AI processing for privacy β€’ Notification nudges and quiet hours controls Cortex is built to help you stay focused without sending your planning data to external AI services.

About

smartLLM

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smartLLM runs a real large language model entirely on your iPhone. Your chat messages are never sent anywhere β€” every answer is generated by your phone's own chip. β€’ Fully on-device inference (powered by llama.cpp) β€’ Chat messages never leave your phone β€” no server, no account, no sign-up β€’ Browse and download GGUF models straight from Hugging Face, inside the app β€’ Checks your device's memory before downloading, so you don't end up with a model your phone can't run β€’ Streaming responses, multi-turn chat history, stop generation anytime β€’ Free, with no ads and no subscription ABOUT "OFFLINE" Chatting is fully offline. The app only uses the internet when you search for or download a model from Hugging Face. A NOTE ON AI CONTENT Answers are generated by a language model and may be inaccurate or inappropriate. Please verify anything important yourself, and don't rely on it for critical decisions.

Screenshots

Cortex4 screens
smartLLM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: smartLLM at none against Cortex's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Cortex versus smartLLM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCortexsmartLLM
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPratik PoudelYONONAKA LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cortex

No in-app purchases

None

smartLLM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cortex free?
Cortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smartLLM free?
smartLLM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cortex or smartLLM have ads?
Cortex shows ads; smartLLM does not.

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