Comparison

TensorChat vs noteriv

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

Head to head
About

TensorChat

This app offers a privacy-focused AI chat experience by allowing you to download and run models directly on your device. Enjoy offline access, manage multiple conversations, and utilize voice and image inputs for a personalized AI interaction.

Highlights
  • On-device AI by default
  • Download and manage AI models
  • Offline chat functionality
  • Multiple chat threads
  • Voice input and text-to-speech
  • Image understanding
Features
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TensorChat is a privacy-first AI chat app built for people who want AI that stays in their hands. Download models to your device, chat locally, and keep going even when you’re offline. Choose the model that fits your needs, start multiple conversations, and switch between threads anytime. Responses stream live for a fast, natural chat experience, and your chat history stays available on your device. Use text, voice, and images in one app. Supported models can understand image inputs, voice tools let you speak naturally, and text-to-speech helps you listen to responses hands-free. TensorChat is designed for local-first AI: • On-device AI by default • Download and manage models in the app • Offline chat after setup • Multiple chat threads with saved history • Voice input and text-to-speech • Image understanding with supported models If you want a private, flexible AI assistant without depending on the cloud by default, TensorChat gives you a more personal way to chat.

About

noteriv

Features
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Noteriv is a powerful, open-source markdown note-taking app built for writers, developers, and anyone who thinks in plain text. Your notes are plain markdown files — no proprietary format, no lock-in. Open them in any editor, anywhere. EDITOR • Live markdown preview, source mode, and read-only mode • Formatting toolbar — bold, italic, headings, links, lists, code, tables • Auto-save with configurable intervals • Full markdown support: task lists, tables, fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting, LaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, callouts, footnotes, and more KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT • Wiki-links — link notes with [[note name]], supports aliases and heading links • Backlinks panel — see every note that links to the current file • Hierarchical tags with #tag and #parent/child syntax • Vaults — multiple vaults for different projects • Folders, bookmarks, quick open, full-text search, daily notes ADVANCED FEATURES • Templates with variables (date, time, title) • Frontmatter/YAML metadata editor • Note composer — merge or split notes • File recovery with automatic snapshots • Flashcard review with spaced repetition (SM-2) • Dataview queries — query your vault like a database • Table of contents generation SYNC • GitHub sync — push and pull notes to any GitHub repository • Auto-sync every 5 seconds with background sync PRIVACY • All data stored locally on your device • No accounts required, no telemetry, no tracking • Optional GitHub sync — you control your data

Screenshots

TensorChat4 screens
noteriv4 screens

Verdict

The call

TensorChat and noteriv are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TensorChat versus noteriv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTensorChatnoteriv
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeneral Intelligence Technologies Inc.IronStack LLC

In-app purchases

None

TensorChat

No in-app purchases

None

noteriv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TensorChat free?
TensorChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is noteriv free?
noteriv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TensorChat or noteriv have ads?
Neither TensorChat nor noteriv shows ads.

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