Caverno vs Walt Wallet and Passes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Caverno
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Caverno is a powerful chat client for locally-hosted LLMs. Connect to Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM, or any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint and start chatting ā no cloud required. KEY FEATURES ⢠Any OpenAI-Compatible Server Connect to your own LLM running on localhost or your local network. Supports any endpoint that speaks the OpenAI API format. ⢠Tool Calling (MCP Protocol) Extend your AI with real-time tools ā web search, calculator, code execution, and more. Caverno uses the Model Context Protocol to let your LLM take actions. ⢠Session Memory Your assistant remembers your preferences, constraints, and context across conversations. Memory is stored locally and fully under your control. ⢠Voice In & Out Speak your messages and have responses read aloud. Configurable speech rate and auto-read options. ⢠Image Attachments Attach photos from your library to include visual context in your conversations. ⢠Multiple Conversations Create, switch, and manage separate chat threads. All conversations are persisted locally. ⢠Assistant Modes Switch between General and Coding modes for different response styles tailored to your task. ⢠Privacy First No account required. No data sent to third parties. All conversations and memory stay on your device ā the only network connection is to the server you configure. GETTING STARTED 1. Install an OpenAI-compatible LLM server (Ollama, LM Studio, etc.) 2. Open Caverno and go to Settings 3. Enter your server URL and select a model 4. Start chatting! Caverno is designed for developers, AI enthusiasts, and anyone who wants full control over their AI assistant.
Walt Wallet and Passes
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Walt keeps your passes, tickets and scannable cards on your iPhone, and nowhere else. There is no account to create, no sign-in, and no server holding your data. Add a pass and it stays on the device you added it to. WHAT YOU CAN ADD - Wallet passes in .pkpass format: boarding passes, event tickets, loyalty cards, coupons - PDFs and documents you need to show at a door, a gate, or a counter - Scannable cards: point the camera at the barcode on a plastic loyalty card and Walt keeps the code itself, not a photo of it - Passes from a link, with a confirmation step before anything is fetched FIVE BARCODE FORMATS QR, Code 128, EAN-13, UPC-A and Code 39, rendered bright and full screen so a scanner reads them the first time. SHARE STRAIGHT INTO WALT Share a .pkpass file, a PDF, or a link from any app and Walt is there in the share sheet. You confirm what gets saved before it is stored. BUILT TO STAY ON YOUR DEVICE - No account and no sign-in - Passes are held in a database protected by iOS Data Protection, tied to your device passcode - The camera is used only to read a barcode. No photos are taken, stored or uploaded - Diagnostics are off unless you switch them on, and you choose when that permission expires
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Walt Wallet and Passes at 17.0 against Caverno's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caverno | Walt Wallet and Passes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osamu Noguchi | Embedded Engineering ApS |
In-app purchases
Caverno
No in-app purchases
Walt Wallet and Passes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Caverno free?
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