Comparison

Poly_Chat vs Cloudpaca

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

Head to head
About

Poly_Chat

Features
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This is a private, free, secure AI chat assistant powered by open-source models and Ollama. You can choose from a range of hosted models and explore their capabilities. It supports high-quality Markdown, web search, and document and image processing. All your data is stored locally on your device — never on external servers.

About

Cloudpaca

Features
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Cloudpaca is a clean, private iOS client for Ollama Cloud. Bring your own API key from ollama.com, choose a model, and start chatting. Your key never leaves your iPhone — it is stored in the system Keychain and sent only to ollama.com. No accounts. No ads. No backend servers operated by us. Nothing is shared until you agree to it. IMPORTANT — CLOUDPACA IS A CLIENT, NOT AN AI SERVICE Cloudpaca does not provide or run any AI models. It is an intermediary between your iPhone and Ollama Cloud, a service operated by Ollama, an independent third party we have no control over. • You must bring your own API key from ollama.com. Without it the app cannot do anything. We do not sell keys, credits, or model capacity. • Model availability, prices, limits and terms are set by Ollama and can change at any time. If Ollama raises prices, restricts your country, retires a model or shuts down, Cloudpaca may stop being useful to you. That is outside our control and is not a defect of this app. • The one-time Pro purchase unlocks features inside Cloudpaca. It is not a subscription to Ollama and includes no AI usage. Please buy Pro only if this arrangement suits you. Full terms: apps.udt.cz/Cloudpaca/#terms WHAT MAKES CLOUDPACA DIFFERENT • Several models, one conversation. Ask once and let two or three models answer side by side. Tabs switch between their branches, each keeps its own history, and /compare has a model of your choice grade the answers. • Diagrams and charts, not just text. A reply can come back as a mermaid diagram, a data chart or an SVG drawing, rendered as a full-screen artifact you can share or export. • Native iOS assistant tools. Web search, stock quotes, routes, weather, calendar, reminders, contacts, prefilled messages and email, your Siri Shortcuts — always confirmed by you first. • Full model catalog. Browse every Ollama Cloud model, see capabilities (vision, tools, thinking), mark favourites and filter by what you need. • Rich chat. Streaming responses, Markdown with code highlighting, tables and lists, image and document attachments. • Your library, your data. Folders, search, custom system prompts and export to Markdown or PDF. A complete backup of everything is free for everyone, not a paid feature. • Background completion. A response you started keeps running after you leave the app, within iOS limits. • Four languages: English, Czech, German and Japanese. PRICING The free tier covers core chat with your own key, your 10 most recent conversations, and 30 assistant prompts. Nothing is ever deleted — older conversations are locked, not removed, and unlock again if you buy Pro. Cloudpaca Pro is a one-time purchase — unlimited conversation history, search, folders, custom system prompts, export, Siri Shortcuts, and the full assistant mode. No subscription. No renewal. DESIGNED IN BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC Cloudpaca is built by UDT s.r.o., a small independent software company. Email support@udt.cz — a real person answers, usually within 24 hours. PRIVACY DETAILS • You are asked before anything is shared — setup names every recipient and nothing is sent until you agree • No backend servers operated by us; direct calls from your iPhone to ollama.com • API key in the iOS Keychain, conversations in a local database on the device • Zero advertising SDKs • Anonymous product analytics via Aptabase, only with your consent — never chat content, prompts or API keys Read our complete privacy policy at apps.udt.cz/Cloudpaca/#privacy

Screenshots

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Cloudpaca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poly_Chat at none against Cloudpaca's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

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

Both are free to download. Cloudpaca sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poly_Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Poly_Chat versus Cloudpaca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoly_ChatCloudpaca
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB11 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGeorge HunnUDT s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Poly_Chat

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cloudpaca

One-time1
  • Cloudpaca Lifetime PRO$29.99

Questions

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

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