Comparison

Rete Ai vs Cinna

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

Head to head
About

Rete Ai

Features
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Rete is a personal AI assistant that runs entirely on your own devices. No cloud servers, no monthly subscriptions, no data leaving your home. YOUR DEVICES, ONE MIND Rete turns your iPhone into a compute node that works alongside your Mac, iPad, Apple TV, and other devices. Together, they form a mesh network that powers AI conversations — the more devices you add, the faster it gets. CHAT WITH AI Have conversations, ask questions, get help with code, writing, research, and more. All processing happens locally on your hardware. Your conversations are private and stay on your device. TWO MODES • Chat Mode — Full AI chat interface with model selection • Node Mode — Contribute your device's GPU power to the mesh while you go about your day MESH COMPUTING Your iPhone's GPU delivers over 50,000 GFLOPS of compute power. Rete uses Metal to harness that power for AI inference. Connect multiple devices over WiFi and they automatically share the workload. PRIVACY FIRST • All AI processing happens locally • No data sent to cloud servers • No accounts required • No telemetry or tracking • Your conversations never leave your network WHAT YOU NEED • A Mac running Rete as the mesh host (download from retes.app) • Any iPhone or iPad to join the mesh • All devices on the same WiFi network

About

Cinna

Features
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Cinna — Your AI, Your Agents Cinna is a privacy-first AI client that puts you in control. Bring your own provider keys and chat with the world's top AI models — no app subscription, no middleman. Your keys stay on your device, in the secure keychain. Orchestrate many agents and tools in one chat This is where Cinna goes beyond a simple chatbot. Combine multiple AI agents and tool servers in a single conversation and let a model conduct them for you. Ask once, and Cinna plans the work, calls each agent and tool as needed, and weaves their results into one coherent answer — every reasoning step and tool call visible, or neatly folded away. Watch delegated agents work in their own expandable sub-threads, all within the same chat. Bring your own AI Connect your own API keys for leading providers and pick the exact model you want. No lock-in, no usage markup — you pay your provider directly, and Cinna never touches your data. Unlock custom-built agents with a self-hosted Cinna server Connect your own self-hosted Cinna server to bring your custom A2A agents, MCP tool servers, and published agent bundles into the app. Browse a catalog and install agents in a tap, track their live status, and keep them up to date — all from your phone. Turn complex workflows into one-tap jobs Save an entire orchestrated process as a reusable job and run it with a single tap. A job can chain multiple MCP tools and AI agents into one automated workflow — the same multi-agent orchestration that powers your chats, captured once and repeatable on demand. Run it locally on your device or hand it off to your Cinna server as a task, and review the full run history every time. Organize jobs into folders so your most powerful workflows are always one click away. Built-in notes Keep markdown notes organized in folders and attach them straight into a chat to give your models and agents exactly the context they need. Private by design Your provider keys live in your device keychain. Your chats, notes, and jobs are stored on-device — your data stays yours. Why Cinna • Chat with any top AI model using your own keys • Orchestrated multi-agent, multi-tool conversations • One-tap jobs: complex tool-and-agent workflows, automated • A2A agents and MCP tools, including your own custom builds • Notes built in to enrich every conversation • No app subscription — pay only your provider • Privacy-first: keys and data stay yours

Screenshots

Rete Ai3 screens
Cinna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cinna at none against Rete Ai's 1. Cinna also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Rete Ai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cinna asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Rete Ai versus Cinna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRete AiCinna
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerrobert creechEvgenii Leksunin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rete Ai

One-time1
  • Rete — Lifetime Access$19.99
None

Cinna

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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