Comparison

Local AI Notes vs Solmari

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

Head to head
About

Local AI Notes

This note-taking app organizes your thoughts by topic and sets reminders. It offers features like goal setting, task planning, and a smart mode for local language processing. All data is stored and processed on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic note clustering by topic
  • Integrated reminders and calendar events
  • Goal and habit tracking with sub-goals
  • Local AI language model for smart features
  • Brain dump for quick note capture
  • Face ID lock and encrypted backups
Features
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local ai notes is a note app for your iPhone that thinks along, entirely on device. Write, paste or speak. Notes on the same topic gather into clusters by themselves, "remind me tomorrow at 9 to call the dentist" becomes a reminder, and /ask answers questions from your own notes. NEW: GOALS Set up projects and habits with sub-goals and checklist steps. Notes and tasks that fit sort in automatically. You decide what counts as progress, like three workouts a week or five hours on your thesis. Plan a weekly focus and look back on what you got done. ALSO • Reminders, calendar events and /plan, which fits your open tasks into today's free time • Brain Dump: say everything at once, get separate notes and reminders • Optional Smart Mode with a local language model • Face ID lock, encrypted backups, Siri and Shortcuts • A refined design, in light and dark No account, no cloud, no tracking. Everything runs on your iPhone, and your notes never leave it.

About

Solmari

This AI assistant operates entirely on your device, offering private conversations, writing assistance, coding help, and brainstorming without needing an internet connection. It ensures your data never leaves your iPhone, providing a secure and offline user experience.

Highlights
  • 100% Private On-Device AI
  • Works Offline Anywhere
  • Free to Use
  • Coding Assistance
  • Writing and Editing Tools
  • Document Chatting
  • Voice Input
Features
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Solmari is a private AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone. Ask questions, write and edit, brainstorm, get coding help, or just chat — all without an internet connection, and without your words ever leaving your device. No account. No sign-up. No tracking. Nothing is sent to a server, because there is no server. Your conversations stay on your phone, always. WHY SOLMARI • 100% Private — Everything happens on-device. Your chats, questions, and documents never leave your iPhone. • Works Offline — No Wi-Fi, no signal, no problem. Use Solmari on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere at all. • Free — No paywalls, no subscriptions, no locked features. • On-device intelligence — Uses your iPhone's built-in intelligence where available, with a bundled model so it works on its own. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat naturally — Ask anything and get thoughtful answers in seconds. • Write & edit — Draft messages, emails, and posts, then polish tone and grammar. • Code — Get clean, idiomatic code with clear explanations. • Brainstorm — Generate ideas, names, plans, and outlines fast. • Learn — A patient tutor that explains things step by step. • Chat with your documents — Import a text file and ask questions about it, fully on-device. • Voice input — Speak instead of type, transcribed privately on your phone. ONE-TAP PERSONAS Switch between Assistant, Tutor, Coder, Editor, and Brainstorm modes to instantly steer how Solmari responds. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Most AI apps send everything you type to the cloud. Solmari doesn't. The AI lives on your device, so your most personal questions, drafts, and ideas stay yours — by design, not by promise. Note: On first launch, devices without built-in AI download a one-time on-device model so Solmari can run fully offline afterward. We'll notify you when it's ready. Download Solmari and experience AI that's truly yours — private, offline, and free.

Screenshots

Local AI Notes4 screens
Solmari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Solmari at 5.0 against Local AI Notes's 3.0. Solmari also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Local AI Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solmari holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local AI Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Solmari every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Local AI Notes versus Solmari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal AI NotesSolmari
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFlorian WachterBinaya Dhakal

Customer experience

Local AI Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Solmari

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Local AI Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Solmari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local AI Notes free?
Local AI Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solmari free?
Solmari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Local AI Notes or Solmari?
Solmari is rated higher. Local AI Notes averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Solmari averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Local AI Notes or Solmari have ads?
Neither Local AI Notes nor Solmari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local AI Notes or Solmari?
Local AI Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Solmari every 2 months. Most recently, Local AI Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Solmari on October 31, 2026.

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