Comparison

HavenChat vs Ollama Mobile

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

Head to head
About

HavenChat

Features
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HavenChat is a privacy-first AI chat app that runs entirely on your iPhone — nothing leaves the device. ■ Fully On-Device Powered by Apple Intelligence (Foundation Models API), your conversations never touch a server. Works in Airplane Mode. Works offline. Always. ■ Built for ・Anyone who values digital privacy ・Travelers who need AI without connectivity ■ Features ・On-device AI chat with streaming responses ・Face ID / Touch ID app lock ・Always-on "Processing on this iPhone" indicator ・One-tap Secure Erase of all history ■ Free. No ads. No tracking. No data collection. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or later.

About

Ollama Mobile

Interact with AI models from your phone by connecting to a local or cloud-based Ollama server. Enjoy features like streaming chat, image generation, and a prompt library without large model downloads to your device.

Highlights
  • Streaming chat with live token rendering
  • Image generation and viewing
  • Model catalog and management
  • Prompt library
  • Support for multiple endpoints
  • Message actions (copy, edit, resend)
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Ollama Mobile is a native client for Ollama. Connect to a local server on your own network, a self-hosted remote server, or Ollama Cloud, and chat with your models from your phone. Your phone is the client, not the model host. The app sends your prompt to the Ollama server you choose, that server runs the model, and the reply streams back to your screen. Nothing multi-gigabyte downloads to your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Streaming chat with live token rendering and a collapsible thinking channel - Markdown rendering for headings, lists, tables, and inline formatting - Image generation with a full-screen, pinch-to-zoom viewer - Image attachments for vision-capable models - Web search through tool-calling on Ollama Cloud - Model catalog to list, inspect, pin, and pull models from any endpoint - Prompt library with built-in prompts plus your own - Multiple endpoints in one app: local, remote, and Ollama Cloud, each with a test-connection check - Message actions: copy, edit, resend, regenerate, and export a chat as text PRIVACY BY DESIGN Ollama Mobile collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no third-party SDKs. Your chats, prompts, endpoints, and settings stay on your device, and API keys are held in the device Keychain. The app talks only to the servers you configure. Connect to a server on your own network and your conversations stay on that network. If you lose the device, the data is gone, by design. WHAT YOU NEED An Ollama server to connect to: Ollama running on a computer you control, a remote server you host, or an Ollama Cloud account. Real conversations need a reachable server, because the model does not run on the phone. Ollama Mobile is an unofficial, independent client. It works with Ollama but is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with the Ollama project.

Screenshots

HavenChat3 screens
Ollama Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ollama Mobile at every 6 days against HavenChat's every 5 weeks. Ollama Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HavenChat ships an update every 5 weeks, Ollama Mobile every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HavenChat versus Ollama Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHavenChatOllama Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRyosuke KondoMission Credible Inc.

In-app purchases

None

HavenChat

No in-app purchases

None

Ollama Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HavenChat free?
HavenChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ollama Mobile free?
Ollama Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HavenChat or Ollama Mobile have ads?
Neither HavenChat nor Ollama Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HavenChat or Ollama Mobile?
HavenChat ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ollama Mobile every 6 days. Most recently, HavenChat was updated on October 31, 2026 and Ollama Mobile on October 31, 2026.

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