Comparison

Keyboard Now vs Local LLM Cloud Chat

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

Head to head
About

Keyboard Now

Features
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Keyboard Now is a keyboard that types your saved information into any app โ€” the places where copy and paste falls apart. Save the things you retype constantly: your address, phone number, email, support replies, disclosure language, intake phrasing, follow-ups. Then tap once to type them anywhere โ€” forms, chats, apps that block pasting. COMMUNITY PROMPTS (NEW) A free feed of prompts people actually use, with no account required. Browse by category, vote, and save any of them into your keyboard in one tap โ€” including wording tuned separately for Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. You can publish your own anonymously, and hide, report or block anything that does not belong. FROM A SCREENSHOT, OR FROM YOUR OWN HISTORY (NEW) Share a screenshot to Keyboard Now and it reads the text on your device. Or import a Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini export and it will find the prompts you keep reusing. Neither one sends your text anywhere. WRITING ACTIONS (NEW) On devices that support Apple Intelligence, rewrite, shorten, draft or summarise right inside the keyboard, in the field you are already typing in. It runs on device. SHARED LIBRARIES Keep a set of snippets in sync across a team. One person hosts the library; everyone they invite gets it in their own keyboard, automatically. Members get read-only access, so nobody can break the team's snippets by accident โ€” and anyone can suggest additions for the owner to approve. BUILT AROUND YOUR PRIVACY There's no account and no server of ours. Your snippets live on your device and sync through your own iCloud. Nothing leaves your device unless you deliberately create a shared library or publish a prompt to the community feed โ€” there is no "share everything" button, and we never see any of it. ALSO INCLUDED โ€ข Organize snippets by category, with pinning and collections โ€ข Save links, contacts, notes and AI prompts โ€ข Fill-in-the-blank snippets for anything with a variable โ€ข A Home Screen widget, and a Lock Screen Live Activity on the day of a saved occasion โ€ข Face ID lock โ€ข Sync across all your devices via iCloud KEYBOARD NOW PRO Browsing and saving community prompts is free, and joining a shared library is free and unlimited. Hosting your own library is part of Keyboard Now Pro, available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/amol23/KEYBOARD-NOW-33dc7631cd4980508f41e376de172c2b

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Local LLM Cloud Chat

Features
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Ollama Chat โ€” Private AI, your way Run models locally on your own Ollama server, or connect to Ollama Cloud โ€” or both. No lock-in. No subscriptions required. Your models. Your choice. Dual Connection โ€” Connect to your own Ollama server for full privacy, or use Ollama Cloud for instant access. Switch anytime with a tap. Real-time Streaming โ€” Watch responses flow in naturally, character by character. Just like chatting with someone who types fast. Multi-Model โ€” Switch between Llama, Mistral, Gemma, Qwen, and any model your server supports. One tap to change. Code Preview โ€” Syntax-highlighted code blocks and full Markdown rendering. Your AI's code looks as good as it runs. Dark Mode โ€” Easy on the eyes. Follows your system settings automatically. Private by Default โ€” Self-hosted? Nothing leaves your server. Cloud? Still your data, your conversations. No third-party data collection. Ever. Run Ollama at home, in the cloud, or both โ€” Ollama Chat connects wherever you are. Download now and take control of your AI.

Screenshots

Keyboard Now4 screens
Local LLM Cloud Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Keyboard Now at every 6 days against Local LLM Cloud Chat's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyboard Now ships an update every 6 days, Local LLM Cloud Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Keyboard Now versus Local LLM Cloud Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyboard NowLocal LLM Cloud Chat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAmol SrivastavaJason Kim

In-app purchases

None

Keyboard Now

No in-app purchases

None

Local LLM Cloud Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keyboard Now free?
Keyboard Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local LLM Cloud Chat free?
Local LLM Cloud Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keyboard Now or Local LLM Cloud Chat have ads?
Neither Keyboard Now nor Local LLM Cloud Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyboard Now or Local LLM Cloud Chat?
Keyboard Now ships an update every 6 days, and Local LLM Cloud Chat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Keyboard Now was updated on September 18, 2026 and Local LLM Cloud Chat on September 16, 2026.

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