Comparison

LLT Mobile vs Hermes Redde

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

Head to head
About

LLT Mobile

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Real-time speech translation and dictation for iPhone and iPad — free companion to LLT Desktop. Speak → Transcribe → Translate → Speak back, with optional text-to-speech. New: a dictation mode and using your iPhone as a wireless microphone for your Mac. GDPR-compliant with your own Mac running LLT Backend — no cloud, no API keys, no data leaves your network. KEY FEATURES • NEW: Dictation mode — speak and save it as a note, or type it straight into apps on your Mac • NEW: iPhone as a wireless mic for LLT Desktop — start translation or dictation on your Mac from your phone • NEW: iCloud sync — transcripts and dictation notes appear automatically on your Mac • NEW: Built-in viewer for your TXT + SRT files • Live speech-to-text in 40+ languages • Instant translation between any source and target language • Text-to-speech playback of the translation • Pick your engine: local or cloud • vMix title integration over local Wi-Fi • OBS Browser Source overlay for live subtitles on your PC • VRChat output — subtitles straight to the in-game chatbox over OSC • Fully customisable overlay (colours, opacity, border) — applied live in the app and in OBS • Toggle the original text on or off • Background audio — keeps working when minimized • Automatic transcripts (TXT + SRT) for YouTube, Premiere, DaVinci • Universal app — iPhone and iPad DICTATION & WIRELESS MIC Turn speech into text two ways. Use your iPhone as a wireless mic for LLT Desktop and dictate straight into any app on your Mac — or start a translation on the Mac, all from your phone. Or dictate on the iPhone and save the result as a note (original, translation, or both). A reliable, cable-free alternative to Continuity. LOCAL MODE — GDPR-COMPLIANT LLT Backend runs on your own Mac (Apple Silicon, or any machine with an NVIDIA GPU). Audio goes from your iPhone over local Wi-Fi and is processed entirely on your hardware — Whisper for transcription, Mistral for translation. Nothing leaves your network. Ideal for schools, hospitals, law firms, government, and broadcasters with strict data protection needs. 5 SPEECH ENGINES • LLT Backend — your own Mac, local Whisper + Mistral, no cloud • OpenAI Whisper — highest transcription quality • Deepgram — fastest real-time streaming • Google Cloud Speech — 125+ languages, built-in translation • Azure Speech — enterprise-grade, built-in translation, low latency VMIX INTEGRATION Send translated captions directly to your vMix title inputs — real-time subtitles on screen without touching your main production computer. Your iPhone becomes the translation appliance. TRANSCRIPTS & SUBTITLES Every session is saved as timestamped TXT and SRT files on your device — and, with iCloud on, in iCloud Drive so they appear on your Mac instantly. Read them in the built-in viewer, or import into YouTube, Final Cut, Premiere, or DaVinci. Share via AirDrop, Mail, or any iOS target. PRIVACY LLT Backend mode keeps everything on your local network. With a cloud engine, you use your own API key and audio goes directly to that provider, never through Adelvo Software. Optional iCloud sync stores files in your own iCloud only. No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry. LLT MOBILE PRO LLT Backend is always free. Unlock all four cloud engines with a one-time purchase. No subscription. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.0 or later — iPhone, iPad • Wi-Fi; a Mac with LLT Backend (free) for local mode and the Mac mic/dictation features, or your own cloud API key for cloud engines Developed by Adelvo Software. Part of the LLT family alongside LLT Desktop for Mac and ATB for broadcast.

About

Hermes Redde

This app acts as a client for an open-source AI agent, allowing users to interact with it via voice or text. It offers features like proactive daily summaries, customizable AI bots, and seamless integration with Apple devices for hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Voice and text interaction with AI agent
  • Customizable AI bots with faces and voices
  • Proactive daily summaries and alerts
  • Hands-free operation with Apple devices
  • Real-time reasoning and tool usage display
  • Cross-device chat synchronization
Features
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Redde is a complete iPhone, iPad and Mac client for Hermes, the open-source AI agent, with CarPlay and an Apple Watch app. Talk or type, watch it work, let it get ahead of your day, and give it a crew: bots with faces and voices of their own. You bring the backend. Redde has no account and no analytics, and your conversations go only to your server, and to a voice service if you pick one. AHEAD OF YOUR DAY • Morning Ideas, a Week Ahead and an Evening Wrap-up arrive as cards to swipe. Before an event, a heads-up says what to bring, and Leave-By Alerts work out from your calendar and Apple Maps when to go. • "Let me know when it ships", "check back Friday": watches and follow-ups come back on their own. Places tell your agent you've arrived; Health-aware days, if you allow. • Answers come as cards: your day as a timeline, the weather by the hour, places on a map, an email to check before it sends, a list to tick off. Approvals say in plain words what will happen. BOTS • Each Hermes profile is a bot with a face, a voice and a chat of its own. Start from a template (Researcher, Writer, Coder, Home, Planner) and make its job, model and tools your own. • Type @ to hand work to another bot, or put two to six in a group chat. Give one a schedule and its answer arrives with a notification, even with Redde closed. TALK, DON'T TYPE • Tap the mic or say "Hey" and your agent's name, ask, hear the answer, or show it what the camera sees. Speech is recognized on your device; replies are read by the built-in voice, Kokoro, ElevenLabs or your Hermes. • Or talk live, interrupting any time, with GPT-Live, Gemini Live, Grok Voice or ElevenLabs on your own key. An agent you allow can call you. • Hands-free until you say "that's all". CarPlay, Apple Watch, Siri, widgets and the Action Button. Spoken prefixes switch models or go to a bot: "Opus, review this diff". SEE THE AGENT WORK • Reasoning and tool calls live, with a Live Activity; lock the phone and it carries on. • Approve or answer from a notification, out loud, or with a nod in AirPods. Notifications reach you with Redde closed, encrypted end to end. A FULL CLIENT • Chats live in your gateway's session ledger: start on the phone, continue on the desktop. Search, pin, fork, archive, or go incognito. • Projects, scheduled jobs, the Kanban board, skills, plugins, memory, MCP servers, files and an SSH terminal. • Phone tools: your agent can use your calendar, reminders, contacts, photos and files, set alarms and start calls and texts, each only if you allow it. • Markdown, code, tables, diagrams and math; pictures, PDFs and audio open in place. • Attach photos, files or a day's calendar, or share from any app. Regenerate, edit and resend, or switch models with /model. YOUR BACKEND, YOUR RULES • Connect through the Hermes Dashboard or the Hermes API, on your LAN, over a tailnet, or behind Cloudflare Access, Pangolin or a reverse proxy. Several servers in one list, synced with iCloud. Sign in with a password or a browser. • Or go straight to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint: llama.cpp, llama-swap, vLLM, Ollama or a hosted provider. • Set up by QR code or link. Credentials stay in the Keychain; a key your agent asks for goes sealed straight to your server. • In 17 languages. Face ID lock, seven themes, iPad split view, iPhone Duo, and a native Mac app. • The one service we run is an optional relay for notifications, which can't read them. REQUIRES A Hermes agent (github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent) or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint; bots need Hermes. Redde includes no model and no AI service of its own. Hermes is an open-source project by Nous Research. Redde is an independent client, not affiliated with it.

Screenshots

LLT Mobile4 screens
Hermes Redde4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hermes Redde at every 2 days against LLT Mobile's monthly. LLT Mobile's advantage is 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. LLT Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hermes Redde sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LLT Mobile ships an update monthly, Hermes Redde every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LLT Mobile versus Hermes Redde: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLLT MobileHermes Redde
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—35 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMathias SchneiderGoosehouse LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LLT Mobile

One-time1
  • LLT Mobile$12.99
3 purchases

Hermes Redde

One-time3
  • A Coffee$2.99
  • A snack$4.99
  • A dinner$9.99

Questions

Is LLT Mobile free?
LLT Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hermes Redde free?
Hermes Redde is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LLT Mobile or Hermes Redde have ads?
Neither LLT Mobile nor Hermes Redde shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LLT Mobile or Hermes Redde?
LLT Mobile ships an update monthly, and Hermes Redde every 2 days. Most recently, LLT Mobile was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hermes Redde on November 10, 2026.

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