Comparison

Lisor vs ArcanAI

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

Head to head
About

Lisor

This AI assistant captures notes and chats by enabling your microphone and transcription. It prioritizes device-first journaling with optional local backups. Designed for productivity, it's not a substitute for professional advice.

Highlights
  • Real-time note and chat capture
  • Microphone and transcription enabled
  • Device-first journaling
  • Optional local backups to Mac
  • Local inference when hardware allows
Features
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XiaoWei Assistant captures notes and chats on your phone when you intentionally enable microphones and transcription. Exact features ship with each application update described in-product. MODELS AND STORAGE Inference runs locally when hardware allows. Delivered shards may download through Apple-hosted on-demand resources. Keep reliable network plus free disk until tags finish validating. Offline or unfinished downloads mean some AI workflows stay unavailable until then. DATA POSTURE Treat in-app disclosures and Privacy Policy online as authoritative. Designed for device-first journaling you control rather than unsolicited cloud LLM uploads. HOME LAN GATEWAY OPTIONAL Backing up to Mac requires your LAN, your gateway software, documented tokens and security you maintain. Nothing here bypasses lawful network boundaries. SCOPE LIMITS This is productivity tooling, not regulated medical advice, legal counsel or investment guidance. Outputs can be inaccurate with noise accents or chipset limits. Thank you for using XiaoWei Assistant.

About

ArcanAI

Features
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ArcanAI is a private, on-device AI chat app that runs open-source language models entirely on your iPhone or iPad. No accounts. No subscriptions. No cloud. No internet required. Import any GGUF model from Hugging Face and start chatting — every conversation happens locally, powered by hardware-accelerated inference using Apple's Metal framework. Your messages never leave your device. KEY FEATURES - Run AI models 100% offline — on a plane, off the grid, anywhere - Import any GGUF model from Hugging Face — choose the size and capability that fits your device - Store and switch between up to 5 models at once - Analyze documents — upload PDFs, spreadsheets, text files, CSVs, and more - GPU-accelerated inference for fast, streaming responses - Full conversation history with multiple independent chats - Edit messages and regenerate responses - Customize temperature, max tokens, and system prompts - Beautiful dark UI with markdown-rendered responses - Text-to-speech support SUPPORTED MODEL FAMILIES Llama, Gemma, Mistral, Phi, Qwen, and any ChatML-compatible model. RECOMMENDED STARTER MODELS - Llama 3.2 1B (~570 MB) — great for older devices - Gemma 2 2B (~1.0 GB) — balanced performance - Qwen 2.5 3B (~1.5 GB) — multilingual and code capabilities PRIVACY FIRST Zero data collection. Zero telemetry. Zero crash reporting. Zero cloud sync. Your conversations and model files stay on your device — always.

Screenshots

Lisor4 screens
ArcanAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArcanAI at none against Lisor's 1. ArcanAI also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Lisor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArcanAI asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lisor versus ArcanAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLisorArcanAI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer锦镇 吴Jackson Giordano

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lisor

One-time1
  • 小位助理永久解锁$19.99
None

ArcanAI

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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