Comparison

PVT CHAT vs MLX

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

Head to head
About

PVT CHAT

Features
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Your Private Chat. Your Server. Your Rules. AES-256-GCM encrypted messaging, self-hosted on your own machine. No surveillance. Just secure, private communication. Everything You Need. Nothing You Don't. A modern chat experience built with a paranoid focus on privacy and control. Every message is encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM with a unique IV per message. Your data is secured on your own server. Runs entirely on your machine. No third-party servers, databases, or cloud providers ever touch your data. Share your private server with anyone using a built-in ngrok tunnel. No router port forwarding needed. Full control: manage users, view server activity, configure the app, and control who can register. NEED-Native Server App The host installs a native desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux). Users connect from any browser or the app — or install the web app as a PWA for a native feel on any device.

About

MLX

This AI studio runs entirely on your device, processing conversations, voice recordings, and generated images locally. It offers hands-free calling, voice cloning, and image generation without any account creation, subscriptions, or tracking.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing
  • Hands-free voice calls
  • Personalized voice cloning
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Offline model functionality
  • No account or tracking
Features
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MLX-Serve is a private AI studio that runs entirely on your iPhone. Every conversation, voice recording, and generated image is processed on-device by open-weight models — nothing you type, say, or create ever leaves your phone. There is no account to create, no subscription, and no tracking of any kind. MUSIC Generate songs locally using your device ! You can also play it back in the background and use MLX-Serve as a player for your generated music on the go. CHAT Talk with capable open language models (Google Gemma 4) right on your device. Ask questions, brainstorm, draft messages, get things explained. Some models can even understand photos you attach. CALL Tap Call inside any conversation to talk to the AI hands-free, like a phone call. Your speech is transcribed on-device and the reply is read back aloud. Speaker and handset modes are both supported, and the transcript is saved to your chat. VOICE CLONE Record about eight seconds of your voice and have the AI speak text in your own voice, using an on-device text-to-speech model. Great for narration and fun. IMAGES Generate images from a text prompt with an on-device diffusion model (FLUX.2). Tap a result to zoom in, save it to your photo library, or share it. FULLY PRIVATE, FULLY OFFLINE - Runs 100% on-device using Apple MLX and the Metal GPU. - No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. - The network is used only to download the AI models you choose from Hugging Face. After a model is downloaded, that feature works offline. REQUIREMENTS Models are multi-gigabyte downloads and on-device AI is demanding, so MLX Chat requires a recent, high-performance iPhone. Download over Wi-Fi is recommended. You pick which models to download and can delete them anytime to reclaim space. Open models are provided under their respective licenses (Gemma, Apache 2.0). MLX Chat is an independent app and is not affiliated with Google or Apple.

Screenshots

PVT CHAT4 screens
MLX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PVT CHAT at none against MLX's 1. PVT CHAT also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). 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. MLX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PVT CHAT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PVT CHAT versus MLX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVT CHATMLX
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB211 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTHE LITTLE TEETH WORKSHOP L L CDavid Dalcu

In-app purchases

None

PVT CHAT

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MLX

One-time1
  • Music Generation$4.99

Questions

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

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