TopicFlow vs Local LLM runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TopicFlow
This app transforms AI conversations into structured, reusable notes, plans, and summaries. It allows users to branch discussions for focused follow-ups and capture key ideas before they are lost. Organize your AI-generated content locally and export it when ready.
- Transform AI chats into reusable notes
- Branch conversations for focused follow-ups
- Capture and organize key ideas
- Refocus AI discussions without re-prompting
- Export and share selected content
- Local topic history organization
- Connect own AI provider keys
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TopicFlow turns AI chats into reusable notes, plans, outlines, decisions, and summaries. Instead of leaving every AI conversation as one long thread, TopicFlow gives your thinking structure. Keep your main line clear, branch into focused follow-up chats, then bring the strongest results back into reusable work. What you can do with TopicFlow: - Capture ideas before they disappear from long chat threads. - Branch AI chats for questions, alternatives, research notes, and next steps. - Refocus a conversation without rewriting prompts from scratch. - Turn selected discussion into notes, plans, requirements, decision records, or summaries. - Organize topic history locally on your device. - Use TopicFlow subscription access for DeepSeek-powered AI inside the app. - Export and share only when you choose. - Back up to your own iCloud or Google Drive app data space when backup is enabled. TopicFlow is built for writers, founders, builders, students, and independent thinkers who want AI conversations to produce durable work instead of disposable chat history. Important: TopicFlow subscription access unlocks the app workflow and hosted DeepSeek-powered AI features. AI availability, quotas, fees, rate limits, output rules, and terms may still be governed by DeepSeek and app store purchase rules. Terms of Use (EULA): https://specaxe.com/terms
Local LLM runner
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Run LLM on your iPhone, 100% local, no network (Network needed once to download a model) Models: • Qwen2.5 0.5B Instruct — ~0.4 GB (4 GB RAM) • Llama 3.2 1B Instruct — ~0.8 GB (4 GB RAM) • Qwen2.5 1.5B Instruct — ~0.9 GB (4 GB RAM) • Llama 3.2 3B Instruct — ~1.9 GB (6 GB RAM) • Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 — ~2.5 GB (6 GB RAM) • Qwen2.5 7B Instruct — ~4.4 GB (8 GB RAM) Also: • Add your own GGUF (for example, from Hugging Face) • Auto-estimated max context from GPU memory; you can change it Requires iOS 18 or later. Tested on iPhone 11, 14 Pro, 15 Pro with iOS 26. Qwen models © Alibaba Cloud. Licensed under Apache License 2.0. Llama 3.2 is licensed under the Llama 3.2 Community License, Copyright © Meta Platforms, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Built with Llama. On-device inference uses llama.cpp (MIT License).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local LLM runner at none against TopicFlow's 3. TopicFlow's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. TopicFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Local LLM runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
TopicFlow ships an update every 9 days, Local LLM runner monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TopicFlow | Local LLM runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 亦君 潘 | Valerii Lubnin |
In-app purchases
TopicFlow
- TopicFlow Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- TopicFlow Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
- TopicFlow Lifetime Access$69.99
Local LLM runner
No in-app purchases
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