Comparison

Local Keep AI vs Local Inference OnDevice Agent

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

Head to head
About

Local Keep AI

This AI workspace allows you to chat with hundreds of models locally on your device, even offline. It generates real files like PDFs and spreadsheets, not just descriptions, and supports voice input and output. Access your work across multiple platforms with a single account.

Highlights
  • Local-first AI workspace
  • Offline functionality
  • Real file generation (PDF, CSV, etc.)
  • Voice chat and playback
  • Hundreds of AI models
  • Cross-platform support
Features
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Local Keep AI is a local-first AI workspace. Chat with hundreds of models, talk to it out loud, and get back real files you can open — not descriptions of files. WORKS OFFLINE Local models run on your device. Your conversations stay on your device, and your usage keeps counting correctly whether or not you have a connection, syncing when you reconnect. REAL FILES, NOT DESCRIPTIONS Ask for a PDF, spreadsheet, CSV, document, presentation, image, audio clip or video and Local Keep AI produces the actual file. Ask a plain question and you get a plain answer — it does not attach a file to everything. HUNDREDS OF MODELS Local GGUF models, Ollama models, hosted models and OpenRouter's catalogue, all in one picker with filters for what each one can actually do: code, reasoning, vision, image, audio, video and document generation. OpenRouter's free models work with no key of your own; its paid models need your own OpenRouter key, and are billed to your account rather than bundled into a plan. TALK TO IT Speak instead of typing. Local Keep AI transcribes your voice, runs it through the model you chose, and reads the answer back. Choose the voice and language it replies in, from the voices installed on your device. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK The same account works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, the web and desktop, plus a command-line tool for your own machine. PLANS Free, with no card and no trial clock. On the Free plan you can chat with the free models, generate images, and run models on your own device. It does not expire and it is not a trial, because none of it costs us anything to serve. Paid plans add Local Keep AI's own hosted models, the command-line tool and the SMS bridge, each with a monthly output-token allowance: Starter 300,000 tokens for $19.99 per month, Pro 2,000,000 for $49.99, Premium 10,000,000 for $99.99, Ultra 30,000,000 for $199.99. Annual plans bill ten months for twelve. Extra tokens are bought before they are used, so you are never billed after the fact and can never run up a bill by accident. Paid models from other providers work with your own OpenRouter key, billed to your account, not ours.

About

Local Inference OnDevice Agent

This app provides an AI chat experience that runs entirely on your device, ensuring your conversations remain private and offline. It offers various AI models, integrates with device tools, and allows for custom API key usage.

Highlights
  • Runs entirely on-device
  • Fully offline functionality
  • Zero data collection
  • Optional API key integration
  • Tools: calculator, web search, webpage reading
  • Contacts & calendar integration
  • Vision models for photo analysis
  • On-device text-to-speech
Features
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Your AI. Your phone. Nobody else's business. LocalInference runs powerful open AI models entirely on your device. Your conversations never leave your phone — no account, no cloud, no analytics, no tracking. Ever. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE, NOT BY PROMISE • Everything runs on-device; works fully offline after a one-time model download • Zero data collection — we couldn't read your chats if we wanted to • API keys (optional) stored in the secure keychain, sent only to the provider you chose A REAL ASSISTANT, NOT JUST A CHATBOT • Tools: calculator, web search, date & time, webpage reading • Contacts & calendar integration — every write action asks you first • Ask about photos with vision models • Reads answers aloud with on-device voices BUILT FOR TINKERERS • 16 curated models from 0.5B to 8B — Qwen3, Llama, Gemma, DeepSeek R1, Phi, SmolVLM • Only models that fit your device's memory are offered • Live tok/s, time-to-first-token, and token counts per response • Thinking models show their reasoning in collapsible blocks • Bring your own keys: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google — or any OpenAI-compatible server (llama.cpp, LM Studio, Ollama) on your own network Built with Llama. Gemma models provided under the Gemma Terms of Use.

Screenshots

Local Keep AI4 screens
Local Inference OnDevice Agent3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local Inference OnDevice Agent at none against Local Keep AI's 10. Local Keep AI's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Local Keep AI sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Local Inference OnDevice Agent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Local Keep AI against 5.0 for Local Inference OnDevice Agent. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local Keep AI ships an update every 3 days, Local Inference OnDevice Agent every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Local Keep AI versus Local Inference OnDevice Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal Keep AILocal Inference OnDevice Agent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB52 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLayne FalerSameer Shanbhag

Customer experience

Local Keep AI

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Local Inference OnDevice Agent

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Local Keep AI

Subscriptions7
  • Local Keep AI Starter$19.991 Month
  • Local Keep AI Pro$49.991 Month
  • Local Keep AI Premium$99.991 Month
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  • Local Keep AI Ultra$199.991 Month
  • Local Keep AI Starter Yearly$199.991 Year
  • Local Keep AI Pro Yearly$499.991 Year
  • Local Keep AI Premium Yearly$999.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1M Token Top-Up$5.00
  • 5M Token Top-Up$25.00
  • 10M Token Top-Up$50.00
None

Local Inference OnDevice Agent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local Keep AI free?
Local Keep AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Local Inference OnDevice Agent free?
Local Inference OnDevice Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Local Keep AI or Local Inference OnDevice Agent?
Local Keep AI and Local Inference OnDevice Agent are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Local Keep AI or Local Inference OnDevice Agent have ads?
Neither Local Keep AI nor Local Inference OnDevice Agent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local Keep AI or Local Inference OnDevice Agent?
Local Keep AI ships an update every 3 days, and Local Inference OnDevice Agent every 2 weeks. Most recently, Local Keep AI was updated on September 24, 2026 and Local Inference OnDevice Agent on October 9, 2026.

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