Comparison

Hermex vs LM Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Hermex

This app provides a native mobile interface for interacting with your self-hosted Hermes Agent server. It allows you to manage conversations, control agent settings, and access workspace files directly from your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Connect to your own Hermes server
  • Manage existing and start new conversations
  • Control models, profiles, and reasoning
  • Attach files and photos
  • Browse workspace files
  • Offline read-only viewing of recent sessions
Features
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Hermex is a native iPhone and iPad client for your self-hosted Hermes agent. Connect to a reachable Hermes Web UI server, or enable the optional Bot Mode beta to connect directly to a Hermes agent host. Open existing sessions, start conversations, and follow streamed responses, tools, and reasoning as they arrive. Queue, steer, or stop an active run. Review file edits as diffs, browse workspace files, send photos and files, and dictate messages. Manage Kanban boards and cards, browse Tasks, Skills, Memory, and Usage, and choose models, profiles, and reasoning settings. Bot Mode adds a Bots inbox, Desktop sections, reactions, quick replies, approvals, questions, and group rooms. Live Activities keep working runs visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Optional notifications let you know when work finishes or needs your attention. The share extension stages content from other apps for you to review and send. Agent execution happens on your configured server, not on the iPhone. Your server owns your conversations, tools, and workspace. Recent sessions and messages may be cached locally for read-only offline viewing; clear that cache from Settings. There is no Hermex-hosted agent backend, tracking, or analytics service. Optional push notifications use an open-source, self-hostable relay. Message previews are encrypted on your Hermes host and decrypted on your iPhone; the relay handles device tokens, notification metadata, and ciphertext, never message text, server URLs, or Hermes server credentials. Push is off until enabled. Hermex has no in-app account creation or in-app purchases. You need your own reachable Hermes server. Not affiliated with Nous Research.

About

LM Pocket

Run open-source AI models directly on your device without cloud reliance. Discover, download, and chat with thousands of GGUF models privately. Offers a local API server and advanced management tools for power users.

Highlights
  • Run open-source AI models locally
  • Discover and download GGUF models
  • Private, on-device conversations
  • OpenAI-compatible local API server
  • Manage model library and performance
  • GPU acceleration for fast inference
Features
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Discover, download, and run open-source AI models directly on your device. No cloud. No subscription. No data leaves your device. LM Pocket brings the power of local AI models to your device. Browse thousands of GGUF models on Hugging Face, download them over WiFi, and chat with them entirely on-device. COMPLETELY PRIVATE Every conversation stays on your device. No server, no API key, no account required. Your prompts and responses never leave the device. DISCOVER MODELS Browse Hugging Face Hub for quantized GGUF models. Filter by size, quantization level, and popularity. See compatibility badges that tell you which models will run well on your device before downloading. CHAT WITH AI Stream token-by-token responses with full Markdown rendering. Manage multiple conversations. Adjust temperature, top-p, top-k, context length, and more. Supports ChatML, Llama, Mistral, Phi, Gemma, and other prompt formats automatically. LOCAL API SERVER Run an OpenAI-compatible HTTP server on your device. Expose /v1/chat/completions, /v1/models, and /v1/embeddings endpoints on your local network. Connect any app that supports the OpenAI API format. MANAGE YOUR LIBRARY Track installed models with storage usage. Import GGUF files from the Files app. Load and unload models with one tap. Monitor real-time performance: tokens per second, memory usage, and thermal state. BUILT FOR POWER USERS - GPU acceleration for fast inference - Background downloads with pause and resume - Hardware-aware model recommendations - Chat template auto-detection - Conversation export as JSON or Markdown - JSON mode with grammar-constrained output - Embeddings generation 100% FREE No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. Open-source AI should be accessible to everyone. SUPPORTED MODELS Run any GGUF-quantized model: Llama, Mistral, Phi, Gemma, CodeLlama, DeepSeek, Qwen, and thousands more from Hugging Face Hub. Model performance depends on device RAM and model size. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hermex4 screens
LM Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hermex at 193 against LM Pocket's 2. Hermex also leads on chart position (#28 vs #205) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). LM Pocket's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LM Pocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hermex has 193 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hermex ships an update weekly, LM Pocket every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hermex versus LM Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHermexLM Pocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (193 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings193 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#28 — better#205
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUzair AnsarTeo Bouancheau

Customer experience

Hermex

All ratings135 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative8.0%

LM Pocket

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

In-app purchases

None

Hermex

No in-app purchases

None

LM Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hermex free?
Hermex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LM Pocket free?
LM Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hermex or LM Pocket?
LM Pocket is rated higher. Hermex averages 4.8 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while LM Pocket averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hermex or LM Pocket have ads?
Neither Hermex nor LM Pocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hermex or LM Pocket?
Hermex ships an update weekly, and LM Pocket every 3 days. Most recently, Hermex was updated on October 25, 2026 and LM Pocket on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hermex or LM Pocket?
Hermex currently peaks at #28 in the App Store charts, and LM Pocket at #205. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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