Comparison

Cipher AI vs Eira

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

Head to head
About

Cipher AI

Features
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Cipher AI is a private, powerful AI assistant that runs entirely on your iPhone — no cloud, no accounts, no data collection. RUNS 100% ON YOUR DEVICE Download a model and start chatting instantly. No internet required. Your conversations never leave your devices. Privacy isn't a setting. It's the architecture. CIPHER LMBRIDGE — YOUR COMPUTER, IN YOUR POCKET Connect Cipher AI to your own computer via Cipher LMBridge and stream frontier models like Llama 3.3 70B, DeepSeek-R1, Qwen3, and more — directly from your Mac, PC, or Linux machine. Full model capability, zero cloud dependency. 200+ MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM Browse and download from the full Ollama and LM Studio catalogs, including: • Llama 3.2 Ā· Llama 3.3 70B • Qwen3 Ā· DeepSeek-R1 Ā· Gemma 3 • Mistral Ā· Phi-4 Ā· Granite Ā· and many more AI AGENTS THAT WORK FOR YOU Create autonomous AI agents that browse the web, research topics, write code, and automate tasks — 24/7. Monitor every run, review full history, and approve tool calls. Run agents supervised or fully autonomous. SCHEDULED JOBS Set agents to run on a schedule — daily briefings, stock alerts, research reports, fitness plans, and more. Set it and forget it. 45+ TOOLS & MCP INTEGRATIONS On-device tools give Cipher access to your contacts, calendar, location, reminders, and more. Connect Cipher LMBridge to unlock MCP integrations: run terminal commands, control Docker, query databases, browse the web with Puppeteer, connect Slack, GitHub, Notion, and more — all from your phone. DEEP THINKING, VISIBLE Full support for reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 and Qwen3 with think-block rendering — watch the model reason through a problem, then read the clean answer. CIPHER PREMIUM Upgrade to remove ads and unlock everything: • No ads • All device tools • AI agents and scheduled jobs • MCP integrations via Cipher LMBridge • Document library (PDFs, Word, spreadsheets) • Unlimited conversation history FINE-TUNED CONTROL Adjust temperature, context length, token limits, and extended thinking parameters. Cipher AI is built for users who want real control over their AI. Terms of Use: https://lmbridge.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://lmbridge.org/privacy

About

Eira

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Eira is a private AI assistant that lives entirely on your device. Unlike cloud chatbots, Eira runs on-device language models. Your questions are answered right on your device. Nothing you type is ever sent to a server, and Eira works even with no internet connection at all. YOUR CONVERSATIONS BELONG TO YOU • No account, no sign-up, no API keys • No cloud processing: all inference happens on device • No analytics, no tracking, no ads • Works fully offline A CHAT EXPERIENCE THAT FEELS NATIVE • Opens straight into your last conversation • Streaming responses you can stop mid-answer • Unlimited conversations with search across every message • Pin your favorites and rename chats to stay organized • Copy any answer or export whole conversations as Markdown MAKE IT YOURS • Light and dark themes in a warm, focused palette • Three accent colors: Royal Gold, Razzmatazz, and Cobalt Blue PRIVATE BY DESIGN Eira stores your conversations only on your device. There is no Eira server, and the app makes no network connections. When we say your conversations belong to you, it's not a slogan — it's the architecture. REQUIREMENTS Eira needs an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence with Apple Intelligence turned on in Settings, running iOS 26 or later. Your conversations belong to you.

Screenshots

Cipher AI4 screens
Eira3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eira at none against Cipher AI's 2. Eira also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cipher AI's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Cipher AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Eira asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Cipher AI versus Eira: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipher AIEira
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChris BurchettDulio Denis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cipher AI

Subscriptions2
  • Cipher Premium — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Cipher Premium — Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Eira

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cipher AI free?
Cipher AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eira free?
Eira is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cipher AI or Eira have ads?
Cipher AI shows ads; Eira does not.

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