Comparison

NetPulse Meter vs ArcanAI

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

Head to head
About

NetPulse Meter

Features
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NetPulse Meter is a professional network benchmark utility for iOS 16+. MEASUREMENT - Multi-thread HTTP throughput: 4 concurrent streams - Ping over repeated HTTP HEAD with microsecond timing - Jitter: RFC-3550 inspired inter-arrival delta - Network classification via Network framework (Wi-Fi / 5G / 4G) DATA - Local JSON store with ISO-8601 timestamps - Retention policies: 7 days / 30 days / forever - Trend chart: download + upload series on a shared axis - Exportable share text for bug reports INTERFACE - SwiftUI native, 60fps animations - Light / Dark / System theme - English / Simplified Chinese / Japanese / Korean locales PRIVACY - Zero telemetry, zero SDK, zero account - Fully on-device storage, deleted when the app is deleted.

About

ArcanAI

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ArcanAI is a private, on-device AI chat app that runs open-source language models entirely on your iPhone or iPad. No accounts. No subscriptions. No cloud. No internet required. Import any GGUF model from Hugging Face and start chatting โ€” every conversation happens locally, powered by hardware-accelerated inference using Apple's Metal framework. Your messages never leave your device. KEY FEATURES - Run AI models 100% offline โ€” on a plane, off the grid, anywhere - Import any GGUF model from Hugging Face โ€” choose the size and capability that fits your device - Store and switch between up to 5 models at once - Analyze documents โ€” upload PDFs, spreadsheets, text files, CSVs, and more - GPU-accelerated inference for fast, streaming responses - Full conversation history with multiple independent chats - Edit messages and regenerate responses - Customize temperature, max tokens, and system prompts - Beautiful dark UI with markdown-rendered responses - Text-to-speech support SUPPORTED MODEL FAMILIES Llama, Gemma, Mistral, Phi, Qwen, and any ChatML-compatible model. RECOMMENDED STARTER MODELS - Llama 3.2 1B (~570 MB) โ€” great for older devices - Gemma 2 2B (~1.0 GB) โ€” balanced performance - Qwen 2.5 3B (~1.5 GB) โ€” multilingual and code capabilities PRIVACY FIRST Zero data collection. Zero telemetry. Zero crash reporting. Zero cloud sync. Your conversations and model files stay on your device โ€” always.

Screenshots

NetPulse Meter3 screens
ArcanAI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ArcanAI at 3 against NetPulse Meter's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
NetPulse Meter versus ArcanAI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetPulse MeterArcanAI
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerๆ™“ ้ƒญJackson Giordano

In-app purchases

None

NetPulse Meter

No in-app purchases

None

ArcanAI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NetPulse Meter free?
NetPulse Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcanAI free?
ArcanAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NetPulse Meter or ArcanAI have ads?
Neither NetPulse Meter nor ArcanAI shows ads.

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