Ragondin Assistant vs QuickLLM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Ragondin Assistant
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Ragondin Assistant is a private AI chat app that runs entirely on your iPhone. No cloud. No account. No servers. Just powerful AI running directly on your device. Chat with advanced open-source AI models completely offline. Ask questions, summarize text, draft messages, learn new topics, and analyze photos without sending your data anywhere. WHAT YOU CAN DO β’ Ask questions and get instant answers β’ Summarize articles, notes, and documents β’ Draft emails and messages β’ Learn new topics with AI assistance β’ Analyze photos privately on-device β’ Use AI completely offline after setup Your conversations stay on your iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Ragondin Assistant has no chat servers, no accounts, and no cloud processing. Your prompts, conversations, and photos never leave your device. Everything runs locally on your iPhone, whether you are online or offline. INCLUDED MODELS β’ Gemma 4 E2B: fast edge-optimized AI model by Google β’ Qwen 3.5: multilingual open-source language model β’ On-device vision support for photo understanding (for Gemma 4) β’ Local conversation history stored on-device WORKS OFFLINE Once downloaded, the AI models run directly on your device. Use Ragondin Assistant on flights, while traveling, or without internet access. SIMPLE PRICING Try Ragondin Assistant free. Unlock unlimited access with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Future updates included. REQUIREMENTS β’ iPhone running iOS 17 or later β’ Approximately 3 GB of free storage for AI model downloads OPEN-SOURCE MODELS Ragondin Assistant uses Gemma and Qwen open-source models. βGemmaβ is a trademark of Google LLC. βQwenβ is a trademark of Alibaba Cloud. Ragondin Assistant is independently developed and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google or Alibaba.
QuickLLM
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QuickLLM is a private local AI workspace designed for iOS and macOS. QuickLLM keeps inference, conversations, documents, embeddings, retrieval, and generated text on your device while making model fit and network purpose visible. KEY FEATURES: - Private local chat: Run conversations through packaged local inference with visible model, Profile, Knowledge, context, generation, and Stop state. - Model fit: Measure device capability, compare memory and storage needs, download verified models, and explain unsupported configurations. - Knowledge Bases: Ingest supported documents, build local indexes, retrieve grounded excerpts, and open citations at their source. - Profiles and LoRA: Save model, context, sampling, backend, and adapter combinations for repeatable work. - Templates and Actions: Reuse private prompts and run shared-text workflows that keep results available for copy, share, or conversation. - Portable control: Export conversations, run a desktop local API when explicitly enabled, and create encrypted backup and restore files. PERFECT FOR: - Private drafting, brainstorming, summarization, and coding assistance - Offline or local-only conversations with downloaded models - Question answering over personal PDFs, DOCX, Markdown, and text - Reusable local Profiles, Templates, Actions, and encrypted backups GETTING STARTED: - Run device diagnostics and choose a model that fits. - Download, verify, and load the model. - Start a conversation and choose a Profile. - Optionally create a Knowledge Base, add trusted documents, and verify citations. - Export important work or create an encrypted backup before moving or deleting data. PRIVACY & SECURITY: - Prompts, conversations, documents, embeddings, retrieval, and generated text stay on-device. - Mobile share inputs are temporary and external originals are never deleted. - App-owned workspace data and managed copies can be removed through the reviewed privacy workflow. FREE AND PRO: - Start with a seven-day ad-free trial. - Free keeps the full feature set and may show mobile advertising or a daily desktop support reminder. - QuickLLM Pro removes ads and reminders through a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://kakitiro.com/quickapps/quickllm/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ragondin Assistant at none against QuickLLM's shown. QuickLLM's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ragondin Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QuickLLM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ragondin Assistant ships an update monthly, QuickLLM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ragondin Assistant | QuickLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ragondin Dev Inc | KAZUHIRO KAKIMOTO |
In-app purchases
Ragondin Assistant
- Ragondin Assistant Premium Lifetime$19.99
QuickLLM
- Pro - Annual$0.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$4.99









