PocketLLM's vs TheMaximus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketLLM's
This app provides private AI chat capabilities directly on your device, eliminating the need for internet or cloud servers. Access powerful language models, chat with documents, and customize AI personas with advanced privacy features.
- On-device AI inference
- Multiple model support
- Voice input & text-to-speech
- Document chat with RAG
- Custom AI personas
- Export conversations
- Face ID lock
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Every model is free. Every conversation stays on your iPhone. PocketLLM runs large language models entirely on-device using Apple Silicon. No cloud. No servers. No account. No internet needed once a model is downloaded. 36 MODELS, ALL FREE Download any model in the catalogue at no cost — from a 290 MB model that runs on older iPhones to an 8 GB model for iPad Pro and Mac. Qwen, Llama, Gemma, Phi, Mistral, DeepSeek, SmolLM, Granite and Liquid, plus Apple's built-in on-device model on supported devices. Six of them can see images. Unlimited messages. No daily cap. No paywall on any model, ever. BRING YOUR OWN MODEL Paste any HuggingFace repo and PocketLLM checks it against the on-device runtime before downloading a single byte — so you know it will actually run first. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No analytics. No tracking. No telemetry. Conversations are stored only on your device. Turn on airplane-mode-enforced for a hard offline guarantee, and lock the app behind Face ID. FREE, WITH NO LIMITS • All 36 models, unlimited chats • Vision — ask questions about photos, screenshots and receipts • Offline translator across 24 languages • Custom AI personas and a prompt library • Memory that carries facts across conversations • Compare two personas side by side • Export as PDF, Markdown or text • Widget, Lock Screen controls and a Share extension • Benchmarks to measure model speed on your device • Face ID lock • iPad and Mac Catalyst POCKETLLM PRO Pro doesn't sell you models — open weights are free everywhere, and they're free here. Pro pays for the app itself: • Personal Data — index your files, photos and calendar on-device, then ask questions about them. Photos are read with on-device OCR. Nothing is uploaded. No cloud assistant can do this. • Document chat — ask questions across your PDFs and notes with cited sources • Hands-free voice mode — speak your prompts and hear replies read aloud Weekly $0.99 · Monthly $4.99 · Yearly $44.99 Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID on confirmation. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://ghassanjaa.github.io/pocketLLM-sLandingPage/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://ghassanjaa.github.io/pocketLLM-sLandingPage/terms.html
TheMaximus
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Ask once. Get the best answer. Maximus sends your question to the world's leading AI models to get a single best result. FOUR WAYS TO ASK Standard - ask your favorite model. Best - Maximus reads your question, and routes it to the leading model of that question category. It tells you which model it picked and why. Council - multiple models answer, a judge reads all of them and writes one answer, combining the best parts of each answer. SEE THE WORK Every answer comes with a receipt: which models answered, how long each one took, how many sources were consulted, and how much each model's answer influenced the final one. Open the inspector and you can read the exact request that was sent. ALSO INSIDE • Follow-up questions that keep the thread in context • Models search the web when a question needs current information, and the sources come back with the answer • Full history and metrics • Your account carries your history and your model choices to every device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TheMaximus at none against PocketLLM's's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. PocketLLM's sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. TheMaximus asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PocketLLM's | TheMaximus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghassan Jaam | Irina Abezgauz |
In-app purchases
PocketLLM's
- Pro-Weekly$0.997 Days
- Pro-Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro-Yearly$44.991 Year
TheMaximus
No in-app purchases









