Comparison

Conduck vs Libretto AI

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

Head to head
About

Conduck

Features
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Conduck is the native Apple client for your self-hosted or BYO-key AI - in your pocket, in the car, and on your wrist. Connect your own AI server - OpenClaw, Hermes, or a compatible model server such as Pi or LM Aider - or bring an OpenRouter key for a hosted model and start in about a minute. Your keys, your AI. No Conduck account and no Conduck-operated intermediary server. Ask from anywhere β€’ iPhone & iPad: start a chat and type, or hold to talk β€’ Action Button, Shortcuts & Control Center: fire off a quick question without opening the app β€’ Apple Watch: ask straight from your wrist β€’ CarPlay: a hands-free voice conversation on the road β€’ Mac: a full desktop app and menu-bar companion, with a global hotkey and Screenshot & Ask Work: collect now, brief your AI later β€’ A private desk beside your chats. Save thoughts, voice notes, screenshots, links and files from the app, the share sheet, Shortcuts, the Mac menu bar, Apple Watch or CarPlay. A voice note is saved as words. β€’ Adding to Work sends nothing to your AI. Arrange materials on Home, or file them into projects with their own background notes. β€’ When you're ready, write the task, pick the materials and choose your AI. Review the exact message, then send. β€’ With a self-hosted agent and file exchange set up, files your AI returns join the project. β€’ With content sync on, the desk syncs through your private iCloud. Very large files stay on the device that captured them. Private by architecture, not by promise β€’ Conduck operates no intermediary server. No Conduck account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. β€’ By default, your speech is turned into text by Apple on your own devices. Your voice never leaves them. β€’ Prefer a cloud transcription service? Your audio goes straight from your device to that provider with your own key. We're never in the middle. β€’ Your conversations stay on your device and sync through your own private iCloud. We can't read them. β€’ Your keys and tokens live in the Keychain, and every connection over the internet is HTTPS. A server on your own network can be reached without it if you choose, and Conduck says so on screen when you do. See what you actually use β€’ Settings shows a private record of request attempts and conversations over the last 7, 30 or 90 days, typed and spoken compared. β€’ Broken down by connection, device and requested model, with the token counts your AI reports, and reliability split into first-try deliveries, retries, cancellations and failures. β€’ Recorded on your devices and synced through your private iCloud. Never sent to us. Free plan and Conduck Pro β€’ Free: three active projects and three configured gateways in total across OpenClaw, Hermes and custom connections. Unconfigured options don't count, and OpenRouter never uses a slot. β€’ Pro: unlimited active projects and configured gateways on iPhone, iPad and Mac. β€’ Archive a project to free a slot. Above the free limits, choose which projects and gateways stay active; your materials, conversations and saved connection settings are kept. Conduck Pro is an optional monthly subscription: USD 29.99 in the US or EUR 29.99 in euro-area storefronts. Other storefront prices are shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless canceled; manage it in your App Store subscription settings. AI and speech provider usage is billed separately by your chosen providers. Pro includes no model or voice credits. Terms: https://conduck.com/terms/ Privacy: https://conduck.com/privacy/ Open source The application source is available under Apache 2.0 at github.com/GigaDuckAI/conduck. Official App Store builds keep the Conduck identity and CarPlay; personal source builds use the Conduck Community identity without CarPlay. What you'll need Conduck is the interface, not the AI. You bring the AI and any key it needs; guided setup helps you connect. Conduck creates no account and hosts no model for you.

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Libretto AI

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Libretto brings your LibreChat servers to your iPhone: secure, quick to reach and with voice. Libretto is an unofficial client. You enter the address of your own LibreChat server, and Libretto shows its chat page in a clean, fast app. There is no account with us and no detour through our servers. MULTIPLE SERVERS, KEPT APART β€’ Any number of profiles, each with its own isolated browser storage β€’ Quick switching with the bar at the bottom, with a colour and symbol per profile β€’ Optional automatic re-login (password and two-factor code), protected by Face ID and the keychain β€’ Single sign-on (e.g. Microsoft) and MCP authorizations work VOICE β€’ Voice mode: you speak, Libretto sends your question and reads the answer aloud sentence by sentence while it is still being written β€’ Conversation mode with follow-up questions without tapping β€’ Speech output with the iOS system voice or optionally through OpenRouter with your own key β€’ The microphone button can be placed anywhere on the screen ON THE GO AND QUICK TO REACH β€’ CarPlay: start a conversation hands-free in the car β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: β€œStart Libretto” β€’ Widgets and controls for the Home Screen and Lock Screen β€’ The conversation keeps running while the screen is locked PRIVATE β€’ No ads, no tracking, no analytics β€’ Your data goes only to the server you enter yourself β€’ A demo profile to try the app without a server of your own COST Libretto is free for private, non-commercial use. For commercial use there is a one-time purchase to confirm it (it unlocks no features) and company licenses on request. If you like, you can support Libretto with a voluntary coffee. Note: Libretto is not affiliated with the LibreChat project. You need your own LibreChat server or access to one. The operator of the server is responsible for it and its content.

Screenshots

Conduck4 screens
Libretto AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Conduck at none against Libretto AI's 4. Conduck also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Libretto AI's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price and ads 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

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

Both are free to download. Libretto AI sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Conduck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Conduck versus Libretto AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConduckLibretto AI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.517.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size71 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGigaDuck OUINGO HANS KEUTGEN

In-app purchases

None

Conduck

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Libretto AI

One-time4
  • Espresso$0.99
  • Cup of coffee$2.99
  • Pot of coffee$3.99
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  • Commercial use$8.99

Questions

Is Conduck free?
Conduck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Libretto AI free?
Libretto AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Conduck or Libretto AI have ads?
Neither Conduck nor Libretto AI shows ads.

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