Comparison

Lucid vs Local AI Bench

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

Head to head
About

Lucid

Features
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Ever had a great idea, written it down, and never found it again? Notes apps just pile up. All-in-one tools get overwhelming. Lucid sits in between. β–  Catch the 3 seconds it lives Tap the home screen widget and start typing. Don't pick a type or a place β€” just get it down. β–  Organize in 5 minutes a day Swipe through your thoughts and answer one thing: "Where does this go?" No jargon β€” Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive. β–  Today, only what matters Open the app and today's tasks come first. Each one done is a small win. β–  Your second brain, in your hand No account, no login. Every thought stays safe on your iPhone. Stop losing your best ideas. Let Lucid remember them for you.

About

Local AI Bench

Features
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LocalAI Bench is an on-device benchmark app that runs AI models directly on your iPhone and measures their performance and capabilities. All inference happens inside your device β€” your conversations and personal data never leave it. β–  On-Device Execution - Download open AI models (Llama, Qwen, Gemma, Phi, and more) and run them right on your device - Works fully offline once a model is downloaded β–  Real-Time Performance Metrics - Generation speed (tok/s), time-to-first-token (TTFT), peak memory (RAM), and thermal state β€” displayed live while you chat - Automated benchmark with a standard methodology: repeated measurements of text generation, prompt processing, translation, coding, and math speed β–  Capability Evaluation - Auto-graded tasks: math, coding, multilingual translation (Korean↔English/Japanese/Chinese), summarization, reasoning, and vision - Compare capability, speed, and memory at a glance (choose 2-axis, composite, or efficiency scoring) β–  Vision & Speech Models - Vision: attach photos or recognize objects through the live camera - Speech: compare Whisper (tiny/base/small) transcription speed (RTF) β–  Compare & Manage Models - A/B head-to-head between two models, stress tests (thermal throttling curve) - Search models by capability (vision, coding, reasoning) or vendor and add them, with automatic iOS compatibility checks β–  Web Search (optional) - When enabled, fetches Wikipedia references for the model β€” ask about recent events - Inference stays 100% on-device; automatically skipped when offline Pure on-device AI β€” no cloud APIs, no fees, no subscriptions. Runnable models depend on your device's performance; larger models are recommended for devices with more memory.

Screenshots

Lucid4 screens
Local AI Bench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lucid at every 3 days against Local AI Bench's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucid ships an update every 3 days, Local AI Bench every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Lucid versus Local AI Bench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucidLocal AI Bench
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoo wong KwonMinwoo Jung

In-app purchases

None

Lucid

No in-app purchases

None

Local AI Bench

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucid free?
Lucid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local AI Bench free?
Local AI Bench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lucid or Local AI Bench have ads?
Neither Lucid nor Local AI Bench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucid or Local AI Bench?
Lucid ships an update every 3 days, and Local AI Bench every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lucid was updated on October 22, 2026 and Local AI Bench on October 28, 2026.

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