Comparison

Orvena vs AI Playground

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

Head to head
About

Orvena

This AI assistant runs entirely on your device, keeping your conversations private. It integrates with your phone's tools like calendar and reminders, and offers optional cloud features for enhanced capabilities. A single purchase unlocks all advanced functionalities.

Highlights
  • On-device AI models
  • Integrates with phone tools
  • Privacy-focused architecture
  • Optional cloud model access
  • Voice conversations
  • Service connections (Notion, GitHub, etc.)
Features
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Orvena is a complete assistant that runs on your iPhone. Its models run on the device itself, so conversations stay on your phone unless you choose a cloud model. There is no account, no Orvena server, and no analytics. ASK, AND IT GETS DONE Orvena works with the phone you already have: calendar, reminders, alarms and timers, maps and travel times, photos, Apple Health summaries, music, and files. Every action leaves a receipt you can read, and anything consequential asks for your approval before it runs. APPLE INTELLIGENCE, BUILT IN On iOS 27, Orvena can answer with Apple's on-device model, with nothing to download. It uses the same tools, receipts and approvals as Orvena's own model. You can also ask Orvena from Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and the Action button, and get the answer right where you asked. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Privacy pages usually ask for trust. Orvena's is a list: everything the app can ever send is enumerated in a short ledger in the privacy policy. On-device features work without any data leaving the phone, and anything that could ever leave asks first through a named consent step. ONE PURCHASE UNLOCKS THE REST The on-device assistant, every phone tool, web search and reading, and image understanding are free, without limits or a trial clock. A single one-time purchase adds: • Voice conversations, with a natural voice generated on the device • Connections to services you use, like Notion, Linear, GitHub, Home Assistant, and any MCP server, with sign-in built in • Apple's Private Cloud Compute on iOS 27, a larger model on Apple's servers that doesn't keep your data, within a daily limit Apple sets • Cloud models with your own API key, when you want a bigger model • Scheduled tasks, so Orvena can check on things at the right time and report back There is no subscription. REQUIREMENTS Orvena's own model runs on the phone itself, which needs recent hardware: iPhone 15 Pro or newer with 8 GB of memory, on iOS 26. The model, about 3.5 GB, downloads once. On iOS 27, iPhones with Apple Intelligence turned on can start with Apple's model instead, without the download.

About

AI Playground

Features
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AI Playground est un assistant conversationnel qui fonctionne entièrement sur votre appareil. Aucun compte, aucun serveur, aucune donnée envoyée : le modèle de langage s'exécute localement sur le Neural Engine et le GPU de votre iPhone ou iPad. CONFIDENTIALITÉ PAR CONSTRUCTION Vos messages, vos photos et vos documents restent sur l'appareil. L'app n'a besoin d'Internet qu'une seule fois : pour télécharger le modèle. Ensuite, vous pouvez couper toute connexion — l'app continue de répondre. FONCTIONNALITÉS • Conversations illimitées, enregistrées localement • Réponses en streaming, mise en forme Markdown • Joignez une photo, prenez une photo, ou déposez un PDF ou un fichier texte : le modèle en tient compte dans la conversation • Partagez ou exportez une conversation en Markdown • Fenêtre de contexte réglable • 3 modèles au choix sélectionnés automatiquement selon la mémoire de votre appareil

Screenshots

Orvena4 screens
AI Playground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI Playground at none against Orvena's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orvena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AI Playground asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orvena ships an update every 3 days, AI Playground every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Orvena versus AI Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrvenaAI Playground
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB56 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAgnieszka SelaC2S-Bouygues

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orvena

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$14.99
None

AI Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orvena free?
Orvena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Playground free?
AI Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orvena or AI Playground have ads?
Neither Orvena nor AI Playground shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orvena or AI Playground?
Orvena ships an update every 3 days, and AI Playground every 2 days. Most recently, Orvena was updated on October 31, 2026 and AI Playground on October 29, 2026.

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