Comparison

Local LLM runner vs Hushfox

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

Head to head
About

Local LLM runner

Features
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Run LLM on your iPhone, 100% local, no network (Network needed once to download a model) Models: โ€ข Qwen2.5 0.5B Instruct โ€” ~0.4 GB (4 GB RAM) โ€ข Llama 3.2 1B Instruct โ€” ~0.8 GB (4 GB RAM) โ€ข Qwen2.5 1.5B Instruct โ€” ~0.9 GB (4 GB RAM) โ€ข Llama 3.2 3B Instruct โ€” ~1.9 GB (6 GB RAM) โ€ข Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 โ€” ~2.5 GB (6 GB RAM) โ€ข Qwen2.5 7B Instruct โ€” ~4.4 GB (8 GB RAM) Also: โ€ข Add your own GGUF (for example, from Hugging Face) โ€ข Auto-estimated max context from GPU memory; you can change it Requires iOS 18 or later. Tested on iPhone 11, 14 Pro, 15 Pro with iOS 26. Qwen models ยฉ Alibaba Cloud. Licensed under Apache License 2.0. Llama 3.2 is licensed under the Llama 3.2 Community License, Copyright ยฉ Meta Platforms, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Built with Llama. On-device inference uses llama.cpp (MIT License).

About

Hushfox

Features
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Hushfox runs language models entirely on your phone. Nothing you type leaves the device: there is no server that could receive it, no account to create, and no cloud to sync to. Download any GGUF model from Hugging Face and start chatting. You need a connection once, to fetch the model. After that it works fully offline, on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere with no signal. Private by design Your prompts and answers stay on the device. Hushfox has no analytics SDK and no hidden network calls. A built-in log shows you exactly what, if anything, leaves your phone. Any open model Bring any GGUF from Hugging Face. On iPhone and iPad you can also run MLX models. The only real limit is your device RAM: in practice, 3B to 8B models quantized to 4 bits run on a modern phone. Long conversations that stay put Pick up a long chat instantly. Context is kept on device, so a conversation you started days ago is right where you left it. Yours to control No subscription wall to open the app. No sign-in. No tracking. You choose the model, you keep the data. Frequently asked Does it work without internet? Yes. You only need a connection once, to download a model. What models does it support? Any GGUF from Hugging Face, plus MLX on iPhone and iPad, within the limit of your device RAM. Are my conversations sent anywhere? No. There is no server that can receive them.

Screenshots

Local LLM runner4 screens
Hushfox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Local LLM runner and Hushfox are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Local LLM runner versus Hushfox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal LLM runnerHushfox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size25 MB38 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperValerii LubninAlejandro Cordon

In-app purchases

None

Local LLM runner

No in-app purchases

None

Hushfox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local LLM runner free?
Local LLM runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hushfox free?
Hushfox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local LLM runner or Hushfox have ads?
Neither Local LLM runner nor Hushfox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local LLM runner or Hushfox?
Local LLM runner ships an update monthly, and Hushfox monthly. Most recently, Local LLM runner was updated on October 25, 2026 and Hushfox on October 24, 2026.

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