HumanController vs PerChat AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HumanController
Control a friend's actions using directional controls and customizable command buttons. Build trust for better obedience. Requires an iPhone and Bluetooth headphones, or local network play for multiple devices.
- Directional movement control
- Customizable command buttons
- Punch, kick, and jump actions
- Relationship-based obedience
- Local network play
- Control multiple people or be controlled by multiple
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Let's control your friend with this app. You can move them by direction stick, and make them punch, kick and jump by using Command Buttons. Command Buttons are editable, so you can make your original commands as you want to do. But whether they obey you or not depends on a relationship of mutual trust! ※To use this app, you will need an iPhone and Bluetooth headphones. Please pair the devices in advance and have the person who will be controlled wear it. ※You can also play with iPhones by connecting them to a local network. if you have three or more, one person can control multiple people, or multiple people can control one person. ※Pay attention to around you while you are using this app.
PerChat AI
Engage in private AI conversations powered by your own device. Create detailed characters and enjoy offline chat experiences. Enhance chats by using a Mac or Windows PC as a remote server for more complex interactions.
- On-device AI processing for privacy
- Offline chat functionality
- Create detailed AI characters
- Role-play with various personas
- Use Mac/Windows PC as remote server
- Curated LLM model selection
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PerChat AI, the chatbot app powered by your own devices. Unlike other AI chatbot apps, all Characters, Chats, and data remains on your iPhone at all times and no data is shared. This app can run AI chats all on your iPhone if you wish, no internet required! It supports a wide range of iPhones, starting from the iPhone XS and up. 4GB of RAM is recommended but the more RAM you have, the better! If you happen to have a Mac or Windows PC lying around, you can have more complex and interesting chats by using that machine as a remote server for this app. Note that remote chatting is only supported on your own home network, or with the use of a VPN to access outside your home. You can run the PerChat AI server on your Mac or Windows PC with some hand-picked models, or you can run your own server such as LM Studio or Ollama, and have character chats using those tools. Features: - create richly detailed Characters to chat with, and Personas to chat with - partake in epic conversations with dungeon masters, real celebrities, or any character you can imagine - choose from a curated list of LLM models that will run well on your iPhone to change the flavor of your chats - run a vast number of LLMs on your own Mac or Windows PC to offload computing, and improve chat quality
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PerChat AI at none against HumanController's shown. PerChat AI also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 32 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). HumanController's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HumanController ships an update every 32 months, PerChat AI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HumanController | PerChat AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | Ryan Laseter |
Customer experience
HumanController
PerChat AI
In-app purchases
HumanController
No in-app purchases
PerChat AI
No in-app purchases
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