Private AI Chat Apps for iPhone That Run On-Device
Locally AI runs a local LLM on your iPhone and iPad. The chat stays offline, with no login and no data collection. Preet tried it in episode 4 of Apple App Hunt on YouTube.
Tried on the show
Locally AI by LM Studio
Locally AI runs a local LLM on your iPhone, so the chat stays offline, with no login and no data collection.
Free to download.
Llama, Gemma, Qwen, and DeepSeek run on the device through Apple MLX. Once a model is on the phone, chat needs no internet.
Not tried on the show
Preet did not try these. The prices and features are from each company.
Private LLM
Not tried on the show
From Numen Technologies. $4.99 once, with no subscription. It runs a local LLM on your iPhone, including Llama, Gemma, and Qwen, and the chat stays offline.
Enclave AI
Not tried on the show
From Piotr Gorzelany. Free to download. A local LLM runs on the iPhone and chats offline, with no account.
Pro is $9.99 a month for cloud models such as GPT and Claude. Local chat stays free.
PocketPal AI
Not tried on the show
From Gooya. Free to download. You download a model, then chat offline. The conversation stays on the device.
fullmoon
Not tried on the show
From Mainframe Computer. Free and open source. It runs a local LLM on the device and works offline, including from a Shortcut.
Questions
Which iPhone apps run a local LLM offline?
Locally AI, Private LLM, Enclave AI, PocketPal AI, and fullmoon. Locally AI is the one Preet tried, in episode 4. The others were not tried on the show. Each one can chat offline once a model is on the device.
Is there a free offline AI chat for iPhone?
Yes. Locally AI, Enclave AI, PocketPal AI, and fullmoon are free to download, and their local chat stays offline. Enclave's Pro plan is $9.99 a month, and that plan is for cloud models. Private LLM is $4.99 once.
Does Locally AI work without the internet?
Yes. A local LLM runs on the iPhone, and chat needs no internet once a model is on the device. There is no login and no data collection. Preet tried it in episode 4.
Is Enclave AI fully offline?
The local models are. They chat offline, with no account. Pro is $9.99 a month and adds cloud models, which need the internet. Preet did not try Enclave AI.
Is Private LLM a subscription?
No. Private LLM is $4.99 once. It runs a local LLM on the iPhone, including Llama, Gemma, and Qwen, and the chat stays offline. Preet did not try it.
The series
Watch it on the Locally AI by LM Studio page, from episode 4. The series is Apple App Hunt on YouTube, and every episode is on Episodes.
