AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to LocalAI - Offline Chat

Private AI chat that runs entirely on your device

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   ChatGPT for iOS▲413

   The official iOS app for ChatGPT

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Haplo AI▲98

   Secure & local AI chatbot for iOS and macOS

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   fullmoon▲321

   Chat with private and local large language models

   2025 · fullmoon.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   LocalChatAI▲4

   Private, Offline AI Chatbot powered by Apple Intelligence.

   Apr 2026 · remi.geeketfier.fr · its alternatives →

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   AI Anywhere (Beta)▲205

   AI copilot for all apps, use ChatGPT without copy-pasting

   2023 · ai-anywhere.com · its alternatives →

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   I made an app to use local AI as daily driver▲637

   Hi Hackers, Excited to share a macOS app I've been working on: https://recurse.chat/ for chatting with local AI. While it's amazing that you can run AI models locally quite easily these days (through llama.cpp / llamafile / ollama / llm CLI etc.), I missed feature complete chat interfaces. Tools like LMStudio are super powerful, but there's a learning curve to it. I'd like to hit a middleground of simplicity and customizability for advanced users. Here's what separates RecurseChat out from similar apps: - UX designed for you to use local AI as a daily driver.…

   2024 · recurse.chat · its alternatives →

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   Ollama Desktop App▲481

   The easiest way to chat with local AI

   2025 · ollama.com · its alternatives →

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   Think Local: AI Private Chat▲4

   Offline Private LLM Assistant

   Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   PrivateAI▲3

   Local Models, Offline Chats

   2024 · borgotech.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT for Android▲302

    OpenAI’s latest advancements at your fingertips

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Quietly▲59

    Offline AI IDE & local Chat

    May 2026 · quietlycode.org · its alternatives →

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    ChatWithAnyone▲90

    On-device AI. Private. Fast. Built for iPhones wih iOS 26.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatScreen: Sider 2.0 for iOS▲254

    AI chat with any on-screen content without switching apps

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Lekh AI▲80

    Run powerful AI models on your Mac:fully offline and private

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Mneme AI ▲175

    Chat with your notes, documents and books on-device

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    AskAI: Chat Now▲80

    AI powered chatbot at your fingertips

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    FTChatAI - ChatGPT for iPhone▲72

    A powerful AI chat client for iOS

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Localmee▲3

    Private AI chat: files, voice, vision. 18 local models.

    May 2026 · localmee.com · its alternatives →

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    Short Circuit▲169

    Your ChatGPT and GPT-4 AI assistant on iOS, iPad & Mac

    2023 · shortcircuit.chat · its alternatives →

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    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Offline Chat: Private AI▲5

    On-Device LLM with RAG

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    TalkAI▲97

    Your personal assistant for a smarter life

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Local▲107

    Super excited to launch our new app Local today. What we’ve learned at Base Compute over the last months is that running AI directly on your laptop or workstation gives you maximum privacy and it’s free, but it’s also a massive headache to configure. So we’ve decided what matters is making the experience completely frictionless for users. Local analyses the hardware of your laptop, optimises the AI for it, and recommends the best models for your specific device. It let’s you do what you’re doing with cloud AI already, just for free and on your own machine: Chatting with PDF’s, Recording and…

    Aug 2026 · basecompute.co · its alternatives →

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    Kept▲104

    Your AI chats, saved as Markdown locally with no cloud

    May 2026 · kept.work · its alternatives →

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