Description of App
Discover the Ultimate Privacy-Focused AI Assistant on iOS: Private LLM
Unlock a new realm of productivity and creativity on your iPhone and iPad with Private LLM, the premier AI assistant designed with your privacy in mind. Available for a one-time purchase, it offers a range of AI capabilities without needing a subscription. Experience advanced on-device AI that keeps your interactions confidential and offline.
Why Private LLM is Your Go-To AI Companion:
- Exclusive AI Model Selection: Choose from a diverse set of open-source LLM models optimized for performance and perplexity on iOS with state of the art OmniQuant quantization: including models from Llama 2, Llama 3.2, Llama 3.1, Google Gemma 2, Gemma 3, Microsoft Phi-3, Mistral 7B, Qwen 2.5, Qwen 3, StableLM 3B and many more. Whether you need help with creative brainstorming, coding, or daily questions, customize your AI experience to meet your unique needs.
- Integrated with Siri & Shortcuts: Enhance your AI interactions with Siri commands and customizable Shortcuts. Private LLM seamlessly fits within your Apple ecosystem, making your digital assistant more accessible.
- Customizable Interactions: Tailor your AI's responses and interactions with customizable system prompts to match your preferences and needs.
- Uncompromised Privacy and Security: With Private LLM, your conversations stay confidential and on your device. Our advanced on-device AI performs robust computing without risking data compromise or needing an internet connection.
- Family Sharing & Offline Capabilities: Benefit from a one-time purchase that includes Family Sharing. Download models as needed and enjoy the full functionality of your AI assistant, even without internet access.
Supported LLM Model families:
- DeepSeek R1 Distill based models
- Phi 4 based models
- Qwen 3 based models (Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507)
- Qwen 2.5 based models (0.5B, 1.5B, 3B and 7B)
- Qwen 2.5 Coder based Models (0.5B, 1.5B, 3B, 7B and 14B)
- Llama 3.1 8B based models
- Llama 3.2 1B and 3B based models
- Google Gemma 2 2B and 9B based models
- Google Gemma 3 1B based models
- Mistral 7B based models
- Yi 6B based models
For a full list of supported models, including detailed specifications, please visit privatellm.app/models.
Private LLM is not just a chatbot; it's a comprehensive AI companion designed to respect your privacy while providing versatile, on-demand assistance. Whether you're enhancing your creative writing, tackling complex programming challenges, or just seeking answers, Private LLM adapts to meet your needs while keeping your data secure. Start your journey with Private LLM today and elevate your productivity and creative projects with the most private AI assistant for iOS devices.
Private LLM is a better alternative to generic llama.cpp and MLX wrappers apps like Enchanted, Ollama, LLM Farm, LM Studio, Locally AI, RecurseChat, etc on three fronts:
1. Private LLM uses a faster and highly-optimized mlc-llm based inference engine.
2. Models in Private LLM are quantized using the state of the art quantization algorithms like OmniQuant, while competing apps use naive round-to-nearest quantization.
3. Private LLM is a fully native app built using C++, Metal and Swift with deep integrations with iOS and iPadOS, while many of the competing apps are bloated and non-native Electron or Flutter based apps.
Please note that Private LLM only supports inference with text based LLMs. Model support varies by device capabilities.
Comments
How does this compare with iOS 27?
How does this compare with the new on device AI being used in iOS 27? I've been using this beta for some time and find it quite good. I guess I would ask why one might want to use this app over what is available in iOS 27.
--Pete
AI Apps Vs Siri
The answer is actually touched on in the other comments field as written by the author, but the long and short of it is that larger corporations like Apple and Google kneecap AI for, "user safety," preventing it from getting into sensitive topics. Really, it's to protect their own asses. An app like this however does not. The uncencered models will not have the same hangups as corporate made models will. This means they can do things like critique explicit scenes in a novel, for example.
Why do I have to pay for this app?
What compelling feature does this app that no other app doesn't? I can list literally tens of free apps I downloaded, tried out, and deleted from my device, only to keep a few. But this paid app won't even be among any of them, because it doesn't offer any functionality that the free apps I use don't. The OmniQuant thing may be a game changer; I don't know much about it, but other than that, this app is much simpler than some of the other apps I use like Noema or Privacy AI, both of which can be used for free if you don't mind optional purchases.
Simplistic Interface
This app seems very simple. It's clear that it is meant to do one thing, and do it well. That being to act as a chat agent. I downloaded Privacy AI myself a while ago, and I honestly felt like it was a bit of a mess. The model shows its thinking in such a way that you can't really tell where the thinking ends and the actual response begins, and when you have the response read aloud that includes the thought process as well. In my experience, Privacy AI got very confused very easily, and its thinking would run around in circles getting nowhere. So until I can figure out some way of curbing these issues, I'm willing to give this app a chance.
importing chats from Chatgpt
Hi,
I have a year and a half worth of chats from chatgpt, would there be any way I can export them into this app? I've written such rich worldbuilding with chatgpt, it would be nice if I could go the Private LLM route, but if I can't import, that would be a royal pain teaching it everything. Also, can I make it sync my chats after I start using it between my macs and iPhone? I suspect not.
@Gar
You're free to pick whichever app that works best for you, but there are numerous other apps that offer a much cimpler interface compared to Privacy AI, and are still free.