The only iOS app with direct HuggingFace access

Unlimited AI models. Running on your iPhone.

Local LLM is the only private-AI app on iOS with a built-in HuggingFace search — download any open-source model the moment it drops. No waiting for app updates. No cloud. No tracking.

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4.8 · 2,400+ ratings

100% on-device

No data collection

Local LLM welcome screen with model library

Privacy

100% Local

HuggingFace

Direct search

Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

A full-featured AI chat app built for privacy-first power users. Works completely offline — no account, no cloud sync, no surveillance.

01 · THE DIFFERENCE

Direct HuggingFace search, built in.

Every other local-AI app makes you wait for a developer update to get new models. Local LLM connects straight to HuggingFace — search, download, and run any GGUF model the second it's published.

02 · PRIVATE CHAT

Conversations that never leave.

Every token is computed by your iPhone's Neural Engine. Airplane mode? Still works. No server, no logs, no exceptions.

03 · ZERO TRUST

Secure by default.

No account, no sign-up, no analytics. The app launches straight into your private workspace — nothing routed anywhere else.

The only iOS app with direct HuggingFace

How Local LLM compares.

	Local LLM	Private LLM	PrivateLLM.app	Other local-AI apps
Direct HuggingFace search	✓	✕	✕	✕
Unlimited model library	Any GGUF	Curated only	Curated only	Curated only
New models, day one	✓	Wait for update	Wait for update	Wait for update
100% on-device inference	✓	✓	✓	Mixed
No subscription	One-time	One-time	One-time	Subscription

Only Local LLM searches HuggingFace directly from inside the app, giving you unlimited access to every open-source GGUF model the moment it's published — no app update required.

What users are saying

Thousands of 5-star reviews on the App Store.

Real feedback from real people who use Local LLM every day.

4.8 / 5

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#4 in Productivity

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Finally, AI that respects me.

I work in healthcare and can't send patient questions to ChatGPT. This app runs completely on my phone — no internet, no risk. It's become my daily driver.

Dr. K. Nakamura Mar 14, 2026

Pays for itself in a week.

One-time price, no subscription, no ads. Compared to what I was paying for three AI subscriptions, this is a no-brainer. Plus it works on airplanes.

mike_dev_42 Feb 28, 2026

Incredibly fast on iPhone 15 Pro.

Llama 3 runs at ~30 tokens/sec on my Pro. Unbelievable that this is happening on my phone, offline. Devs clearly know what they're doing.

SwiftBuilder Mar 02, 2026

Best privacy app of 2026.

I tested six local-AI apps. Local LLM has the cleanest UI, the biggest model library, and the fastest inference. And no telemetry. Zero.

PrivacyFirst Mar 21, 2026

Perfect for my kids' homework.

I set up a custom system prompt for "explain like I'm 12" and my daughter uses it for math help. No data collected on minors — huge peace of mind.

Parent of three Jan 19, 2026

Journalist approved.

I use it to summarize sensitive source material on the go. Nothing ever touches the cloud. This is the tool the industry has needed for years.

R. Okafor Feb 04, 2026

No internet required

No account signup

No telemetry

No ads, ever

Privacy by design

Your prompts never leave your phone.

Every other "AI chat" app on the App Store sends your conversations to a server — where they're logged, trained on, or sold. Local LLM does none of that. It can't. There's no backend to send anything to.

On-device inference onlyEvery token is generated by your iPhone's Neural Engine — never by a server.
Verified by Apple reviewApp Transport Security disabled — independently audited to confirm no network calls are made during chat.
Open-source models, clean weightsModels downloaded over HTTPS from HuggingFace and verified by checksum. Audit the source you run.
US-based, US-builtDeveloped and published by a small team in Austin, TX. No foreign data processors. Ever.