A privacy-first AI chat app. Start instantly with Apple Foundation Models on supported devices, or download curated local models and keep everyday chats on-device
PocketModel brings private, on-device AI chat to your iPhone and iPad.
Start with the easiest path for your device. On supported Apple Intelligence hardware, PocketModel can use Apple Foundation Models with no model download required. Everywhere else, PocketModel helps you pick from a curated catalog of local GGUF models and runs them directly on your device.
PocketModel is built for people who want personal AI without creating an account or sending normal chat requests to a cloud inference service.
Features:
- Apple Foundation Models support on compatible devices with no download required
- Curated local model catalog organized by family, with device-aware recommendations
- Private chat history stored on-device
- Thinking Mode on supported models
- Prompt suggestions for empty chats and follow-up suggestions after replies
- Search within the current chat and across saved chats
- Edit, regenerate, or fork earlier prompts into a new chat
- Image attachments for supported local model workflows
- Structured replies with preserved lists, links, and code formatting
- Download, pause, resume, retry, update, and remove local models
- Advanced: browse and install any GGUF file directly from a model's HuggingFace repository
- iPhone and iPad support
- No sign-up required
PocketModel is designed around privacy-first usage. Chat generation and saved history stay on-device during normal use. Network access is used for actions you explicitly trigger, such as downloading model files or refreshing the curated catalog when that capability is enabled in a build.
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Version 2.5.0 hardens the local model catalog:
- Corrects downloadable-file checksums for affected Gemma, Llama, and Qwen Coder catalog entries
- Refreshes displayed download sizes for recently updated catalog models
- Adds release-gated Hugging Face metadata validation across the full bundled catalog
- Keeps checksum diagnostics available when a local artifact is unverified
- Continues running chat generation on-device with no account required
Version 2.5.0
The developer, Wai Hei Lam, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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