Alternatives to fullmoon

A free app for chatting with small local language models on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • fullmoon

    A free app for chatting with small local language models on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as fullmoon.

  • PocketPal AI

    A mobile app for Android and iOS that downloads small language models and runs them on the phone.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    PocketPal AI runs small language models on the phone and adds Android alongside iOS, but it has no Mac or Vision Pro version listed.

  • Private LLM

    An offline AI chat app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that runs open language models on the device.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    Private LLM is a paid, closed-source app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that works offline with Siri and Shortcuts integration, with one purchase covering all Apple devices.

  • Enclave AI

    An iPhone, iPad and Mac app for chatting with open-source AI models that run offline on the device.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOS

    Enclave AI adds local voice chat, PDF and text file chat, and custom assistants on iPhone and Mac, but it is closed source.

  • Google AI Edge Gallery

    A mobile and Mac app from Google for downloading and running generative AI models on-device.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSAndroidiOS

    Google AI Edge Gallery is Apache-2.0 and runs on Android, iPhone and Mac with Gemma 4 support and Agent Skills, but only allowlisted models, and it is a showcase app.

  • LLMFarm

    An iOS and macOS app for running large language models offline on the device using GGML.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSiOS

    LLMFarm is an open-source iOS and macOS app built on GGML and llama.cpp, offering offline models without an account, though it is a small single-developer project.

  • Layla

    An offline AI assistant app that runs language models directly on Android and iOS devices.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Layla moves to Android and iOS phones with character creation for role-play chats, uses a freemium model, is closed source and has no Mac version.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Ollamac

    A native macOS app for chatting with language models served by a local Ollama installation.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOS

  • RecurseChat

    A macOS chat app for local AI models, with optional Claude and ChatGPT support.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

  • LM Studio

    A polished desktop app for downloading, running and chatting with local language models, with an OpenAI-compatible server built in.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

  • MLX LM

    A Python package and command-line tool for running and fine-tuning language models on Apple silicon.

    FreeProprietarymacOSCommand line

  • ChatterUI

    An Android front end for running language models on the phone or connecting to API providers.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

  • Maid

    A free, open-source app for chatting with llama.cpp models locally and remote AI providers.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid