Alternatives to Layla
An offline AI assistant app that runs language models directly on Android and iOS devices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Layla
An offline AI assistant app that runs language models directly on Android and iOS devices.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Layla.
PocketPal AI
A mobile app for Android and iOS that downloads small language models and runs them on the phone.
PocketPal AI is a free Android and iOS app that runs small models on the phone and is developed in the open.
Private LLM
An offline AI chat app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that runs open language models on the device.
Private LLM is a paid one-time purchase for iPhone, iPad and Mac with Siri and Shortcuts integration, but no Android version.
ChatterUI
An Android front end for running language models on the phone or connecting to API providers.
ChatterUI is free and Android only, running models on the phone and also connecting to API providers of your choice.
Maid
A free, open-source app for chatting with llama.cpp models locally and remote AI providers.
Maid is open source and Android only, running llama.cpp models locally and connecting to Ollama or hosted providers.
LLMFarm
An iOS and macOS app for running large language models offline on the device using GGML.
LLMFarm is an open source app that runs models offline on iPhone, iPad and Mac, but has no Android build.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Layla as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Replika
An AI companion chatbot app for ongoing personal conversations that remembers details of your life.
Layla runs language models offline on Android and iOS so conversations stay on the device, with character creation for role-play, though phone hardware limits model size.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SillyTavern
A locally-installed front end for language models aimed at long-form roleplay and character-driven writing.
llama.cpp
The C++ engine most local AI apps are built on, running language models on ordinary hardware.
Ollama App
A cross-platform chat client for talking to language models running on an Ollama server.
