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Ollama App vs Chatbox: catalog facts
Ollama App	Chatbox
Free Free and open source.	Freemium The community edition is free and open source, and using it with your own API keys costs…
Windows, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux
Simple chat interface for Ollama models Runs on Android as well as desktop	Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Azure and local Ollama models from one window Conversations are stored locally rather than on someone else's server
Requires a separately running Ollama server No iOS or macOS build listed	You need your own API keys, and those cost money per use It is a client, so it cannot run a model itself without Ollama or similar
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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