BoltAI vs Fello AI

BoltAI

• Mac users who want a native app instead of a browser tab
• People who prefer a one-time license to a monthly subscription
• Users with API keys for several providers or local models in Ollama

Fello AI

• Apple users who want one native app for many AI models
• People who want model access without managing API keys
• Turning notes and PDFs into Word, Excel or PowerPoint files

BoltAI

• The price covers the app only: you need your own API keys, and each AI provider bills usage separately.
• It runs on macOS 13 or later. Windows is listed as coming soon, and the iPhone, iPad and Android apps are in beta with sign-up through a form.
• Updates, Cloud Sync and mobile access last one year per purchase. After that the app keeps working locally, but sync and mobile pause until you renew.
• Teams and companies are required to buy the Team license, which starts at 5 seats at $99 per seat.

Fello AI

• It is available on Mac, iPhone and iPad only; the vendor says there is no Windows or Android version.
• Free users get 5 questions per hour with premium models before the app switches to its Free AI model.
• The vendor's FAQ lists lower prices ($3.99 weekly, $9.99 monthly, $79.99 yearly) than the US App Store listing. The price charged is the one shown in the app.
• Billing runs through Apple, and existing ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini subscriptions cannot be connected or used inside the app.

BoltAI

Your own keys and local models

Connects with your API keys to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral, Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock and others, and to local models through Ollama and LM Studio. No AI credits are bundled.

Instant Chat and ShotSolve

A global shortcut opens a chat overlay on top of any app, and ShotSolve sends a screenshot to a vision model for an explanation, a fix or a summary.

Instant Dictation and AI Workflows

Push-to-talk dictation works in any text field with cloud or local models, and AI Workflows run one-click actions and in-place text transforms inside other apps.

Agents, projects and prompt library

Reusable agents carry their own instructions, knowledge and tools. Projects share context across chats, chats can be forked, and saved prompts are inserted with a shortcut.

MCP tools and code execution

Connects to local and remote MCP servers with individual tools switched on or off, and supports web search, code execution and Claude skills for Office documents and PDFs.

Local storage with optional Cloud Sync

Chats are kept in a local SQLite database and API keys can be encrypted with a passphrase. Optional Cloud Sync shares chats, agents and projects with other devices.

Fello AI

20+ models in one app

Switch between GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Kimi, Perplexity and other models from one menu, with no separate subscriptions. Reasoning mode is available across the major models.

Adaptive Search and Deep Research

The app decides when a question needs live web data and answers with sources. Online Search and Deep Research can also be picked by hand from the skills menu.

Skills that produce files

Describe what you need and the app builds a PowerPoint deck, Word document, Excel sheet or PDF in the conversation. A Podcast skill turns a document or topic into a two-host audio episode.

Files and images

Upload up to 16 files per conversation at up to 16 MB each, including PDFs of up to 500 pages and Office documents. Image models generate pictures and edit existing ones from a prompt.

Floating chat bar and dictation

On the Mac, Option-Space opens a chat bar over any app. Voice dictation records up to five minutes at a time and transcribes in more than 100 languages.

Projects, pins and bookmarks

Projects hold shared background, instructions and files for related chats. Conversations can be pinned, replies bookmarked, and everything searched in full text.

BoltAI

• Essential$79

  one-time, 1 device, one year of updates

  For students and hobbyists: every app feature on 1 Mac, with 512 MB of cloud storage for sync and no mobile device.

• Pro$99

  one-time, 2 desktop devices + 1 mobile, one year of updates

  For freelancers and professionals: every app feature, 1 GB of cloud storage and 1 mobile device. Shown as a bundle valued at $200.

• Pro+$199

  one-time, 3 desktop devices + 2 mobile, one year of updates

  For use across more devices: every app feature, 5 GB of cloud storage and 2 mobile devices at once.

• Team Perpetual$99

  per seat, one-time, 5-seat minimum

  One device per seat with 10 GB of shared team storage, the mobile app during its beta and priority support. Optional renewal is $79 per seat per year.

Fello AI

• Free$0

  Up to 5 questions per hour with premium models, then a Free AI model until the hour resets. Advanced features need a paid plan.

• AI Chatbot Weekly Plan$4.99

  per week

  Unlimited questions with every premium model and Skills on Mac, iPhone and iPad under one Apple ID.

• AI Chatbot Monthly Plan$11.99

  per month

  The same unlimited access to all premium models and Skills, billed monthly through Apple.

• AI Chatbot Quarterly Plan$24.99

  per quarter

  The same unlimited access to all premium models and Skills, billed every three months through Apple.

• AI Chatbot Yearly Plan$89.99

  per year

  The same unlimited access to all premium models and Skills, billed once a year through Apple.

BoltAI

• Lifetime license

  Perpetual license from $79

  Every license is a one-time purchase that keeps working after its year of updates ends: Essential is $79, Pro $99 and Pro+ $199, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

• Education

  50% off for students and educators

  Emailing BoltAI from a university address gets a discount code for 50% off, which makes the Essential license $39.50. The 40% renewal discount still applies afterwards.

• Other savings

  40% off renewals for individual licenses

  Individual licenses can renew updates and sync for another year at 60% of the original list price, and the discount does not expire. Team licenses get no renewal discount.

Fello AI

• Annual discount

  About 37% less with the yearly plan

  On the US App Store the yearly plan is $89.99, compared with $143.88 for twelve months on the $11.99 monthly plan.