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PocketPal AI

Open-source app for running AI models offline on phones and tablets

Free plan · from $0.99 one-timeAI AssistantsChecked Oct 9, 2026
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What is PocketPal AI?

PocketPal AI is a free, MIT-licensed app for iPhone, iPad and Android that runs open language models on the device itself. Models in GGUF format are downloaded from Hugging Face inside the app and then work with no connection and no account. Assistants called Pals carry their own model, system prompt and personality, and the PalsHub marketplace sells some community-made Pals as in-app purchases.

PocketPal AI has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99 per premium Pal, one-time (US App Store in-app purchase). See every plan

Good for

  • Running open models privately on an iPhone, iPad or Android phone
  • Trying many GGUF models from Hugging Face on a mobile device
  • Checking how fast a particular phone runs local models

Worth knowing

  • It is built for phones and tablets only; the App Store listing marks it as not verified for macOS.
  • Which models run, and how fast, depends on the device's memory and chip, so each model's quantization has to be chosen to fit.
  • The built-in tools are limited to a calculator, date and time, and HTML rendering.
  • Premium Pals are paid extras, and prices differ between the App Store, Google Play and the PalsHub website, which charges in euros.

Key features

On-device chat with GGUF models
Runs open models such as Gemma, Qwen, Phi and Llama through llama.cpp on the phone's CPU, GPU or, on Qualcomm chips, NPU. Nothing is sent to a server.
Hugging Face downloads
Search, bookmark and download GGUF models from the Hugging Face Hub inside the app, picking a quantization that fits the device. Gated models work with your own access token.
Pals and PalsHub
A Pal is an assistant with its own default model, system prompt and personality, in Assistant or Roleplay form. PalsHub lists Pals made by other people, both free and paid.
On-device text-to-speech
Replies can be read aloud by neural voice engines such as Kokoro that run on the phone, so speech needs no cloud service either.
Built-in tools
Capable Pals can call tools in the middle of a conversation: a calculator, the current date and time, and rendering of HTML that the model writes.
Benchmarking and leaderboard
Measures tokens per second and memory use for a model on your device. Results can optionally be submitted to the public AI Phone Leaderboard.

PocketPal AI pricing

Starts at
$0.99 per premium Pal, one-time (US App Store in-app purchase)
Free plan
The app is free, ad-free and open source, with no subscription or paid tier for the AI itself. Only premium Pals from the PalsHub marketplace cost money.
Free trial
None listed
Free$0The full app: offline chat with GGUF models, Hugging Face downloads, text-to-speech, your own Pals, built-in tools and benchmarking.
Premium Pals$0.99 to $2.99per Pal, one-time in-app purchase (US App Store)Optional community-made assistants from PalsHub. Google Play's US listing shows $1.39 to $2.79 per item, and the PalsHub website prices paid Pals from €1.49.

Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PocketPal AI before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Works with

  • Hugging Face

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Common questions

Is PocketPal AI free?

PocketPal AI has a free plan. The app is free, ad-free and open source, with no subscription or paid tier for the AI itself. Only premium Pals from the PalsHub marketplace cost money. Paid plans start at $0.99 per premium Pal, one-time (US App Store in-app purchase).

How much does PocketPal AI cost?

PocketPal AI lists 2 plans. Free: $0. Premium Pals: $0.99 to $2.99 per Pal, one-time in-app purchase (US App Store). Prices were read from apps.apple.com on Oct 9, 2026.

What platforms does PocketPal AI work on?

PocketPal AI is available on iOS and Android.

Does PocketPal AI have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. PocketPal AI is listed for iOS and Android.

Does PocketPal AI have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. PocketPal AI is listed for iOS and Android.

Is PocketPal AI open source?

Yes. PocketPal AI is open source, according to its own site.

Does PocketPal AI work offline?

Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.

What does PocketPal AI integrate with?

PocketPal AI's listing names Hugging Face. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes PocketPal AI?

PocketPal AI is made by Gooya UG (haftungsbeschränkt).

What are the alternatives to PocketPal AI?

The closest alternatives to PocketPal AI in our directory are Private LLM, Locally AI, LM Studio, Jan and Cherry Studio. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with PocketPal AI.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026.