PocketPal AI

LLM Ventures

About this app

Your AI. No one else's.

PocketPal runs large language models directly on your phone. No servers. No internet. No data leaves your device. Ever.

This is AI you own — not AI you rent.

WHAT YOUR PHONE NEEDS

Modern phones are powerful enough to run real AI. PocketPal uses that power.

You'll need 6GB+ RAM for smaller models, 8GB+ for the good stuff. Flagship and recent mid-range phones from the last 2-3 years run models well. Older or budget devices won't cut it — this is real inference, not a cloud wrapper.

Not sure? Download a small model and benchmark it. The app will show you exactly what your device can handle.

WHAT YOU GET

- Hundreds of open-source models from HuggingFace, downloaded directly to your device
- Complete offline operation — airplane mode, no signal, underground, anywhere
- Zero data transmission. Zero telemetry. Verify it yourself: we're open source
- Full control over model parameters — temperature, context length, system prompts
- Built-in benchmarking to test model performance on your hardware
- Metal acceleration on iOS, NNAPI on Android
- Pals — AI personas from Palshub.ai that give models personality and purpose

WHAT THIS IS NOT

This is not ChatGPT. Cloud AI has trillion-parameter models running on server farms. Your phone runs smaller models locally. The trade-off is real — and it's one we're proud of.

You get something no cloud service can offer: conversations that exist only on your device, AI that works without internet, and complete freedom to run any model you choose. No content policies imposed by us. No behavioral guardrails we decided for you. Your rules.

WHO THIS IS FOR

People who stopped trusting the cloud with their conversations. People who want AI that works on a plane, in a tunnel, off the grid. People who care about what runs on their own hardware.

If you're looking for the "best" AI at any cost and don't care about privacy — use ChatGPT. It's great at what it does.

If you want AI that's yours, PocketPal is how you get it.

OPEN SOURCE

Every line of code is public on GitHub. Our privacy claims aren't marketing — they're verifiable. If you don't trust us, read the source. That's the point.

Ratings and reviews

NOT FULLY LOCAL !!! When the device was fully isolated from any kind of outside connection the AI stopped working... I was referred to this app from Gemini researching the possibility for fully local run AI to ensure that if preferred, a fully confidential chat could be experienced. How i created the isolation? I disabled Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and any activated SIM. When SIM was deactivated the AI stopped working. Everything else worked as good as for what it was promised to be able to do.

why does asterisks for Italics do not work? it just appears as regular texts which is confusing. would have been better if i could see the asterisks as is instead of it disappearing. also please add ai response editing if possible. other than these, this app is pretty impressive.

Written with Pocket Pal Ai I've been using this app for a while, & it's great on both iOS & Android. However, I'm missing a key feature - the ability to summarize PDFs by hitting the plus button. Recently, I tried to use it, and it's no longer available. The app is otherwise great, but the lack of this feature is a major drawback. If it's back in beta, I'd definitely consider testing it. The 1,000 character limit with copy & paste is the drawback currently with this app.

What’s new

• Neural TTS with streaming: 3 neural engines (Supertonic, Kitten, Kokoro), voice-led setup
• New model support via llama.cpp b8827: Gemma 4, MERaLiON-2, Bonsai
• Ukrainian & Traditional Chinese UI
• Unlimited generation length (n_predict default lifted)