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The best Enchanted alternatives (2026)
The best Enchanted alternatives (2026)
TL;DR
- The best Enchanted alternative depends on your platform and what you need. For iPhone and Android with Ollama Cloud, web search, and image generation, choose Ollama Mobile. For open source, look at Ollama App (Android and desktop), Reins (almost every platform), or MyOllama (simple, connect by IP).
- This page compares four Ollama clients you can use instead of Enchanted, plus a note on on-device apps if you would rather not run a server.
Competitor details below are current as of July 2026. These apps change fast, so confirm each claim against its latest release before relying on it.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Price | Platforms | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollama Mobile | iPhone and Android users who want Cloud, web search, and image generation | Free | iPhone, iPad, Android | No |
| Ollama App | Open-source fans on Android or desktop | Free | Android · Windows/Linux (experimental) | Yes, Apache-2.0 |
| Reins | One open-source client across almost every platform | Free | iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux | Yes, GPL-3.0 |
| MyOllama | A simple cross-platform client you point at by IP | Free | iOS, iPad, Android, Mac | Yes, GPL |
Ollama Mobile
Ollama Mobile is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Android that connects to local, self-hosted, and Ollama Cloud endpoints. It adds agentic web search, image generation with a full-screen viewer, a model catalog to chat with, and a prompt library, and it keeps chats on the device with no backend and no tracking. It is the natural move from Enchanted if you want to keep an Apple app but also cover Android, or add a hosted cloud endpoint and web search. Ollama Mobile is an independent client and is not affiliated with Ollama.
Ollama App
Ollama App is a free, open-source Flutter client under the Apache-2.0 license that runs on Android, with experimental desktop builds for Windows and Linux. It connects to your self-hosted Ollama server, ships a multilingual interface, and has an experimental voice mode. It has no iOS version and no Ollama Cloud support, but it is a strong pick if you want open source across Android and the desktop.
Reins
Reins takes a broad-platform approach. It is a free, GPL-3.0 client built to run on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux from one codebase, so it can be the single app you use on every device. Its standout is per-chat control: you set the system prompt, model, and parameters like temperature and context size for each conversation, switch models mid-chat, and edit or regenerate messages. It connects to your self-hosted Ollama server and sends images to vision models, but it does not add Ollama Cloud, web search, or image generation.
MyOllama
MyOllama keeps things simple. It is a free, open-source client for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac that reaches your Ollama server over its IP address, with custom instructions and image recognition on models that support it. It works with the usual open models like Llama, Gemma, Qwen, and Mistral. It does not add Ollama Cloud, web search, or image generation, so it suits someone who self-hosts and just wants an uncomplicated client.
If you would rather run models on the phone itself
Every app above connects to an Ollama server, so none of them run models on your phone. Running a model fully on-device, with no server at all, is a different category. PocketPal AI (free, MIT-licensed, iPhone and Android) runs models locally with llama.cpp and does not use Ollama. You trade model choice and speed for needing no server. If you already run Ollama, a client like Ollama Mobile gives you far more model power.
Why people look for an Enchanted alternative
Enchanted runs only on Apple devices, so there is no Android version. It also connects only to a self-hosted Ollama server, with no Ollama Cloud, and it does not offer web search or image generation. People on Android, or who want a hosted cloud endpoint or those features, tend to look for an alternative.
Sources
Every competitor claim above is drawn from the app’s own repo and store listing, which change fast:
- Enchanted - repo / source for platforms, license, and features · App Store for price and platforms. Note: the US listing is titled “Enchanted Developers Only” (“Enchanted LLM” in some regions), same app, ID 6474268307.
- Ollama App (JHubi1) - repo / source for the Apache-2.0 license, platforms, and voice mode · releases / downloads. Note: it ships through GitHub and F-Droid, so confirm the current Google Play status before claiming it.
- Reins - repo / source for the GPL-3.0 license, platforms, and per-chat controls · App Store. Note: iOS and macOS come from the App Store, Android and Windows from GitHub, and Linux from Flathub.
- MyOllama - repo / source for the license, platforms, and features · App Store. Note: the iOS app was rebranded “My Ollama / LLM Bridge” (same listing, ID 6738298481), so re-check the current platform list.
- PocketPal AI - repo / source for the MIT license and on-device llama.cpp detail (it is not an Ollama client) · App Store · Google Play · site.