Beacon, your personal local AI
Armond Schneider Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Beacon, your personal local AI is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Armond Schneider. Rated 5.0/5 from 4 ratings. Requires iOS 26.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 4 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 43 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 30
- 2026 · v1.0.4
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About Beacon, your personal local AI
Meet Beacon, your personal AI that runs right on your iPhone. Ask a question, work through an idea, write a message, or talk something out—without sending your conversations to a cloud AI model. Make it yours Choose a small model to start, then explore more on-device models whenever you’re ready. Chat with Beacon or try YackYack, Ace, and Oliver for three different ways to talk. Pick up where you left off Beacon can remember useful details you share, like preferences and ongoing projects. Your memories are saved on your device, and you can review or delete them anytime. Ask about a photo Download an optional image model to ask questions about pictures, identify visible details, or describe what you see. Whether you need a quick answer or a little help finding the right words, Beacon is there when you need it.
What’s new
Version 1.0.4 · Updated September 30, 2026
What’s New in Version 1.0.4 - Chat with YackYack, Ace, or Oliver—each with a distinct personality and ready-to-send conversation starters. - Let Beacon remember useful details across chats. Memories stay on your device, and you can review or delete them anytime. - Choose from more on-device models, including three small options during setup. - Ask about photos with an optional image model, and personalize the color of your chat bubbles.
App privacy
The developer, Armond Schneider, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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