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Laria Review: Paid Android AI Assistant With Local Models

·6 min readBy Hans Kuepper · Founder of PromptQuorum · Discovery engine for open-weight & open-source AI

Laria is a closed-source Android app that runs downloadable AI models on the phone and can optionally connect to cloud providers, with customizable AI identities and image tools.

Key Takeaways

  • Developer: MiCK Software, an independent studio in France that also publishes Picagen, HarmonyX and other Android apps.
  • Reach: Google Play shows 1K+ downloads and a 2.9 average from 89 reviews, so the track record is small and mixed.
  • Platform: Android through Google Play only; no iPhone, desktop or web build was found.
  • Content: Google Play rates it Teen, and the developer's model page shows companion-style sample replies, some of them sexually explicit.

📍 In One Sentence

Laria is a closed-source Android app that, according to its developer, runs downloadable AI models on the phone and can also use online providers and private servers.

💬 In Plain Terms

You buy it on Google Play, download one or more models inside the app and chat with them; online providers are optional extras that send your prompts to those services. Each "identity" is a separate assistant with its own model, voice and instructions.

📌Note: This review is based on the Google Play listing, the developer's product page and its privacy notice, checked on 26 October 2026. PromptQuorum did not run, test or benchmark the app.

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Laria is a paid Android AI assistant from MiCK Software, an independent studio in France. According to its Google Play listing and the developer's website, it runs downloadable models on the phone and can also connect to cloud providers and private servers. This review reflects those sources, checked on 26 October 2026; PromptQuorum did not test the app.

Laria Review: Paid Android AI Assistant With Local Models

What Is Laria?

Laria (listed on Google Play as "LARIA - Local AI Assistant") is an Android assistant that combines models downloaded to the phone with optional online providers. The listing describes chat, writing and brainstorming, image generation, reminders and "AI identities": separate assistants, each with its own name, avatar, system prompt, model or provider, voice, color theme, greeting and web-search setting. The developer's site calls it "a premium offline AI companion".

The developer is MiCK Software, and the app is published only on Google Play.

Get It

Laria is installed from Google Play as a paid app; no sign-up or terminal is involved. The developer's product page links to the same listing.

Platform
Where to get it
AndroidGoogle Play (paid install; $4.99 on the US store, other stores price it differently)
Websitemick-software.com (official product page with the model overview)
Privacy policyMiCK Software privacy notice (covers all of the studio's Android apps)

Last updated on Google Play: 23 October 2026 (release note: "UX improvements & bug fixes"). Neither the web listing nor the developer's page shows a version number, so none is stated here.

Features Confirmed by the Sources

Every item below comes from the Google Play description or the developer's product page.

  • Local models. Downloadable models for on-device chat; the app recommends models for your hardware. The developer's page also names LFM models and shows LiteRT, ONNX and GGUF builds.
  • Model overview. The developer's page scores each local model on speed, reasoning, warmth and stability from its own benchmark runs; these are the developer's ratings, not PromptQuorum's.
  • Online providers and endpoints. Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Anthropic, xAI/Grok, Ollama-compatible endpoints and OpenAI-compatible private servers; the developer's page adds LM Studio, vLLM, LocalAI and llama.cpp server.
  • AI identities. Several assistants, each with its own name, avatar, system prompt, model or provider, voice and greeting.
  • Images. Image generation with offline image models, private image servers or online services, with controls for size, steps, quality, count and strength; compatible multimodal models can discuss attached images.
  • Daily use. Identity widgets on the Android home screen, reminders for news, weather summaries or personal instructions, and voice playback with optional ambient sound.

Privacy and Network Use

According to the developer's privacy notice, no data is collected when you use a local model. When online services are used, MiCK Software says it does not collect personal data, but the third-party providers may process it under their own policies.

The Google Play Data safety section says "No data collected", also states that data is not encrypted and cannot be deleted, and lists Location among the data types that may be shared with third parties; the listing does not explain how these statements fit together.

📌Note: The app is closed source, so none of these claims can be checked in code, and PromptQuorum has not audited network traffic or reviewed the app's permissions.

Content and Age Rating

Google Play rates Laria Teen with the descriptor "Diverse Content: Discretion Advised". The listing presents a general assistant, but the developer's model page shows companion-style sample replies, and some of the samples are romantic or sexually explicit; the page also scores models for "freedom". Check this before installing on a shared or work device.

Who Should Use It

  • Android users who want local models and cloud providers in one paid app. The sources describe both.
  • Readers who like separate assistants. Each identity can have its own model, voice and system prompt.

What We Could Not Verify

  • Hands-on performance. Speed, battery use and answer quality were not assessed. Some August 2026 Google Play reviews report freezes or crashes on certain phones, and the developer replied with settings to try; these are user reports, not tested here.
  • Offline use. Download sizes, which models run on which phones and whether the app works in airplane mode are untested.
  • Hardware needs. No RAM or storage requirement is stated.
  • License and source code. No public repository was found, so the app is treated as closed source.
  • Purchases and ads. The listing page shows a paid install and no in-app-purchase or ads label; the app itself was not opened.
  • Version. No version number is published on the sources read.
  • Developer's scores. The model ratings on the developer's page were not independently checked.

Competitors and Alternatives

Layla

Platforms:
Android
Price / license:
Freemium / closed source
Key difference:
Android-first local LLM app
Articles about Layla (4)

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TokForge

Platforms:
Android
Price / license:
Free / proprietary
Key difference:
Offline chat with roleplay characters, image generation, voice and a speed leaderboard
Articles about TokForge (2)

Competitor details change often; confirm each app's current price, license and platforms on its own listing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Laria related to Layla?

No connection was found. They are separate apps with similar names; Laria is made by MiCK Software.

Does Laria work on iPhone or desktop?

No such build was found. The developer's page offers only Google Play.

Is the project still active?

Google Play shows an update on 23 October 2026, and the developer's site lists Laria among its projects in progress.

Verdict

Laria is a paid Android assistant that combines downloadable on-device models with optional cloud providers, and it was updated on 23 October 2026. Against that stand a low user rating, crash reports on some phones, no public source code and a Teen rating with the note "Discretion Advised", next to sexually explicit companion-style samples on the developer's page. It suits readers who want to test local models alongside cloud providers; those who want an open-source or free option should compare PocketPal AI or Private Mind.

Sources

  • LARIA on Google Play — description, update date, downloads, ratings, content rating and Data safety section, checked 26 October 2026.
  • Laria product page — the developer's feature overview, endpoint list and model overview, checked 26 October 2026.
  • MiCK Software privacy notice — data handling for local and online use, checked 26 October 2026.
  • MiCK Software — the studio's site with its app list and project status, checked 26 October 2026.

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