Questions

About Athena, the AI that answers anything on your iPhone, even with no internet.

Does Athena work without internet?

Yes. The AI and its library of books live on your iPhone, so Athena answers in Airplane Mode, on a hike, abroad or in a power cut.

What is on-device AI?

An AI that runs on your phone's own chip instead of in a company's data centre. Athena's AI is local: your questions are answered on your iPhone and never sent anywhere.

Is Athena private?

Yes. There is no account, no ads and no tracking, and Athena collects no data. What you ask stays on your phone.

How is Athena different from ChatGPT?

Most AI chatbots send your chats to data centres and need a connection. Athena runs on your iPhone, works with no signal, and shows which articles it read for each answer, so you can check the facts yourself.

Where do Athena's answers come from?

From 50,000 Wikipedia articles, a medical encyclopedia and practical guides stored on your phone. AI answers can be wrong, so check important facts in the sources. Medical content is general guidance, not medical advice.

Is Athena free? Which devices does it run on?

Athena is free, with no in-app purchases. It runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 18 or later; the AI needs an iPhone 11 or newer. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Athena can use Apple's on-device model with no extra download.

Anything else? Email support@athenaoffline.com.