Lokei AI
Justin Patterson Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lokei AI is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Justin Patterson. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated September 3, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 7 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 3
- 2026 · v1.2
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About Lokei AI
Lokei is a private AI chat app for iPhone and iPad. Use Apple Intelligence on device, or connect to your own local AI server over Wi-Fi. No account. No ads. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. STANDALONE BY DESIGN You do not need a Mac or a subscription. On supported devices, Lokei chats with Apple Intelligence entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Already running local models? Point Lokei at Ollama, LM Studio, or any compatible local server on your Wi-Fi and chat with your own models. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE, NOT BY PROMISE • Every reply shows a route badge: on device, local network, or the server you chose • The built-in Privacy Audit shows exactly what stays on your device • Local network only by default — public endpoints require explicit, double consent • Optional iCloud sync is end-to-end encrypted and off by default; neither Lokei nor Apple can read your conversation content • Lokei operates no servers and collects nothing EVERYTHING A DAILY AI APP NEEDS • Voice conversations — speech in and out, fully on device • Ask about photos and documents — on-device text recognition and document Q&A • Missions — multi-step tasks with visible progress • Folders, tags, and smart folders to organize every chat • Conversation branching, plus per-chat model and prompt overrides • Memory notes you control, edit, and delete • Automatic local backups, password-encrypted exports, and full data portability LOKEI PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION A single one-time upgrade unlocks Siri and Shortcuts, MCP tools, the prompt library, and advanced exports. Everything else is free. Tips are appreciated and unlock nothing. WORKS WITH LOKEI FOR MAC Pair with the Mac app for encrypted conversation sync and handoff between devices. Lokei is built for one idea: a great AI assistant should not need your data to be great. Support: https://getlokei.com
What’s new
Version 1.2 · Updated September 3, 2026
NEW Saved Rooms: a host can keep a transcript of a room. Turn saving on when you create the room, or at any point while it is running. Everyone in the room is told, and told again if you turn it off, so nobody is left assuming they are still being recorded. Nothing said before you turn saving on is ever kept. Saving does not reach backwards, so a transcript cannot quietly capture a conversation that happened before anyone agreed to it. Private messages are never saved at all. Saved rooms live under Saved Rooms, where you can read a transcript or delete it. They stay on this device until you delete them. Nothing expires on its own. Keep a copy on your Mac. With Lokei Studio paired, a saved room is also sent to your Mac when the room ends, and the room is told that a copy goes there. Lokei AI never says a copy goes to a Mac unless one really does. When a room ends, Lokei AI tells you what was kept and whether the copy reached your Mac. IMPROVED Pairing with your Mac takes one field instead of six, and finding your Mac on the network is more reliable. iPad says iPad. Text that assumed every device was an iPhone has been corrected throughout the app. Joining a room that has been restarted no longer fails without explanation. Lokei AI refreshes discovery and reconnects on its own. Chat errors say what actually went wrong instead of failing quietly.
App privacy
The developer, Justin Patterson, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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