Valdis
Local AI companion
Free
AI assistant on Mac and iPhone — Mac works standalone and can power your iPhone. Walk & Talk voice + 3D avatar. Sync & Memory. Local-first, zero telemetry.
Valdis is an AI companion that keeps one conversation going across your Mac and iPhone — at home, on a walk, and offline.
Valdis is built natively for macOS and iOS — no Electron, no fake web UI.
At home, chat in text or voice — with your Mac doing the heavy lifting (local Ollama by default, with LM Studio as a local-first alternative).
When you step outside, switch to Walk & Talk for hands-free voice.
On a plane or without internet, use Apple’s on-device model (Foundation Models) on supported Apple Intelligence devices.
Back online, switch back to your Mac — or to a cloud provider you choose — and keep going without resetting.
WALK & TALK (HANDS-FREE VOICE)
- Real-time voice chat with on-device speech-to-text (WhisperKit)
- Spoken replies (hands-free)
- A 3D avatar with lip-sync and animations (RealityKit)
CONTINUITY THAT DOESN’T RESET
Keep the same conversation going across iPhone and Mac, so you don’t have to repeat yourself.
APPLE ON-DEVICE (FOUNDATION MODELS)
When Apple Intelligence is available, Valdis can use Apple’s on-device model for fast, private replies — even offline.
Requires Apple Intelligence to be enabled in Settings.
MAC-POWERED INFERENCE
Run bigger models on your Mac and talk to them from your iPhone:
- macOS runs local Ollama by default (LM Studio is also supported!)
- Your iPhone can use your Mac for inference while you’re out
CLOUD (BRING YOUR OWN KEY)
Use cloud providers with your own API key when you want to.
Supports OpenAI, xAI (Grok), OpenRouter, DeepSeek, and Anthropic (Claude).
REAL-TIME iPHONE ↔ MAC SYNC
Keep your conversation in sync between iPhone and Mac when your iPhone is using your Mac as the provider:
- Your Mac app hosts the server your iPhone connects to
- Works over local network, VPN, or Tailscale
LOCAL FIRST
- No Valdis cloud: Valdis doesn’t have its own servers — sync happens only between your devices when you use your Mac as the provider.
- Your Mac app can act as your backend (and sync host) when your iPhone uses it as the provider.
- Cloud providers are opt-in and used for inference only.
- Zero telemetry: no analytics, no crash reporting.
Ratings & Reviews
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- Added LM Studio as a local-first provider.
- LM Studio setup now supports an optional API token and includes clear local service startup guidance.
- Refined avatar animations and chat avatar surface styling for a cleaner visual feel.
- Fixed chat action button icon visibility in light mode for better readability.
The developer, Alexander Vlasov, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Alexander Vlasov
- Size
- 73.2 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Guns or Other Weapons
- Copyright
- © 2026 Aleksandr Vlasov