Endemic: Local On-Device AI

Name: Endemic: Local On-Device AI
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Author: Folding Sky Co

Chat with Private Offline LLM

Free · In‑App Purchases

4 Ratings
Age Rating

18+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Folding Sky Co
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

69.9
MB

Endemic runs large language models directly on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No API keys or cloud inference. Models and conversations stay on your device unless you choose to sync conversations through iCloud. Choose a model from the curated catalog, download it, and chat without an internet connection. Endemic filters the catalog by available memory, so you only see models suited to your hardware. Endemic includes Qwen 3.5 and Google's Gemma 4, from 0.8B models for recent iPhones to 9B models for Macs and iPad Pros with at least 16GB of memory. Switch models whenever you like. QWEN 3.5 AND GEMMA 4, ON DEVICE Qwen 3.5 models are included free, from the compact 0.8B that runs on any supported device to the more capable 9B for devices with at least 16GB of memory. Google's Gemma 4 supports full chat templating and function calling in Endemic. The 4B Gemma works well on a modern phone, while the 9B is better suited to iPad Pro and Mac. Both families support Local Web Search and Local Web Browser for current information. Gemma 4 is available with Endemic Pro, a small monthly subscription that also includes conversation folders and supports ongoing development by one person. Qwen 3.5 is included free. You can try Pro and cancel any time. WEB SEARCH AND BROWSING, ON DEVICE Endemic can search the web and read pages from a conversation. Ask for current information or a specific site, and the model can call local tools to fetch results and summarize them. Requests go directly from your device over your network connection. There is no proxy or Folding Sky server in the middle. Enable Local Tools in Settings to add the searchWeb and openWebPageLocally tools. Calls and results appear inline, so you can see what was requested and returned. IMAGES IN, ANSWERS OUT Vision-capable local models can read images attached to a message. Ask one to describe a photo, transcribe a screenshot, or explain a diagram. The image stays on your device, and the analysis works offline. WHAT LOCAL INFERENCE ACTUALLY MEANS During a conversation, the model runs on your device's CPU and GPU. Prompts and responses are not sent to an inference server. The work happens on your hardware. A 4B model on a phone is useful for many tasks, but it will not match a frontier model running on datacenter hardware. For the strongest responses, use cloud AI. For private, offline work, use Endemic. MODELS AND DEVICES Endemic detects your hardware and recommends the strongest model that fits. An iPhone with 8GB of memory runs the 4B comfortably. iPads and Macs with at least 16GB handle the 9B. The 0.8B runs quickly on any supported device. Models are open-weight GGUF files downloaded from public hosting and stored locally. Endemic excludes them from iCloud backup, so they do not use your iCloud storage quota. PRIVACY Endemic has no Folding Sky backend. Optional conversation sync uses your personal iCloud account. Built by one person in Reno, Nevada. Privacy Policy: https://folding-sky.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://folding-sky.com/terms

Ratings & Reviews

5.0

out of 5

4 Ratings

So far so good
Apr 30
Ailthrim
It's really nice to have a local LLM app from the same developer as Cumbersome. I was able to successfully run the Qwen 9B model on my 17 Pro Max. I do want to see support for more models as that's always the main quirk of a lot of these iOS LLM apps. It would be great to have Gemma 4 E2B/E4B. I would love to have parameter adjustments, such as temperature, top_P, etc. I'm not a huge fan of the way parameters are adjusted in Cumbersome so I would ideally prefer to see some sort of interface based adjustment system.Overall, for a brand new app, it's off to a good start. It works, it does what it's supposed to, and it's all on device. Keep up the excellent work!

Developer Response
Thanks very much for the feedback. Expect more models and features soon! I hear you on the simpler settings interface: always a tricky balance, especially when we have to support multiple models and their different APIs.
So far so good
Apr 30
Ailthrim

It's really nice to have a local LLM app from the same developer as Cumbersome. I was able to successfully run the Qwen 9B model on my 17 Pro Max. I do want to see support for more models as that's always the main quirk of a lot of these iOS LLM apps. It would be great to have Gemma 4 E2B/E4B. I would love to have parameter adjustments, such as temperature, top_P, etc. I'm not a huge fan of the way parameters are adjusted in Cumbersome so I would ideally prefer to see some sort of interface based adjustment system.Overall, for a brand new app, it's off to a good start. It works, it does what it's supposed to, and it's all on device. Keep up the excellent work!
Developer Response May 2
Thanks very much for the feedback. Expect more models and features soon! I hear you on the simpler settings interface: always a tricky balance, especially when we have to support multiple models and their different APIs.

Bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.4.0 5d ago

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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics

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Information

Seller: Folding Sky Co
Size: 69.9 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages: English and Simplified Chinese
Age Rating: 18+

18+

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Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Medical Treatment information
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
In-App Purchases: Yes

Endemic Pro $6.99

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