# ArloLite — Arlo Lite AI chat app

> Arlo Lite AI chat app (iPhone/iPad app by Chang KaiChieh.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arlolite/id6792190409 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chang KaiChieh](https://appshunter.io/developer/943356869)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arlolite/id6792190409/reviews.md

## What is ArloLite?

Arlo Lite is a free, open-source iOS client for interacting with large language models. Bring your own API key and talk directly to the provider — no middleman server, no account, no subscription.

SUPPORTED PROVIDERS
• OpenAI — Chat Completions & Responses API
• Anthropic — Claude via Messages API
• Local Inference — Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint

KEY FEATURES
• Real-time streaming with token-by-token display
• Rich Markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks
• Session management — switch models mid-conversation, rename, resume
• Thinking effort controls — adjust reasoning depth per session
• Per-turn and per-session cost tracking
• System prompt library — save and reuse your favorite prompts
• iCloud backup for chat history (text only, keys never leave your device)

PRIVACY BY DESIGN
• API keys stored exclusively in the iOS Keychain
• No backend server — all calls go direct to the provider
• No telemetry, no analytics, no tracking
• No account or sign-up required
• Offline read access to past conversations

BUILT FOR POWER USERS
Arlo Lite is designed for developers and AI enthusiasts who want a clean, fast interface for daily-driving LLM APIs. Light/dark/system appearance, Dynamic Type support, and VoiceOver accessibility built in.

100% open source. MIT licensed. Contributions welcome on GitHub.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-08-16

New: Full capability toggles (reasoning, vision, image gen, etc.) in the Add/Edit Model screen.

Fixed:

Cost always showing $0.000 — pricing was stored at 1/1,000,000th the correct scale. DB migration v10 fixes existing records automatically.
Session total cost and token count never updating from zero.
Cached token billing now uses the discounted cache-read price instead of the full input price.
OpenAI Responses API streaming wasn't capturing cached token counts.
Custom provider with thinking off wasn't sending enable_thinking: false, leaving some backends silently defaulting to thinking on.
Error messages truncated with no way to see the full text — tap to expand now works even without a detail field.
Sidebar delete button obscured by the chat layer during the open/close transition.
Removed emoji from Vision and Reasoning badges in the model picker.

### 1.2 — 2026-08-06

No release notes.

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