# ByoKey– AI Chat & API Hub — Your keys, full control

> Your keys, full control (iPhone/iPad app by MAXIMILIAN SKIBINSKI.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/byokey-ai-chat-and-api-hub/id6803199039 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MAXIMILIAN SKIBINSKI](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803199041)
- Category: Productivity, Developer Tools
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany), Polish
- Released: 2026-09-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-14

## What is ByoKey?

ByoKey is an AI chat for your own API key – and it shows you what your answers cost.

You pay the AI provider directly, and only for what you use. ByoKey adds no subscription and no markup, and makes your costs visible.

SEE WHAT YOU SPEND
• Tokens and cost under each answer, wherever a price is known
• Totals per chat, per project and per month
• A monthly budget you set yourself, with a bar that shows how much of it is used
• Compare before you choose: price per million tokens and context length for each model, where the provider's model list includes them
• Your own prices for models without a listed price – otherwise ByoKey shows "Price unknown" rather than a wrong figure
Amounts based on the provider's own figures are shown as they are; amounts that rest on an estimated token count or on a price you entered are marked "approx.".

YOUR KEY, YOUR CHOICE
• 15 AI providers, including providers that process data in the EU – or a server of your own, also on your local network
• Compatible with API keys from OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral AI and more
• Connect with OpenRouter: sign in instead of copying a key – or start with free models (daily limits apply)
• Your keys are stored only on this device and are sent only to the provider they belong to
• Nothing goes to a provider before you agree – separately for each provider

BUILT FOR REAL WORK
• Projects with their own instructions and default model
• Attach PDFs, text and code files, and images
• Create images with the image models of selected providers
• Tables and code blocks in answers; export source files or preview HTML on your device
• Voice mode: speak and have answers read aloud. On your device it works with any model; via the provider it needs that provider's models for speech recognition and speech output – only some providers offer them
• Unsent text stays with each chat while the app is open
• Choose the default model for new chats

SAFE BY DESIGN
• An on-device content filter checks requests and answers
• Report content and block models right in the chat
• No account with us, no tracking, no ads
• In English, German and Polish

Free – no in-app purchases, no subscription.

Note: ByoKey requires your own API key from a third-party AI provider (for example OpenRouter) or a server of your own. The provider bills you directly for using its models. ByoKey sells no credit, receives no commission and runs no server that your chat requests pass through.

## Is ByoKey safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess ByoKey.

## Is ByoKey legit?

ByoKey– AI Chat & API Hub has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for ByoKey is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-10-02

ByoKey 1.3 brings a refreshed design with consistent colors and better contrast in dark mode.
• Unsent text and attachments now stay in each chat when you switch between chats while the app is open
• Tables in replies are now shown as real tables
• Choose the default model for new chats in Settings
• Improved accessibility, plus many bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.2 — 2026-09-29

New in 1.2
- Connect with OpenRouter: instead of typing an API key, sign in to OpenRouter – or create a free account there. ByoKey picks up the key automatically.
- Start for free: with a free OpenRouter account you can use free models – with a daily limit, and provided your account allows their data policies. If your account has no credit yet, ByoKey shows only free models; you can change this in the model list.
- New first steps: on first launch you choose between "Connect with OpenRouter" and "Enter your own API key". The button is also in Settings under OpenRouter.
- Six more providers: Anthropic (Claude) directly, Scaleway and IONOS with processing in the EU (according to the providers), Vercel AI Gateway, Requesty and DeepInfra.
- Custom server: connect ByoKey to Ollama, LM Studio or any other OpenAI-compatible server – for example on your Mac on the same network. No API key needed.
- Your own prices: if a provider lists no price for a model, enter it yourself – touch and hold the model in the list. The cost display uses it.
- More providers now deliver their prices with the model list: xAI, Together AI, Vercel, Requesty and DeepInfra.
- For providers outside the EU, the consent screen now also explains the risks of the transfer. ByoKey therefore asks for your consent to these providers once more.
- Clearer messages when free models reach their daily limit or are not enabled in your OpenRouter account.
- Faster: the model list, sending and long chats respond more smoothly.
- Fixed: content reports by e-mail now use the app's language.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-19

No release notes.

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