Cumbersome: AI LLM API Client has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cumbersome is 55 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Cumbersome User Reviews

Name: Cumbersome: AI LLM API Client
Rating: 4.90244 (41 reviews)

Cumbersome: AI LLM API Client

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Customer Experience

Positive experience92.3% of reviews

Neutral7.7% of reviews

Negative experience0.0% of reviews

~ Based on 13 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Cumbersome Safe?

Cumbersome: AI LLM API Client appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Cumbersome is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 41 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

100.0% of ratings point to a safe experience

0.0% of ratings suggest some concerns

0.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 39 App Store ratings for Cumbersome.

Is Cumbersome Legit?

Cumbersome: AI LLM API Client has limited verification signals. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cumbersome is 55/100.

Based on 55 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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No macOS 15 local search support?

Everything is great except for no macOS 15 local search support. Is this a technical limitation?

Douglas F. Williams

13 days ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. As a one-person development team, I have to balance broader compatibility against development and maintenance time. Local web search currently relies on Apple’s native WebView and WebPage APIs introduced in macOS 26, including support for headless browsing. Supporting macOS 15 would require a substantial second implementation. It was relatively straightforward in 26 with the new APIs from Apple... it would be a heavy engineering lift for legacy support, unfortunately.

优势是免费、手机电脑同步

轻量化、清晰顺滑、免费、接入友好。有几个小缺憾：1. 长文本输入输出的时候有概率出现滑动卡顿、闪屏、显示故障。2. 侧栏 ui 的颜色有些刺眼，对于一个大量阅读的 app 来说最好还是配色风格温和专业一些。3. 添加 provider 之后无法修改，调试换端点稍有点麻烦，但问题不大。

Tesethus

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the detailed feedback. I will add a theme picker so you can adjust the colors, and I'm working on the scrolling and display glitches. I'll also look into making providers editable.

优势是免费、手机电脑同步

轻量化、清晰顺滑、免费、接入友好，有几个小缺憾：1. 长文本输入输出的时候有概率出现滑动卡顿、闪屏、显示故障。2. 侧栏 ui 的颜色有些刺眼，对于一个大量阅读的 app 来说最好还是配色风格温和专业一些。3. 添加 provider 之后无法修改，调试换端点稍有点麻烦，但问题不大。

Tesethus

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the detailed feedback. I will add a theme picker so you can adjust the colors, and I'm working on the scrolling and display glitches. I'll also look into making providers editable.

Just the right amount of complexity

Reading the history of this developer (hi, Peter!), I shouldn’t be surprised at how well this app is put together. It integrates complexity very well. It thoughtfully fills gaps between what models offer and clients typically provide. Plus it’s just really (really) fast to start and sync.

john.catalano

a month ago

Response from developer

I'm glad someone read the About section on Settings! Thanks for your kind review.

Exactly what I needed

I’ve been using this app since it came out. I’ve long wished for certain features and hoped for continued updates. It’s worked fine, however, the past 5 versions or so have finally given me the features I’ve been waiting for the whole time and it’s amazing. Separate system prompts, chat scoped system prompts,, toggleable parameters, more fixes to the streaming text Views, all the newer OpenRouter backend tool support. He even added COMPACTION! That’s amazing! Thank you so much! Love this app.

Ailthrim

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks very much for your review! Email us feature requests and bugs... We're continuing to push out code! We also have some novel interfaces that we hope to get to soon.

Excellent LLM client

I’ve been using local LLMs through openwebui for a while, but the lack of a proper iPad client makes the usability hard. Cumbersome is an excellent alternative to being able to access models you host on your own network. If you use VPN or tailscale, you’ll always have access to these models.

codeanish

2 months ago

REGENARATION

pls pls pls add a regeneration feature

Tvoe_Serde4ko

2 months ago

Response from developer

I think we have this feature already? Long-click on your most recent message in a convo and select "Restart from here." This will regenerate the last AI response. Send me an email if you mean something different.

Very awesome, but..

The app itself is pretty cool! And very nice and easy to use for Local LLMs, but I do have an issue.. some APIs actually provide free-to-use, with no api key required… and the app needs an API key, so im asking if we can get update to make it not needed or whatever.

Overall, Thanks!

MahdisCool

2 months ago

Response from developer

Keyless is now available in >= 1.49.0

Great app!

I have looked around for different LLM API Clients for a while now and this one is definitely the best one I’ve tried by far. It has sync with iCloud so I can use it with my Mac, headless search (didn’t even know that was possible), and easy access to all the models you want (I use DeepInfra). Honestly can’t believe you give it away for free but I’m glad you do :)

Fitzgerald2125

2 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for your kind words! 😀

Well Done

The developer obviously uses their own app. It’s smooth, does exactly what it says it does, and is for real free (atm). I have a deep appreciation for passion projects that kick butt, especially when the dev is generous enough to share with the rest of us. If you have api keys, I highly recommend this app.

TheSameCat

4 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks very much for your kind words. Yep, I’m “dogfooding” this app and use it as my primary way of interacting with AI. Hopefully that helps me stay focused a great user experience. Thanks again.

Thoroughly professional

Amazing free app if you know enough to get an OpenRouter api. Really well done. And check out the dev’s blog. Knows his stuff.

Johnny Nimbus

5 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks very much! Working on your list of requests now. Stay tuned! (Tried to send you email, not sure if getting through.)

Great way to use api keys

Solid way to use api keys from OpenAI and Claude instead of paying per subscription. Interesting features that I haven’t see before too.

John fr Vantucky

5 months ago

Face/Off mode is a game changer

Okay so the face/off mode is pretty great. It gives me 3 responses back from Claude and/or OpenAI and then judges the best. This has been a life saver for really nitty gritty detailed document work for me.

Chaizon