# Macchiato - Chat with Agents > Macchiato - Chat with Agents (iPhone/iPad app by SUPERMIND.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/macchiato-chat-with-agents/id6784870830 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [SUPERMIND](https://appshunter.io/developer/1735086858) - Category: Productivity - Price: Free - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 12 MB - Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China) - Released: 2026-07-01 - Data updated: 2026-08-30 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/macchiato-chat-with-agents/id6784870830/reviews.md ## What is Macchiato? Macchiato is a chat app built from the ground up for talking to your AI agent — not to other people. Personal agents today borrow human messaging apps like Telegram or Discord. But those apps were designed for people talking to people, so an agent's real work — tool calls, file edits, approvals, progress — gets flattened into a wall of text. Macchiato is different: every part of the interface is designed around the way an agent actually works. PAIR YOUR OWN AGENT Scan a QR code to securely link the agent running on your own machine. Macchiato is the front end; your agent stays where you run it. Add more than one and switch between them in a tap. SEE STRUCTURE, NOT A WALL OF TEXT • Tool calls render as clean cards instead of raw logs • File changes show up as readable diffs • Approvals become real buttons you tap to allow or deny — and the history shows exactly what you approved • Replies stream in token-by-token, and you can interrupt any time SAY SOMETHING MID-TASK • Send it straight into the running task — no interruption • Or queue it: it waits in the chat, greyed out, and one tap takes it back • Or stop and take over • Background tasks and pending approvals dock above the composer, always in reach TALK, TYPE, OR SEND FILES • Tap to record a voice message and your agent transcribes it • Attach images, PDFs, and documents • Rich Markdown, code blocks, and tables, rendered natively with selectable text STAY ORGANIZED • Keep many conversations going at once and jump between them instantly • Full-text search across your whole history • Pin, rename, and archive conversations PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Passwordless email sign-in — no password to leak • Optional per-conversation end-to-end encryption: your device and your own agent hold the keys, and our servers only relay the ciphertext • We never sell your messages, use them to target ads, or train models on them Built as a fully native iOS app — system typography, materials, haptics, and automatic light and dark themes — so it feels at home on your iPhone. Note: Macchiato is the client for an AI agent that you run yourself — Hermes, OpenClaw, Claude Code, or Codex. You pair your agent once by scanning a QR code; the app talks to it through our relay. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.16.0 — 2026-08-18 A fresh face — and an iPad that finally feels native. • New from the first screen: refreshed logo and typography, and a sign-in page rebuilt around one-tap code fill from Messages • iPad gets a native sidebar and toolbar, with a roomier composer that sits where your hands expect it • Your agent's helpers aren't invisible anymore: sub-agents show up as cards you can open and follow • Long chats got a table of contents: it opens instantly right where you left off, and steps aside when there's nothing to jump to • Send without checking your signal — messages queue offline and go out on their own once you're back • Attach videos and screen recordings, not just photos • Sturdier all around: sending attachments can't blank the screen, a stuck reply can't jam the chat, and errors say what to do next — plus a long list of fixes ### 1.14.0 — 2026-08-12 Answer your agent from the lock screen. • When your agent needs a yes or no, Approve and Deny are right there — on the lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on Apple Watch • It works no matter where the task started (phone, web, or terminal), several chats can wait at once, and cards only appear when a decision is truly yours • In the app, approvals now dock above the keyboard, with room to tell the agent what to do instead • Voice input transcribes on your iPhone — free, private, zero setup; add your own key only if you want cloud transcription • Make agents recognizable: pick from eight built-in avatars or upload your own — and sub-agents finally have names • Fork a chat from any of your messages, search single Chinese characters with highlighted matches, and open long chats instantly • Encrypted chats grew up: authorize new devices, see what's pending, recover when stuck — plus a long list of fixes ### 1.12.0 — 2026-08-06 A much calmer, much faster Macchiato. • Redesigned from the sidebar out — cleaner chats list, folder filtering, and a composer that finally feels like an iOS app • Say something mid-task: send it straight into the running turn, queue it for later, or stop and take over • Queued messages stay yours — they sit in the chat greyed out until they're sent, and one tap takes them back • Background tasks and pending approvals now dock above the composer, so nothing scrolls out of reach • Tool activity collapses into a single line; tap it when you want the details, ignore it when you don't • Voice notes get a real player, code gets syntax highlighting, and long chats load a lot lighter • Plus: rewind a conversation to any of your messages, end-to-end encrypted chats, and a long list of fixes ### 1.8.0 — 2026-07-30 What's New in 1.8 • Voice messages: replay anytime, with transcript and waveform • Choose your transcription provider (OpenAI, Groq, or custom) — with a more accurate default model • Clearer agent status: shows "connecting" instead of getting stuck on "offline" • Adding an agent is now a single install command • Simplified Chinese fully translated; sign-in emails now match your language • Fixes: drafts are kept if sending fails, single-character search works, deleting the current chat no longer leaves a blank page, plus more sign-in and reconnect reliability fixes ### 1.7.0 — 2026-07-22 Projects: register a folder as shared project memory (AGENTS.md) your agents read every turn — filter and group chats by project. Voice messages are more reliable: swipe-to-cancel and tap-to-record now work as expected, and recordings are no longer sent by accident when you switch apps. Smoother reading: the jump-to-latest button and auto-scroll behave correctly while an agent is streaming. Quote a selection when you reply — your reply now keeps exactly the part you quoted. Appearance: choose System, Light, or Dark. Plus a clear, in-app summary of how your messages are handled, and many fixes and refinements. ## Apps similar to Macchiato | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Open Agent](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-agent/id6760329760) | — | Free | Productivity | | [Scanling – PDF Scanner & OCR](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scanling-pdf-scanner-and-ocr/id6789514132) | — | Free | Productivity | | [Jott: Before You Forget](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jott-before-you-forget/id6768632044) | — | Free | Productivity | | [EventBlock](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eventblock/id6768109193) | — | Free | Productivity | | [Stella - Your AI](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stella-your-ai/id6761148311) | 3.6 (5) | Free | Productivity | | [ClawOn — AI Gateway Client](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clawon-ai-gateway-client/id6759576211) | — | Free | Productivity | ## More apps by SUPERMIND - [AI 大藏經 - 佛經全集 文白對照](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai/id6479181699) - [Quin : AI Tarot Reading](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quin-ai-tarot-reading/id6502235206) - [Zaya: Astrology Bestie](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zaya-astrology-bestie/id6755982337) All apps by SUPERMIND: https://appshunter.io/developer/1735086858 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*