# Odysseus - Mobile — Self-hosted AI, finally native

> Self-hosted AI, finally native (iPhone/iPad app by Joao Victor Zao.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/odysseus-mobile/id6783977350 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joao Victor Zao](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783872395)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Belarusian, Bangla, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French (France) and 31 more
- Released: 2026-06-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/odysseus-mobile/id6783977350/reviews.md

## What is Odysseus?

Odysseus is your self-hosted AI, as a real native app.

It's a fast, 100% native app (no WebView) for your own Odysseus / Open WebUI server. Bring your models, your data and your privacy — and talk to them from a beautiful iPhone and Mac app.

WHAT YOU GET
• Native chat with live streaming, full Markdown, tables and code — never a wrapped web page.
• Connect any model: OpenRouter, Ollama, local llama.cpp, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
• A real AI workspace, not just a chatbot: notes, calendar, a built-in email client (IMAP/SMTP), personal documents (RAG) and image generation.
• 68 built-in agent tools — code, web search, documents, multi-agent, email and calendar.
• Compare two models side by side, and run Deep Research with a native report view.

MAKE IT YOURS
• 34 languages, including right-to-left (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto). Auto-detects your device language.
• 16 themes, custom fonts and animated backgrounds.

PRIVACY FIRST
• It's YOUR server. Odysseus only talks to the address you configure — nothing is sent to us.
• On-device voice (speech-to-text and text-to-speech).
• Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock.

Note: Odysseus is a client for a self-hosted Open WebUI / Odysseus server. You need your own server to sign in.

## Chart rankings

- #85 in Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2026-07-27

Compare's model picker now shows every model your server offers, not just the curated shortlist — look for "More models" when your server has extras. Fully backward compatible: nothing changes on older servers.

### 1.6 — 2026-07-16

This one is all fixes.

- The assistant's reasoning no longer disappears when you reopen a conversation. It is kept with the reply.
- Swipe to delete an email now works. It used to fail silently.
- Long emails open in full instead of stopping partway through.
- When the server drops older messages to fit the context window, the chat now says so — instead of the assistant just seeming to forget.
- When an agent run stops early — round limit, tool-call limit, or a repeated-tool loop — the chat now explains why, instead of ending on a blank reply.
- Connected model endpoints got a Refresh button. An endpoint added while its server was offline no longer shows an empty model list forever.
- Photos you attach in a chat are now filed under that conversation in the Gallery.

### 1.5 — 2026-07-15

New
- 8 new display languages: Finnish, Swedish, Hebrew, Thai, Luxembourgish, Latvian, Uyghur and Tibetan — 43 in total, with automatic device-language detection.
- Hebrew and Uyghur are right-to-left: the whole interface mirrors.
- Chinese (Hong Kong) added.

Fixes
- Long replies and Deep Research streams no longer cut off after 30 seconds.
- Large photo uploads are more reliable on slow connections.
- Stability and cleanup under the hood.

### 1.4 — 2026-07-10

New
- Chinese (Hong Kong) display language — 35 languages in total.
- Long replies and Deep Research streams no longer stop after 30 seconds.
- Large photo uploads are more reliable on slow connections.

Fixes
- Stability and cleanup under the hood.

### 1.3 — 2026-07-08

New
- More display languages, with automatic device-language detection.
- Deep Research, rebuilt: live step graph, search modes, a visual report, and history (save and resume).
- Cookbook: browse and install packages and engines.
- Compare: ask two models side by side.
- Tasks: scheduled agents (run, pause, resume), and add models right from the phone.

Fixes
- Sign-in now persists — no more logging in every launch, and authenticated screens load correctly.
- Consistent theming across menus and sheets.
- Stability and polish.

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## More apps by Joao Victor Zao

- [OpenWebUI - Mobile](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openwebui-mobile/id6783872393)

All apps by Joao Victor Zao: https://appshunter.io/developer/6783872395

## Related topics

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