Reins: Chat for Ollama

Reins: Chat for Ollama

Local & Private AI Assistant

252 ratings
101 reviews
#23 in top-grossing Developer Tools
📊 Productivity
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Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 2, 2025
  • July 13, 2026

Features

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About

This app provides a mobile interface for interacting with self-hosted large language models. It allows users to connect to their Ollama servers remotely, manage multiple chats, customize prompts, and adjust advanced model parameters for research and experimentation.

Remote Ollama server access
Per-chat system prompts
Prompt editing and regeneration
Image integration in chats
Advanced model parameter configuration
Model selection and creation
Multiple chat management
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What users say

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What's New in Reins

2.0.2

July 13, 2026

This update contains great improvements and minor bug fixes: - Background Processing: Reins now generates responses in the background on iOS/iPadOS 26.0+, so you don't have to keep the app open while waiting. - Better Code Blocks: Syntax highlighting and a floating copy button for code. - Docker Model Runner Support: Use DMR models via the Ollama-compatible endpoint. - Improved Web Search: New toggle to force full page fetches (under System Prompt Context in Settings, disabled by default). Search results expanded to 5. - General improvements and bug fixes.

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Subscription plans

Monthly

All Pro features, billed monthly

$6.991 Month
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In-App Purchases

$99.99

Lifetime

One-time purchase, Pro forever

Charts

Top Grossing

📉 23-4

Developer Tools

This app dropped -4 positions in Developer Tools chart.

Last updated on July 19, 2026.

Top Free

📈 91+2

Developer Tools

This app rose +2 positions in Developer Tools chart.

Last updated on July 19, 2026.

User reviews

Good and bad

It’s good because it’s like ChatGPT, but it’s bad because when I try to use gemma4:e2b it doesn’t show the reasoning output but now it’s a subscription service the reason I use this is cus not money I need to spend but now

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. As of version 2.0, you can enable Thinking which shows the reasoning output. Please update to the latest version.

Loved it as FOSS, useless now

Paywalling everything after stopping the code releases is the fastest way to lose goodwill. I would have even considered paying pro if the code was still open. I had it on both my Linux workstations and phone. What was one of my preferred apps is now on my uninstall list. with the downgrade to a subscription model, I’ll be on the look for a new app. A shame as it was one of the best LLM client apps.
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Great

Simple to use, and works

Local LLM AI

THIS THING WORKS

Good and bad

It’s good because it’s like ChatGPT, but it’s bad because when I try to use gemma4:e2b it doesn’t show the reasoning output

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

12 issues

Scrolling jumping around

Bug

Table display scrunched on mobile

Bug

Connection does not maintain in background

Bug

UI takes up too much space on tablets (vertical)

Bug

Cannot save system prompt

Bug

Cannot drop all chats

Bug

Cannot view billion parameters

Bug

Drains battery on iPhone 15 pro with long chats

Bug

No longer works with cloud LLMs

Bug

Does not work with Ollama turbo

Bug

Stops responding to user input after a while

Bug

Connecting to many domains on local network (privacy concern?)

Bug

Requested Features

25 requests

Add .txt file support

Feature

Allow disabling 'Thinking' phase

Feature

Integrate MCP server support

Feature

Add web search API

Feature

Support for text and PDF file uploads

Feature

Centralized chat sync (iCloud, NAS)

Feature

Ability to delete chats

Feature

Set default model

Feature

Add custom cloud names (like OpenWebUI)

Feature

Support for API key authentication

Feature

Add Realtime, Speech to Text, and Text to Speech features

Feature

Allow LLMs to search the internet

Feature

Support for OpenAI API endpoints

Feature

Display math formulas and complex text better

Feature

Add text size selection/font options

Feature

Add accessibility settings (font size)

Feature

Support for embedding features (code windows with copy)

Feature

Better error reporting

Feature

Add API key for Ollama or custom headers

Feature

Show Tokens/s metric

Feature

Dynamically resizable text output

Feature

Ability to create prompts and custom modelfiles

Feature

File attachment feature (text, PDF, docs)

Feature

Access to camera

Feature

Voice to text input

Feature

FAQ

What does Reins do?

Reins is a mobile application designed to provide a user-friendly interface for interacting with self-hosted large language models (LLMs) running on Ollama. It enables remote access to your Ollama server, allowing you to chat with your models, manage conversations, and fine-tune parameters from your mobile device.

What are the key features of Reins?

Key features include remote connection to self-hosted Ollama servers, per-chat system prompt customization, prompt editing and regeneration, image integration for richer conversations, advanced model parameter adjustments (like temperature and context size), model selection and creation from prompts, and efficient management of multiple chat sessions.

Is Reins free to use?

Based on the provided information, Reins is a free application. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a completely free user experience for its core functionality.

What is required to use Reins?

To use Reins, you must have an active connection to a self-hosted Ollama Server. The application itself acts as a client to interact with your existing LLM setup, meaning you need to have Ollama installed and running on a server that your mobile device can connect to.

Who is the target audience for Reins?

Reins is primarily targeted at LLM researchers, developers, and hobbyists who are using self-hosted Ollama models. It's for individuals who want convenient mobile access to their private AI models for experimentation, development, or casual interaction on the go.