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Reins: for Ollama & LM Studio

Reins: for Ollama & LM Studio

Private, Local AI Chat

284 ratings
114 reviews
#14 in top-grossing Developer Tools
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 2, 2025
  • September 20, 2026

Features

Developer

Ibrahim Cetin
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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

Summarized from real user reviews of Reins. Based on 284 reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 9 positives and 11 negatives reviewers mention most about this Developer Tools app.

Positive things

  • 👍Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀Fast and efficient performance
  • ✨Clean and intuitive interface
  • 🔒Privacy and local-first approach
  • 💻Great for local LLM interaction
  • 📱Seamless mobile experience
  • 🌟Well-implemented and functional
  • 💡Supports image input
  • 💯Highly recommended

Negative things

  • 🐛Scrolling issues
  • 📉Table display is scrunched on mobile
  • 🔌Connection doesn't maintain in background
  • 🚫Lacks advanced parameters
  • 🌐No web search integration
  • 💻UI takes up too much space on tablets
  • 🤔Difficult to connect to non-local servers
  • 🔋Drains battery on long chats
  • 🚫Can't connect to cloud LLMs
  • 🚫Doesn't work with Ollama turbo
  • 🚫Requires server setup
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What's New in Reins

2.3.1

September 20, 2026

On-Device models are here. Run AI models directly on your iPhone and iPad. Share them across your local network if you want to. • On-Device models: Powered by MLX for the best performance on Apple Silicon, with support for all of Reins' features. • Local network sharing: Expose models on your iPhone or iPad over an Ollama- or OpenAI-compatible endpoint for other devices to use. • Download any MLX model: Search for a specific model and download it even if it's not listed in the library. • Fixed an issue where some on-device models' thinking process could appear in the message content instead of the thinking block. • Bug fixes and improvements.

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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

📈 14+2

Developer Tools

This app rose +2 positions in Developer Tools chart.

Last updated on September 23, 2026.

Top Free

📉 71-4

Developer Tools

This app dropped -4 positions in Developer Tools chart.

Last updated on September 23, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Not completely free

not being completely free is the only reason i uninstalled the app. It's partial free because u need to pay to use other feature like uploading file. there is many alternative. This kind of app should be completely free
garbageApps17garbageApps17

Wasteful

How wasteful. You let me download the model before telling me I have to pay to run it. Shameful
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Response from developer

Hi, this shouldn't have happened, if you already downloaded the model. Could you email me at support@getreins.app with the details? I'd like to look into it.

Pro is way too expensive!!!

Pro is too expensive! Otherwise good app, it would be great if you could change the font, because I don‘t like the current one.
demogod123demogod123

Indispensable, Great Support

Very useful and configurable. I use this with a model on my network. I had excellent support and quick fix with a solid explanation when I found a bug.
kirby1976kirby1976

Looks awesome

I liked it, it works well and the price is reasonable. If there was a Windows app I would consider it. Thank you for the hard work.
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User experience

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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
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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.