Maple Chat vs Cumbersome

Maple Chat is a private AI chat app. Your chats are end-to-end encrypted, so Maple cannot see them. Ask about your health, your money, a contract or a hard conversation, and get answers from leading open AI models without handing your words to anyone. No one at Maple can read your chats. They are encrypted on your device and decrypted only inside a hardware-isolated secure enclave running open-source code you can verify. Since we can't read them, we can't train on them either. THE BEST OPEN MODELS, RUNNING PRIVATELY Maple runs leading open models in secure enclaves in the cloud. You get the speed and intelligence of cloud AI without draining your battery, and without giving up your privacy. Switch models in any chat. New models are added as they are released. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat about anything: long, thoughtful conversations on the topics you would never type into another AI app. • Analyze documents: attach a PDF or file and ask for a summary, the key points or what to watch out for. • Ask about photos: snap a picture and ask what you are looking at. • Talk instead of type: voice mode for fast, natural input. • Search the web: live, ad-free web results inside your private chat. • Pick up anywhere: your encrypted chat history syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web. BUILT FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER • Health: understand a diagnosis, prepare questions for your doctor, organize notes. • Money: plan a budget, prepare for tax season, compare options. • Legal: read a lease or contract and understand what you are agreeing to. • Work: draft sensitive emails, summarize confidential documents, think through a decision. • Personal: journal, process a hard day or practice a difficult conversation. • Travel: translate menus, signs and conversations as you go. PRIVACY YOU CAN CHECK • End-to-end encryption for every chat. • Models run inside attested secure enclaves, so no third party can read your chats. • Your encryption key is managed for you inside the secure enclave. • Your chat history is stored encrypted. • Open-source code and cryptographic attestation let you verify how it works, at maple.ai/proof. FAIR QUESTIONS Can Maple read my chats? No. They're only decrypted inside a secure enclave. Will my chats train your models? We'd have to read them first. We can't. What if someone demands my chats? They'd get encrypted data. So would we. How do I know you're not bluffing? The code is open source. Check it yourself at maple.ai/proof. FREE TO START Create an account and start chatting in seconds. Upgrade for more advanced open models and more usage. Maple Chat: private AI that cannot see your chats. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maple.ai/privacy

Use Apple Private Cloud Compute, your API keys, or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. I built Cumbersome because consumer AI apps kept dumbing things down. Cumbersome is the manual transmission of AI apps: more complex, but with far greater control. WHY I BUILT THIS Consumer AI apps hide the controls I want and lock me into one provider. I wanted direct API access, the freedom to pick and compare models, and to pay providers for what I use. This is the app I use every day, so I pay attention and try to get it right. SUPPORTED PROVIDERS - Apple Private Cloud Compute - ChatGPT / OpenAI - Claude / Anthropic - Gemini / Google AI Studio - OpenRouter multi-provider - Vercel AI Gateway multi-provider - Z.ai - OpenAI-compatible custom endpoints, including Ollama, Azure, LM Studio, Groq, Together, and self-hosted backends WHAT YOU GET - A versatile API client. One app, every major provider and model. - Total control. Pick your model, tune the parameters, switch providers mid-conversation. - Compare models head to head. Stream multiple chats in parallel and let an AI judge pick the best. - Bring your own tools. Local browser use, reasoning, web search, image generation. - Rich, editable conversations. Markdown, LaTeX, code blocks, attachments, edit and export anything. - Private by design. iCloud sync across devices. Nothing saved to our servers. - Native and accessible on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. MAJOR FEATURES ADDED IN 2026 New in 2.0.0: Apple Private Cloud Compute. No API key. Requires iOS/iPadOS/macOS 27, an Apple Intelligence device, and internet. Apple usage limits apply. 2026-09-21: Independent iPad chat windows. 2026-09-14: Read replies aloud as they arrive. Save and Restart after editing. 2026-08-29: Select multiple chats. Mac export/import of all chats. 2026-08-21: Background replies on iOS 26. Question Cards for clarification. 2026-08-18: Web Agent: a shared, interactive browser. 2026-08-06: Highlight passages and attach notes for your next reply. 2026-08-03: Local Python analysis, charts, Mermaid, Markdown export. 2026-07-31: Gemini video. Responses API for custom providers. 2026-07-28: Parallel browser and MCP tools. 2026-07-23: Mind/Meld combines three AI responses into one. 2026-07-18: Full Simplified Chinese support. 2026-07-12: Ghost/Write drafts your next turn. 2026-07-09: Remote MCP servers and tools. 2026-07-02: Chat themes and reading fonts (Serif, Rounded, Mono). 2026-06-28: Folder system message presets. 2026-06-24: Prompt caching, with usage across providers. 2026-06-17: Reusable system presets per conversation. 2026-06-16: Offload long system messages to iCloud Drive. 2026-06-15: Toggle custom API parameters. 2026-06-11: Compact chats to lower API costs. 2026-06-07: Run JavaScript and HTML. 2026-06-04: OpenRouter PDF parsing and search engine options. 2026-05-12: Quick Prompt shortcut and App Visibility on Mac. 2026-05-09: Folders to group and organize chats. 2026-05-03: Collapsible sidebar sections, synced across devices. 2026-04-22: Image generation with OpenAI and Gemini. 2026-04-18: Local browser search and browsing. 2026-04-11: Headless browser mode. 2026-04-03: Searchable model picker. 2026-03-15: Extended thinking and reasoning across providers. 2026-03-09: Auto-delete chats after a set number of days. 2026-02-28: Custom OpenAI-compatible providers. 2026-02-25: Only Search When Requested. 2026-02-24: Image paste, attachment previews, PDF thumbnails. 2026-02-21: Siri and Shortcuts. 2026-02-20: Vercel AI Gateway and model filters. 2026-02-06: Voice Control, Larger Text, higher contrast. 2026-01-11: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, keyboard navigation. 2026-01-06: OpenRouter integration. THE DEAL Core features are free. An optional Cumbersome Pro subscription adds advanced Project tools and supports ongoing development. You pay API providers directly for usage. I'm Peter, an indie developer in Reno, Nevada, out among the high desert tumbleweed. No VC money. No growth hacking. Just a tool I wanted to exist.