Cumbersome vs ScrollNinja

IMPORTANT: Requires your own provider 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 - 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 Highlights only. New in 1.74.0: Incognito chats. Search Project documents and conversations with Pro. 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 providers directly for API 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.

You were not born to scroll. Every day the feed takes hours you will never get back. ScrollNinja gives them back, one mission at a time, and turns you into the person you could be: more focused, calmer, more creative, more in control. Try it free for 7 days. Feel the change before you pay. BECOME YOUR NINJA Pick your ninja from 50 painted characters. Every mission makes them stronger. Watch them change through 5 painted ranks, from Curious Novice to Scroll Master. On Day 3 your ninja can reach Level 5 and earn a sword. Who will you be in 90 days? ONE MISSION A DAY, MADE FOR YOU No guessing, no menus to explore. Every day ScrollNinja gives you one mission, at the hour you scroll the most, and tells you why it is for you. Too hard? It gets smaller. Doing great? It grows with you. GROW FOUR POWERS - Focus: your attention back. Finish a movie, a book, a task. - Wisdom: a calm, clear mind. - Fantasy: your imagination and better nights. - Discipline: you decide, not the feed. FOCUS AND MEDITATE - Focus sessions lock the apps that pull you in. - Guided meditation and breathing, from 3 minutes. - Calm sounds made by us: rain, forest, waves, a fireplace on a winter night, temple bells, koto and more. Mix two. - Come back and tap Finish to collect your XP. Honest points, no tricks. BLOCK THE FEEDS - Block the apps you pick, right now, for as long as you choose. - Plan blocks for the night or for work hours. - Social sites are blocked in Safari too, so there is no back door. WHEN THE URGE HITS Tap Rescue Me and breathe with your ninja instead of opening the feed. CHALLENGES AND THE DOJO 7-day challenges for every power, each ending with a red seal. Train with friends and ninjas around the world in the weekly Dojo. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data stays on your iPhone, through Apple Screen Time. We never see your messages, photos or what you watch. No ads, no tracking, and we never sell data. SUBSCRIPTION Start with 7 days free. ScrollNinja Pro is a monthly auto-renewing subscription: $4.90 in the US, €4.90 in Europe, £4.90 in the UK, or the local price shown in the app before you buy. Early members keep this early price for as long as their subscription stays active. If you do not cancel at least 24 hours before the free week ends, the subscription starts and payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scrollninja.app/privacy ScrollNinja is a game that helps you build better phone habits. It is not a medical or therapeutic tool, and its powers are game points, not a measure of intelligence, creativity or mental health.