Layla

Really promising, but please allow me to use my Gemini API key!

I’ve been using this app for quite some time. There isn’t anything else like it, very manual setup, very inclusive. Apple changes things often, these guys push the boundaries of what can be done on a mobile device. Very open. Latest Apple update broke. Bunch of stuff, awaiting update for Layla 6.4.0, can’t wait to map some long term memory, very beautiful ideas implied Enter here, very satisfied with purchase.

While it is a very promising design of an LLM front-end the UI still wants for intuitiveness, the default AI is not great but can be replaced however the running AI model cannot seem to see all of its ability, so even if you give it – sake of example – an image or sound processing tool, the capabilities are not useable. For a paid app it is not yet on the level of various free software available

I had high hopes for Layla as an AI client with TavernAI-like features, but the reality is frustrating. Most of the advertised functionality simply doesn’t work as expected. Offline features are either broken or unreliable, and the only parts that consistently function are the paid online features—which feels like a bait-and-switch for an app marketed around local AI and privacy. The UI is clunky, and many features (like reminders, personalities, and roleplay) are either buggy or nonfunctional. Performance is slow, and the app only seems usable if you pay for cloud features, completely defeating the purpose of having a local AI assistant. Unless there are major improvements, I can’t recommend Layla. There are better, more reliable AI chat clients out there that actually deliver on their promises.

The description is misleading the app had full access to my location and claimed to collect all chats … false advertisement

Can’t tell if the app is bad, or iPhones are bad. I have the latest iPhone and I cannot run any LLM model outside of the one this app comes with — no mater how small the LLM model is. Constant crashing. Constant frustration.

I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max and none of the features work. The app is slow and will not allow me to chat with any of the bots. Waste of money.

Really god app. Love that it works with both remote llms and local ones. For those of us who travel a lot, that’s very useful. The UI could be better. The “biometric lock” doesn’t seem to work, it just prompts for password or PIN. FR: Please make an iPad version! I have an M4 and would love to see this use the whole screen real estate.

I get a error ever time I try chatting. I have a iPhone SE that is about year old. I am using the base model with no luck.

pretty much the only way to run gguf on your mobile that i know of, many features! works pretty well great dev! would love a way to allow window size change on macos side, but mobile app is great and works with ollama well. how did you jam so much into one app so quickly? dont miss this one.