Russet: OpenRouter & Local AI App - App Store

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Private, powerful, personal

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Russet brings private, powerful AI to iPhone and iPad. By default, chats run fully on-device—with no message tracking—and downloadable models optimized for Apple hardware work completely offline. When you want access to more models, you can optionally connect OpenRouter in a clean, native interface designed for privacy, focus, and flow. Features - Flexible chats: Choose on-device or optional OpenRouter models, adjust response style, branch or lock chats, and analyze PDFs and images. - Text-to-speech: Import speeches generated in custom voices from Russet for Mac. - Agent: Work with health data, schedules, contacts, and files through system-aware automation. - Flow: Summarize, rewrite, debate, label, and translate text—even offline. - Intelligent Templates: Get instant briefings powered by your calendar. - Interactive stories: Create and explore text-based adventures in Agent > Game. - Offline-ready: Core AI features work without an internet connection; OpenRouter access is optional and requires connectivity. - Multilingual: Supports 13 written and spoken languages.

Introducing OpenRouter in Russet! Add your OpenRouter API key and unlock 100s of models, including the latest leading open ones, to chat with in Russet.

Version 2026.9.1

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Usage Data

  • Supported Features

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Captions

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Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
Age Rating
18+

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    Mature or Suggestive Themes
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    Health or Wellness Topics

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  • © 2025 Ritwik Takkar