If you want an AI assistant on your iPhone that doesn’t quietly turn your phone into someone else’s dataset, three questions matter more than benchmarks.
Does it run on the device?
Most everyday assistant work — drafting, tagging, answering from context you’ve already shared — can happen entirely on the phone. Pickerbird keeps that work local by default, so it never leaves the device to begin with.
What happens when it needs the cloud?
Some requests need a larger model. When that happens, the work is processed in a sealed cloud — used for the answer, not retained or readable afterward.
A private assistant isn’t one that never uses the cloud. It’s one where the cloud never becomes a second copy of your life.
Who sets the boundaries?
You do — and in code, not policy. Every item you grant sits in one of three tiers: private, ask-me-first, or open. Private means the assistant has no path to read it at all.
- On-device by default.
- Sealed cloud only when it’s actually needed.
- Boundaries enforced where access happens, changeable anytime.
Pickerbird is in beta for iOS and Android. If this is the assistant you’ve been waiting for, the waitlist is the place to start.