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APPS · WHERE LADLE RUNS

Everywhere it should be, once we ship it right.

Web is the reference client and gets every feature first. iOS is in TestFlight. Android, Mac, and Windows are on the roadmap. The rule: ship the native app when it’s actually better than a browser tab, not before.

WebLIVE
Any browser. No install. Ships every day.The web app is the reference client — every feature lands here first and works everywhere.
iOSBETA
TestFlight open. Native, keyboard-first.The iOS app uses a native input stack — no in-webview keyboard weirdness — with widget support planned for the next TestFlight cycle.
AndroidSOON
Native build in progress.We started on iOS because our team was smaller than 'ship two mobile OSes at once'. Android is next. Not later next; actually next.
MacSOON
Universal binary, menu-bar mode.A menu-bar app that keeps your last chat one keystroke away. Beta invitations open when the app is more useful than a web pin.
WindowsSOON
System-tray app, keyboard shortcut.A tray app with a global hotkey. Feature-parity with the Mac build is the ship criterion.
WHY WE SHIP NATIVE

Four things a web tab can’t do.

Keyboard-first input

Native text-input beats a webview keyboard for anyone typing serious volume. On iOS this alone is the reason to prefer the app once it's out of beta.

Global hotkey

On desktop, the value isn't a fancier UI — it's summoning the composer with a keystroke from anywhere. The Mac + Windows builds ship around this move.

Share sheets

iOS + Android share extensions mean any tab, email, or PDF can go into LADLE without switching apps. The web can't do this cleanly.

Offline draft state

Composer state persists locally on the native apps, so a dropped connection doesn't lose your prompt. Web is close (localStorage) but flakier across tabs.

IOS · BETA · TESTFLIGHT

The mobile app that already exists.

Native input stack, token-by-token streaming, share-sheet handoff for text/URLs/PDFs, subtle haptic on message send. Battery use is roughly on par with keeping a web tab open. Widgets and voice input on the next TestFlight cycle.

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BUILD DETAILS
  • STREAMINGNative, token-by-token
  • SHARE SHEETSText, URL, PDF
  • HAPTICSSubtle send + reply
  • WIDGETSNext cycle
  • VOICE INPUTRoadmap
  • BATTERY≈ web tab
WHAT’S ACTUALLY NEXT

Honest platform timelines.

  • iOS · next TestFlight

    Widgets (lock screen + home), share-sheet handoff to a specific Project, and a settings surface for account + billing (currently redirects to web).

  • Android · timeline

    First internal build targeted for early Q4 2026. Google Play internal testing when the interaction model matches iOS beta. Public beta follows.

  • Mac · timeline

    Universal binary in development. Beta invitations begin when three things are true: global hotkey works, menu-bar surfacing is stable, and it's genuinely faster than a web-pinned tab.

  • Windows · timeline

    System-tray app follows Mac by roughly one quarter. Same functional bar: hotkey + tray + parity with Mac.

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You can start on the web today.

Native apps land when they beat a browser tab. Web already does the job.

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