01 / SEARCH
Live Web Search & Sources
Robin searches DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia, fetches live pages, and extracts the exact text you need. Every answer includes checkable links so you always know where facts come from.
Android Beta · Free Forever · No Paywall
Free AI Chat with Live Web Search.
RobinTHood searches the internet, reads articles and docs, parses photos, and gives you checkable answers with real source citations. No accounts, no subscriptions, and zero paywalls.
Android 10+ · Official Google Play Beta · Verified Clean Build
Android 10+ · 31 MB · Uploaded to Google Play Closed Testing · Verified Clean SuiteWhat are the best farmers markets open in Seattle this Sunday?
Searching web & verifying schedules...
• Ballard Farmers Market: 9 AM – 2 PM (Open year-round on Ballard Ave NW).
• Capitol Hill Farmers Market: 11 AM – 3 PM (E Denny Way & Broadway).
• Ballard Farmers Market: 9 AM – 2 PM (Open year-round on Ballard Ave NW).
• Capitol Hill Farmers Market: 11 AM – 3 PM (E Denny Way & Broadway).
✓ Verified from seattlefarmersmarkets.org & ballardfarmersmarket.org
Read this photo of my lease and check the pet policy clause.
Parsed Section 14: Pets permitted under 35 lbs with a $250 refundable deposit.
Built for Real Life
Everything locked behind $20/month AI, free.
02 / VISION
Photo & Document Vision
Attach a photo, a screenshot, or a text document. Robin inspects receipts, summarizes long notes, debugs code snippets, and translates foreign text on demand.
03 / PERSISTENCE
Device Markdown (.md) Files
Pick a folder once. Robin can list your files, read your notes, and write clean .md documents straight to your phone. Works seamlessly with your Files app and Obsidian.
04 / ZERO FRICTION
No Accounts or Paywalls
No passwords, no email verification, no monthly billing cycles. Your chats stay on your phone, and built-in privacy filters automatically mask emails and card numbers before queries leave your device.
Radical Transparency
Your data is yours. Period.
ON-DEVICE STORAGE
Chats Stay on Phone
We don't run user tracking databases. Conversation histories are saved locally on your phone storage. When you clear a chat, it is gone.
PII SHIELD
Automatic Data Masking
Robin scans messages for credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and passwords, giving you a 1-tap option to mask private details before sending.
OPEN MODELS
Transparent AI Models
Robin clearly marks which models retain inference logs and which don't. You can choose OVHcloud, Kilo, or connect your own local Home Ollama server.
Security Deep Dive
Another Note on Security: What "giving access to my device" actually means.
When you enable local notes, Android pops up a system dialog asking for permission to access a folder. To most people, that sounds alarming—like handing an app the keys to your entire phone. Here is what is actually happening under the hood:
01 / STRICT SANDBOX
Locked to One Folder
RobinTHood uses Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF). You choose or create one specific folder (like Notes or Robin). Android cryptographically locks Robin inside that single folder. It is physically impossible for Robin to see your photos, texts, contacts, downloads, or other apps.
02 / PLAIN TEXT ONLY
No Executables or Binaries
Robin strictly reads and writes human-readable Markdown (.md) and text files under 1 MB. It refuses binaries, executables, and scripts. It cannot run code on your device, modify system files, or install background services.
03 / YOU OWN THE DATA
Zero Cloud Hostage
Big Tech AI stores your notes in their closed database so you can never cancel. Robin writes real .md files on your physical device. View, edit, or delete them anytime in your phone's Files app or Obsidian, and revoke folder permissions in Android settings in one tap.
Behind the Project
A Note from the Developer
Hey, I'm Phil. I'm a father, a former wireless and telecom tech, and the sole developer behind RobinTHood.
I built this as a counter-culture move. The big AI platforms charge you $20 a month, demand an account, and still vacuum up your data to train their models and build advertising profiles. Let's be completely straight about how privacy actually works: any cloud AI requires sending your prompt to an inference server. That's just physics. But here’s the difference: RobinTHood has zero interest in building a dossier on you. There are no accounts, no forced logins, no tracking cookies, and no data brokers. If you want absolute zero-exposure privacy, RobinTHood lets you plug directly into your own self-hosted Home Ollama server—which is literally the best you can do with AI today.
I believe strongly in honesty and clean intentions. In fact, you might say my God's name is Truth. If anyone asks about the capital T in RobinTHood, you can call it Truth, Logos, or a cross—it stands for building things out in the open, in plain daylight.
I don't have venture capital investors demanding infinite quarterly growth at your expense. I have a ceiling. My goal is simple: build a genuinely useful tool that gives people back their access, earn enough security to take care of my family, and then I'm good. No bait-and-switch, no creeping paywalls, and no corporate rot.
Ready to take back your AI?
Join the closed alpha test today, help us stress-test the release, and get permanent free access before public launch.
Join the Beta on Google Play
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know.
What does the 'T' stand for?
The "T" stands for "The" — as in Robin The Hood, the classic folk legend taking what was locked away behind high castle walls and returning it to the people. It also stands for Transparent, Truth, and Totally not the stock app.
How can this possibly be free?
RobinTHood routes queries through optimized open-source inference providers and edge infrastructure (Cloudflare Workers, OVHcloud, Kilo) that don't carry the massive overhead of Big Tech marketing. Basic non-intrusive banner ads cover server bandwidth.
How do I become a Google Play Beta tester?
Tap the Join the Google Play Beta button above. Sign in with the Google Account active on your Android phone, tap "Become a tester", and install the build directly from the Play Store.
Can I use it on Windows PC too?
Yes! We maintain an open-source Windows creative workspace release. Check our GitHub releases for the standalone Windows desktop EXE.