# LM Mini — LM Studio Companion App

> Companion app for LM Studio to chat with local language models from iPhone. (iPhone/iPad app by Sultan Haider.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lm-mini/id6751125309 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sultan Haider](https://appshunter.io/developer/1669774421)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 135 App Store ratings · 44 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 162 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-09-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lm-mini/id6751125309/reviews.md

## What is LM Mini?

LM Mini is a companion app for LM Studio, Ollama and oMLX that lets you chat with your local language models from your iPhone and use onDevice Models.

**FEATURES:**
• Connect to your LM Studio, Ollama and oMLX server via WiFi or USB
• Use onDevice Models to run A.I on your phone
• Chat with any loaded language model
• Multiple conversation management with local storage
• Real-time context usage tracking and visualization
• Dark mode support for comfortable use
• Complete privacy - no data collection whatsoever
* SearXNG Integration
* Automatic1111/ComfyUI Integration for Image generation
* Customer server with custom headers
* Works with LM Link
* Background Activity, don't have to wait for app to generate responses.
* Group Chat, add up to 5 different models in single chat with different System Prompts.
* Personas for your A.I Models
* Connect remotely from anywhere in the world to your local LM Studio
* End to End Encrypted
* Memory Management so A.I remember's details about you
* Themes, Background and Avatars helps you make the app your own
* Active Human Support
* In-app Support and Feature Requests system
* Import chats from LM Studio
* Encrypted Cloud Backups
* on Device Semantic Search for your chats and messages
* Kokoro Integration for Voice Chat
* Download and manage Models on LM Studio directly from your iPhone
* Control every available A.I Parameter
* Organize Conversations in Folders
* Works with API from AI, OpenRouter, Mistral, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, Z.AI and more
* Available in 5 Languages

**PRIVACY FIRST:**
All conversations and data stay between your phone and your LM Studio server. We don't collect, store, or transmit any personal information to external servers.

**REQUIREMENTS:**
• LM Studio installed on your computer or server
• Network connectivity between your device and LM Studio
• Compatible language models loaded in LM Studio

**PERFECT FOR:**
• AI researchers and developers
• Privacy-conscious users
• Local AI experimentation
• Offline AI interactions

Download LM Mini today and start chatting with your local AI models privately and securely!
This app uses Apple Standard EULA license and its available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Connect to LM Studio server
- Chat with local language models
- Manage multiple conversations
- Track context usage
- Dark mode support
- Image generation integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly Subscription | $29.99 | per year |
| Monthly Subscription | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Premium | $119.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 44)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lm-mini/id6751125309/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Quickly jammed with garbage

*2026-08-10*

I was using this app as a super simple front end to lmstudio server, it seemed to be one of the better apps for that purpose. I put it down for a couple weeks and come back and it’s now jammed with subscription prompts in every corner and a bunch of unnecessary features like personas used to upsell the subscription. They take up space and can’t be hidden if you just want basic usage.

Unfortunately in the age of llm coded apps it’s all too easy to ruin the experience chasing money. Someone should make an app that can be bought once that just chats against lm studio/completions api. They’d have at least one purchase right here!

**Developer response:** Whole LM Studio Completion AI is free feature. You don't even need a single purchase for it. Persona is just an easier name for System Prompt and its free feature too. If you are facing an issue with something there is a very active Human Support under Settings. I'd be really happy to help you have the experience you want from the app.

### 5/5 — How LMS client should look like

*2026-07-22*

That’s a powerful tool to use with LM Studio. Active development in progress. Kudos to author. I want to see more improvements to  image generation with ComfyUI and I’ll definitely buy PRO version, as it became my work-on-the-couch favorite.

**Developer response:** Thank you, your positive feedback keeps me going. Please do not hesitate to post requests in the Feature Request and support section about Image generation, I'll try to fulfill as many as humanly possible.

### 1/5 — New chat Clutter

*2026-07-22*

Opening a new chat has an extreme excess overflow of screen clutter for no actual reason. I am unable to close my keyboard since I can’t tap on the once empty space to see if there are spelling mistakes or errors due to this annoyance. Please remove the useless scrolling prompts upon new chat creation or at least a toggle to remove them. (They completely erase and rewrite the prompt if they are tapped, even by accident making them a bane.)

**Developer response:** This is now fixed in v 1.8.3 and also I have added a toggle under Settings -> Appearances -> New Chat Suggestions. You can turn it off to have cleaner new chat.

### 5/5 — Great app for using LLM from your phone

*2026-07-20*

Great app, developer constantly works to fix bugs

**Developer response:** This has now been fixed in latest version and please try and let me know.

### 1/5 — Worst local LM client

*2026-07-15*

I'm not going to document every problem as there are many. This app requires a desktop companion app besides just LM Studio. Because I have other apps that connect to LM studio, this is a strange quirk considering this is the official app. It also doesn't automatically start with comp. The model also unloads after a moment of inactivity if you change windows. There's also a bunch of image generation features bolted on that don't work out of the box. This is simply unfinished software. Someone should use an AI to finish it. As an AI product these issues are unacceptable because fixing them is trivial. 
07/15 - response to developers response: LM mini is a desktop app enabling the mobile app

**Developer response:** This is Simply not true, You do not need anything else to use the app LM Studio. Model is loaded and unloaded on your PC, if it unloads automatically its something on your PC.

### 5/5 — Honestly great app

*2026-06-20*

Genuinely useful. However i suggest polishing the existing features instead of speed running new ones. Specially the UI needs work

**Developer response:** Thank you, your suggestion are very welcome, will you please share more about it with me under Settings -> Feature Request section of the app?

### 5/5 — The best app!

*2026-06-14*

Changing my review because the developer is quick and fixed an issue I ran into plus added an option to load models already downloaded!

**Developer response:** We have a Support section under Settings, can you please contact me there and I'll make sure to resolve the issue really quickly for you?

### 1/5 — Great but

*2026-06-08*

This app is probably one of the best so far but the fact that downloading models is behind a paywall is crazy. Like let me download and pick them manually from my files, especially when some of the “free models” are giving a 401 error. 😭

### 3/5 — Love the app

*2026-06-08, version 1.6.9*

I wish there was a way to toggle thinking mode on and off for the models.

### 5/5 — Useful in more ways than I’ve discovered.

*2026-06-06*

Every time I open the app it shows me something new.

## Frequently asked questions about LM Mini

### What does LM Mini do?

LM Mini is a companion application designed to allow users to interact with language models that are running locally on their computer or server via LM Studio. It provides a mobile interface for chatting with these models, managing conversations, and visualizing context usage.

### What are the key features of LM Mini?

Key features include connecting to an LM Studio server over WiFi or network, chatting with any loaded language model, managing multiple conversations with local storage, real-time context usage tracking, dark mode support, and integration for image generation via Automatic1111.

### How much does LM Mini cost?

The application is available for download and use, with the possibility of in-app purchases. Specific pricing for any in-app purchases is not detailed in the provided description, but the core functionality is accessible.

### What are the requirements to use LM Mini?

To use LM Mini, you need to have LM Studio installed and running on your computer or server. Your mobile device must have network connectivity to communicate with the LM Studio server, and compatible language models must be loaded within LM Studio.

### Who is LM Mini perfect for?

LM Mini is ideal for AI researchers and developers, privacy-conscious users who want to keep their data local, individuals experimenting with local AI, and those looking for offline AI interaction capabilities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.20 — 2026-08-24

Fixes oMLX Provider reading VLM models as LLM

### 1.8.19 — 2026-08-19

Added Ability to connect with LM Mini Home
Added Real-time sync to LM Mini iOS and MacOS
Fixes Apple Pencil Support
Fixes Reasoning Tokens generation even when reasoning is off
Fixes videos generation using ComfyUI
Fixes long conversation keeps resending whole history
Added background model downloads and progress notification
Added Rolling Conversation in Model Params
Added Compact Conversation when Context is 90%
Added toggle to disable Glass Effect
Fixes Reasoning not appearing for Llama-sever
Added Model Specific Parameters
Added ability to save Models Parameters to Personas
Fixes Title failing to generate for a chat
Fixes Apple Pencil not working
Fixes llama-server reasoning model detection
Fixes UI Bugs

### 1.8.12 — 2026-08-06

Fixes MCP tools appearing on wrong bubble
Fixes SearXNG silently failing
Added Loras Support for ComfyUI
Fixes Group chat scenario not being registered
Fixes Regeneration Icon not appearing

### 1.8.11 — 2026-08-02

Fixes some persona reloading Group Chat models.
Fixes Open A.I Compatible endpoints sending wrong max token param.
Fixes Ollama Server not detecting Vision capabilities of model.
Fixes Group Chat not reading models for some personas.
Fixes thought process for Group Chat Personas not appearing
Added Google AI Studio, Z.ai, Vercel AI Gateway as cloud providers
Added more Model Params for Open AI Compatibility Endpoints
Fixes Persona generation not working at times.

### 1.8.10 — 2026-08-01

Fixes Keyboard not closing after sending a message
Fixes Reasoning toggle not appearing for some models
Fixes scroll getting stuck when reopening old chats
Fixes Group chat not able to find certain models
Added Scroll to bottom on chats
Added ability to work with Gemma thought process
Fixes model loading progress bar
Fixes chat history not being sent in full for context
Fixes invalid calculation of context tokens

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