IKA PEN vs MLX

IKA PEN App – smarter pipetting with powerful functionality, made simple The IKA PEN App is a free laboratory app for any user who wants to simplify the execution of their daily pipetting protocols as well as monitoring their pipetting processes in real time. Designed as a convenient everyday tool for modern laboratories and any PEN pipette users who want to digitalise their everyday workflows. Pipette inventory - Multiple pipettes can be saved on the app, with one active connection at a time. Users can easily access saved pipettes for a quick reconnection without requiring to pair them again. Intuitive user-friendly interface - The app interface is specially designed for immediate usability with little to no training required. Protocols and parameters can be easily configured and modified, thus reducing setup time, increasing pipetting efficiency and saving valuable time in the laboratory. Remote control and monitoring - With the integrated Wireless function, compatible PENs can be connected quickly and wirelessly. The app allows you to set up parameters and protocols easily and control the PENs remotely. Once parameters have been set on the app, the pipetting process can be initiated either from the PEN or the App. Each pipetting process can be monitored and tracked in real-time on the App as well.

MLX-Serve is a private AI studio that runs entirely on your iPhone. Every conversation, voice recording, and generated image is processed on-device by open-weight models — nothing you type, say, or create ever leaves your phone. There is no account to create, no subscription, and no tracking of any kind. MUSIC Generate songs locally using your device ! You can also play it back in the background and use MLX-Serve as a player for your generated music on the go. CHAT Talk with capable open language models (Google Gemma 4) right on your device. Ask questions, brainstorm, draft messages, get things explained. Some models can even understand photos you attach. CALL Tap Call inside any conversation to talk to the AI hands-free, like a phone call. Your speech is transcribed on-device and the reply is read back aloud. Speaker and handset modes are both supported, and the transcript is saved to your chat. VOICE CLONE Record about eight seconds of your voice and have the AI speak text in your own voice, using an on-device text-to-speech model. Great for narration and fun. IMAGES Generate images from a text prompt with an on-device diffusion model (FLUX.2). Tap a result to zoom in, save it to your photo library, or share it. FULLY PRIVATE, FULLY OFFLINE - Runs 100% on-device using Apple MLX and the Metal GPU. - No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. - The network is used only to download the AI models you choose from Hugging Face. After a model is downloaded, that feature works offline. REQUIREMENTS Models are multi-gigabyte downloads and on-device AI is demanding, so MLX Chat requires a recent, high-performance iPhone. Download over Wi-Fi is recommended. You pick which models to download and can delete them anytime to reclaim space. Open models are provided under their respective licenses (Gemma, Apache 2.0). MLX Chat is an independent app and is not affiliated with Google or Apple.