Comparison

LM Station vs OpenCode

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LM Station

This AI workstation offers access to over 20 premium AI models, supporting both local and cloud deployments. It integrates advanced tools for web search, content extraction, and visual analysis, with intelligent features like persistent memory and cross-device sync.

Highlights
  • Access 20+ premium AI models
  • Local and cloud deployment options
  • Advanced web search and content extraction
  • RAG-powered document processing
  • Multi-modal image analysis with OCR
  • Persistent memory and voice synthesis
Features
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Tired of switching frequently between multiple AI Apps? Worried about privacy leaks when uploading confidential documents to the cloud? Want one App that aggregates all top-tier AI models? LM Station is your ultimate solution. This is a comprehensive AI workbench explicitly designed for developers, researchers, creators, and privacy-conscious professionals. Whether you need absolute security with local offline execution or crave access to the cloud's most powerful AI computing, LM Station delivers the perfect balance of performance and control. Absolute Privacy: Local models running offline—put powerful AI directly on your device! Fully supports local text generation, vision-language understanding, and image generation models, including the Qwen3 series, Gemma 3/4, DeepSeek-Qwen, Llama 3.2, LFM2.5-VL, Z-Image Turbo, and SDXL Turbo. Chat, analyze images, and generate images entirely on-device—no internet required. Your conversations, code, images, and confidential data stay 100% local for a private, secure, and responsive AI experience. One-Stop Aggregation: Switch effortlessly between massive top-tier AI models, saying goodbye to the hassle of jumping between multiple Apps. Besides supporting custom AI providers and custom API endpoints, LM Station comes with built-in, out-of-the-box access to free and continuously updated online models including DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, Qwen, GLM, Seed, and MiMo, building your ultimate super terminal. Private Think Tank: Smart document parsing (RAG). Toss it your work briefs, Excel spreadsheets, or lengthy Word documents, and it instantly transforms into your dedicated researcher. It accurately extracts core summaries and answers in-depth questions regarding document details, making knowledge readily available to you at any time. Long-Term AI Memory: Persistent, automatic chat history memory allows the AI to remember your habits and preferences—the more you use it, the better it understands you. Additionally, it supports users in manually building and importing their exclusive knowledge base. Creative Workshop: Equips you with a highly creative suite of productivity tools: Voice & Vision: Immersive online AI voice calls, high-quality AI dubbing (Text-to-Speech); inspiring image creation (Text-to-Image) and smart editing (Image-to-Image). Creation & Research: AI web search for the latest knowledge, immersive Canvas document creation, one-click PPT generation; plus a professional "Deep Research" mode that supports one-click exporting of detailed PDF reports with citations. Deep iOS Ecosystem Integration: Break the AI boundaries. Leverage native iOS capabilities to deeply integrate with on-device data and function APIs. Access Apple Maps services, weather queries, calendar planning, and even directly call upon device-level health tracking data and code execution capabilities. Paired with powerful image understanding (including OCR extraction and complex scene analysis), it lets AI truly take over and simplify your daily workflow. Custom AI Agent & Group Chat: Based on different AI models or prompts, users can customize AI Agents with distinct personalities and capabilities. It also supports chatting with multiple AI Agents simultaneously to gain diverse perspectives. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OpenCode

Connect to your OpenCode server from your mobile device to continue coding sessions. This open-source client supports secure connections, multiple server profiles, and automatic reconnection.

Highlights
  • Connect to OpenCode servers via HTTP/HTTPS
  • Multiple server profile management
  • Basic authentication support
  • Automatic server health checks
  • Secure password storage
  • Dark and light theme support
  • Open source project
Features
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Seamlessly continue OpenCode sessions started on your computer from your phone, or continue mobile sessions back on your computer. (this is an open source community project. It is unofficial and is not affiliated with opencode.ai) FEATURES: ◆ Connect to any OpenCode server over HTTP or HTTPS, whether on your local network or remotely through a VPN such as Tailscale. ◆ Create multiple server profiles and automatically connect to your preferred server. ◆ Basic Auth support, including OpenCode servers configured with OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD. ◆ Pull down while connected to access server management. Pull to refresh or open the menu to switch and manage servers. ◆ Automatic server health checks with exponential reconnect when the connection is interrupted. ◆ Secure password storage using Keychain. ◆ Dark and light themes with automatic system theme support. ◆ Optional Enter newline mode. Enter inserts a new line and Shift+Enter sends the prompt. ◆ OPEN SOURCE Found a bug or have an idea for an improvement? Contributions are welcome. You can report issues, suggest features, or submit pull requests on GitHub. GitHub repository: https://github.com/bmpenuelas/opencode-mobile-client ◆ QUICK START: An OpenCode server is required to use the app. The app acts as a client and connects to an OpenCode web server running on the computer where your source code and development tools are located. ► Without authentication opencode web --hostname 0.0.0.0 --port 4096 ► With authentication Authentication is recommended when the server is accessible beyond your trusted local network. export OPENCODE_SERVER_PASSWORD="your-secret-password" opencode serve --hostname 0.0.0.0 --port 4096 When authentication is enabled, the default username in the app is: opencode

Screenshots

LM Station4 screens
OpenCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OpenCode at 5.0 against LM Station's 4.4. OpenCode also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). LM Station's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LM Station sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OpenCode asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenCode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LM Station has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of LM Station's written reviews are positive against 100% of OpenCode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LM Station versus OpenCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLM StationOpenCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (32 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size951 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer启行 冉Logic Edge SL

Customer experience

LM Station

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

OpenCode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LM Station

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Monthly$4.991 Month
  • VIP Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP Unlock$29.99
None

OpenCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LM Station free?
LM Station is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenCode free?
OpenCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LM Station or OpenCode?
OpenCode is rated higher. LM Station averages 4.4 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while OpenCode averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LM Station or OpenCode have ads?
Neither LM Station nor OpenCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LM Station or OpenCode?
LM Station ships an update weekly, and OpenCode weekly. Most recently, LM Station was updated on November 8, 2026 and OpenCode on November 11, 2026.

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