# Locally AI by LM Studio

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Locally AI by LM Studio and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, uncluttered iPhone app with a wide range of local AI models and a link to desktop LM Studio. Some models are hidden in settings.

## Why people recommend it

- Wide range of models (2 comments): "It's free, not annoying, and has a bunch of model options." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133992)) "it’s really good and has a wide range of models" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47658989))
- Free and not annoying (1 comments): "It's free, not annoying, and has a bunch of model options." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133992))
- Links to desktop LM Studio (1 comments): "can link to the desktop LM Studio app which is cool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134094))

## What people warn about

- Some models hidden in settings (1 comments): "the bonsai model doesn't present in the list. You have to get it via settings." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47605891))
- Refuses some requests (1 comments): "it would refuse to do so, at least from Locally AI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50134202))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [llama.cpp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/llama-cpp.md): 471 recommend
- [Ollama](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ollama.md): 350 recommend
- [LM Studio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lm-studio.md): 217 recommend
- [DS4 by antirez](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ds4.md): 109 recommend
- [Unsloth Studio](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unsloth.md): 94 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Locally AI by LM Studio", https://hackerapproved.com/p/locally-ai/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).