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Best Local LLM Apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

What's the best local LLM app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac? Depends what you refuse to give up. Ollama is desktop-only, and LM Studio's iPhone answer is a separate companion app that leans on your desktop for bigger models. LLM Farm is the opposite: iPhone and iPad, no Mac. Private LLM covers all three in one app, and your chats never leave the device.

Quantization sets these apps apart. Apps like Ollama and LM Studio ship 4-bit RTN builds. Private LLM ships OmniQuant and GPTQ builds tuned for each model, and its 3-bit versions match that 4-bit quality. You buy it once. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and Family Sharing covers up to six people — no subscription.

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