How to Use LM Studio From Your iPhone in 2026 (No Cloud, No Subscription)

LM Studio turned your Mac into an AI workstation. You downloaded models, you chatted with them, you ran a local server. But LM Studio does not have a mobile app. When you walk away from your Mac, you walk away from your AI. Your Mac is still running. The model is still loaded. You just cannot reach it from your pocket. Off Grid solves this. It auto-discovers LM Studio servers on your network and gives you a full-featured AI interface on your iPhone - connected to the same models running on your Mac. Setup in three steps 1. Enable network access in LM Studio Open LM Studio on your Mac. Click the Developer tab. Load a model (Qwen 3.5 9B is the recommendation if you have 16GB+ RAM). Start the server. Check "Serve on Local Network." That is one checkbox. No terminal. No environment variables. No firewall configuration. 2. Install Off Grid on your iPhone Download Off Grid from the App Store (search "Off Grid AI"). Open it. Go to Remote Models. Tap Scan Network. Off Grid finds your LM Studio