Comparison

Montanelli20 vs 3sparks Chat

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

Head to head
About

Montanelli20

Features
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Gestione ticket Montanelli20 With this app, you can: * Book meeting rooms quickly and easily and browse available rooms with a beautiful calendar and filter views * Search the members’ directory and connect with other office community members via a message board * Learn more about upcoming and past events in their flex space * Browse how-to guides such as printer setup, house rules, and more * Manage memberships, profile, and account

About

3sparks Chat

This AI chat client allows you to connect with local and cloud-based language models. It offers features like image and file support, a web content reader, and a home screen widget for quick chat initiation. The integrated AI keyboard helps refine your writing in any application.

Highlights
  • Connect to local and cloud AI models
  • Image and file upload support
  • Web content reader
  • Home screen widget
  • Share extension
  • AI Keyboard Extension for rewriting
  • Customizable prompts and tone
Features
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Chat smarter with 3sparks Chat – your personal LLM client for local and cloud models. Connect to your favorite AI models, whether they’re running on your own machine or through cloud services: • Local models like LM Studio, Ollama, AnythingLLM, OpenWebUI (Mac, PC, or Linux) • Cloud-based APIs like OpenAI, Mistral, Gemini and others Now with powerful new tools: • Image & file support – Upload images (for vision-capable models) or text files (supported by all models) to enhance your chats. • Web content reader – Fetch and include webpage content in your chats using Jina Reader • Home screen widget – Start a new chat instantly by snapping a photo, uploading an image, pasting clipboard text, or starting blank • Share extension – Send text or links from any app into 3S Chat with a tap Plus, the built-in AI Keyboard Extension lets you rephrase and fine-tune your writing in any app like iMessage, WhatsApp, and email: • Customizable prompts for instant rewriting • Personalized tone and style settings • No forced cloud storage – your data, your choice 3S Chat is optimized for iOS, iPadOS and VisionOS, so you can enjoy a seamless experience across your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro.

Screenshots

Montanelli204 screens
3sparks Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Montanelli20 at Free against 3sparks Chat's $5.99. Montanelli20 also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.6). 3sparks Chat's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Montanelli20 is free to download; 3sparks Chat costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Montanelli20 ships an update every 11 months, 3sparks Chat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Montanelli20 versus 3sparks Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMontanelli203sparks Chat
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating—4.2 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNazca Ricerca srl3sparks Labs LLC

Bugs and requests

Montanelli20

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

3sparks Chat

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App freezes and locks up during chats
  • Updates break functionality
  • LLM stops responding after a few messages
  • Chat history stops loading
  • Timeouts make it unusable
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  • Code blocks not shown in reply
  • Garbled responses from certain models
  • App freezes when clicking on a chat
  • Cannot connect to external servers that use the http protocol

Requested features

15 requests
  • German language and keyboard layout
  • Audio input for prompting
  • Set default per connection (token limit, etc.)
  • Enable Search grounding for Gemini models
  • iOS Live Activity for running queries
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  • Option to provide local PDF files
  • Drag and drop of files into chat
  • Backgrounding while streaming responses
  • Support all modalities (image & video input/output)
  • Set default instructions, skip setup, choose default model
  • Lock in default settings (temperature, context window, streaming mode)
  • RAG and web search
  • Live camera OCR and image generation
  • Fix code block display
  • Support http protocol for connections

In-app purchases

None

Montanelli20

No in-app purchases

None

3sparks Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Montanelli20 free?
Montanelli20 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3sparks Chat free?
3sparks Chat costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Montanelli20 or 3sparks Chat have ads?
Neither Montanelli20 nor 3sparks Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Montanelli20 or 3sparks Chat?
Montanelli20 ships an update every 11 months, and 3sparks Chat fortnightly. Most recently, Montanelli20 was updated on September 27, 2026 and 3sparks Chat on October 25, 2026.

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