ChatFlow vs BYO Banana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChatFlow
Transform your words and photos into unique AI art with a simple chat interface. This app makes creating stunning visual masterpieces effortless, requiring no complex skills. Just describe your vision and watch it come to life.
- Text to Image generation
- Image to Image transformation
- AI Magic Prompt assistance
- Simple chat-based interface
- Requires user-provided API keys
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Create stunning AI art simply by chatting. With ChatFlow, your words and photos become unique masterpieces in seconds. Just type what you're thinking, or choose a photo and describe a new vision. Our simple, conversational interface makes AI art creation effortless and fun for everyone—no complex tools or skills required. Key Features: Text to Image: Turn any thought or description into a one-of-a-kind image. • Image to Image: Give your photos an artistic new life. Pick a photo, describe the changes, and watch it transform. • Magic Prompt: Not sure what to write? Our AI automatically turns your simple ideas into detailed, professional prompts for breathtaking results. • Simple Chat Interface: No confusing menus. Creating art is as easy and intuitive as texting a friend. Please note: ChatFlow acts as a powerful interface for cutting-edge AI services. To generate images and use Magic Prompt, you will need to add your own API Key from providers Fal.ai and OpenRouter in the app’s settings.
BYO Banana
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BYO Banana is a local-first image chat app for creating, editing, and refining images from natural conversation. Start a conversation, describe what you want, attach images for edits, and keep iterating without losing the thread. BYO Banana stores conversations locally and lets you choose the image provider that fits your workflow. Features: Chat-based image generation and editing Local-first conversation history Apple Image Playground support for no-key image creation Bring-your-own Gemini API key for supported cloud image models Multi-turn editing with prior image context Explicit controls for model, aspect ratio, resolution, thinking level, local Apple style, and search grounding Estimated pricing display for supported provider choices Secure API key storage in Keychain BYO Banana is designed for people who want a focused image creation workspace without account lock-in. Use the built-in Apple option for local testing and lightweight creation, or connect Gemini when you want broader model capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ChatFlow at 18.0 against BYO Banana's 27.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChatFlow ships an update every 6 days, BYO Banana every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChatFlow | BYO Banana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 统伟 陈 | Luigi Greco |
In-app purchases
ChatFlow
No in-app purchases
BYO Banana
No in-app purchases









