Spike Studio vs Agentic Bots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spike Studio
Run powerful AI models locally on your device without cloud dependence. Enjoy private, fast responses and full control over your AI experience. Ideal for developers and AI enthusiasts seeking unlimited model usage and zero tracking.
- Run AI models locally
- No cloud dependence
- Private data processing
- Zero cloud costs
- Unlimited model usage
- Instant responses
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Meet Spike Studio: AI chat on your iPhone, with a choice of where your model runs. GET STARTED WITH SPIKE CLOUD Create a free account in the app, verify your email, and start chatting. You do not need a computer or your own server. Free usage limits apply. This version offers no in-app subscriptions or purchases. USE YOUR OWN MODELS Connect an OpenAI-compatible server, including LM Studio, or download an on-device model on a supported iPhone. These options do not require a Spike account. Model downloads need available storage, and on-device performance depends on your iPhone and the selected model. CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER Use an account-linked Runtime from Spike Studio on your computer, and follow Agent work from your iPhone. Computer and Runtime setup are required for these optional features. KEEP YOUR CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER Sign in with the same Spike account across devices to sync encrypted conversations. Organize chats in projects and choose tools for the task at hand. Tools that use iPhone features request the relevant permissions. Cloud chats are processed by Spike Cloud; on-device models run on your iPhone; a connected server processes the chats you send to it. Choose the option that fits your needs.
Agentic Bots
Create specialized AI agents for any task, from legal advice to creative writing. These agents are built with detailed prompts to ensure focused and contextualized responses, maintaining conversation history for complex discussions.
- Create custom AI agents
- Deep role configuration
- Focused and contextualized advice
- Persistent conversation context
- Clean chat interface
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The power is in your hands. Create any agent you can imagine, from the practical to the whimsical. Unlike general-purpose models, our agents are built around detailed system prompts (your specialized instructions). This means your Lawyer Agent acts strictly as a legal professional, your Financial Analyst Agent sticks to market data, and your Creative Writer maintains the tone and genre you defined. The configuration you set is the context they live by. Deep Role Configuration: Set the exact persona, rules, and guidelines for your AI, ensuring every response is relevant and in character. Focused Advice: Receive answers that are not just accurate, but contextualized and tailored to the specific domain you assigned the bot. Persistent Context: Agents maintain awareness of your conversation history, allowing for complex, multi-turn discussions within their area of expertise. Clean UX: Our new chat interface hides the complex system prompt, giving you a clean, welcoming experience driven by a concise, AI-generated greeting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Agentic Bots at 5.0 against Spike Studio's 3.1. Agentic Bots also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Spike Studio's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Agentic Bots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spike Studio has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Spike Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Agentic Bots's.
Spike Studio ships an update every 8 days, Agentic Bots fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spike Studio | Agentic Bots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jan Stellmann | Ivan F Garcia S |
Customer experience
Spike Studio
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In-app purchases
Spike Studio
No in-app purchases
Agentic Bots
No in-app purchases
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