Comparison

OpenResponses vs Prismara

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

Head to head
About

OpenResponses

This native client provides advanced control and observability for AI models. It allows users to stream responses in real-time, inspect requests, and utilize various OpenAI models with a fast interface. Features include web search, code interpretation, and image generation.

Highlights
  • Real-time response streaming
  • Request inspector for API details
  • Prompt library and advanced model controls
  • Web search and code interpreter tools
  • Image generation capabilities
  • Direct Notion and Apple system tool integration
Features
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OpenResponses is OpenAI's API on your iPhone and iPad, with nothing hidden. Bring your own API key and it shows you the request before it goes out, the events as they stream back, and every tool call along the way. It's for people who build with OpenAI's models, or who just want to see what the newest ones actually do before writing any code. It started as the successor to OpenAssistant, my app for OpenAI's older Assistants API, and talks straight to OpenAI's Responses API with no server of mine in between. PICK A MODEL AND SEE WHAT IT DOES • GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol, Astra and Luna, the GPT-5.6 family, and older models your key can still use. When OpenAI releases a new one, it shows up in the menu on its own, with its settings read from OpenAI's docs. • Reasoning from None to Max where the model takes it, Pro mode, verbosity, context compaction and the rest of the request settings, all in one place. • Replies stream in as they're written, with the reasoning summaries the API sends, token use, and the full request and response a tap away. • Save setups as presets, attach photos and documents, export conversations, and search your chats by what they're about, not just the exact words. THE TOOLS THE API HAS • Web search with sources, Code Interpreter, file search over your own vector stores, and image generation and editing with GPT Image 2.5, up to Max quality. • Voice conversations with GPT Realtime 2.1 or GPT-Live 1, with mute, and with headphones and Voice Barge-In on you can talk over it to cut it off. • A browser the model can drive, inside the app, with Stop, time limits and action limits. • MCP connections. Sign in to supported apps or add a server by address, look through the tools it offers, and approve tool calls unless you turn that off. • Calendar, Reminders, Contacts and Notion, only when you turn them on. • Local Python. The model writes it, you read it, you tap Run, and it runs on your phone. Standard library, no internet, 30 seconds a run. API WORKBENCH For when you'd rather write the request yourself. Edit the raw JSON, send it over HTTP, streaming or WebSocket, watch every event come back, and export the whole response. It also counts tokens, compacts context, and manages conversations, files, vector stores, containers and batch jobs. Anything that deletes asks first. A few things worth knowing before you download it: • There's no OpenResponses account. You need your own OpenAI API key, and what you use is billed to your OpenAI account. • Your key stays in the iOS Keychain and only ever goes to OpenAI. • Explore Demo lets you look around without a key, and it sends nothing. • Before your first live request, the app shows what gets sent to OpenAI and waits for you to say yes. • It runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later. One last thing. This shows you what OpenAI's models do, and they can be wrong, sometimes confidently. Check anything that matters before you act on it.

About

Prismara

Features
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Prismara puts the best AI models in one fast, native iPhone app. Subscribe for a monthly pool of credits, then chat with 300+ models from leading providers, and switch between them in a single tap from the corner picker. Built entirely in SwiftUI with no third-party analytics SDKs, Prismara is lightweight, private, and quick to launch. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Chat with 300+ models: pick any model from the live, searchable catalog, with favorites and badges for price, context length, and vision support. - Switch models on the fly: change the model mid-conversation from the chat toolbar. - Stream responses token by token: with markdown, code blocks, copy and regenerate, a reasoning disclosure, and live token and cost readouts. - Attach images, photos, and PDFs: captured or chosen from your library, automatically downscaled and sent to vision-capable models. - Tune your setup: set a default model, temperature, and system prompt, and track your credit balance. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your conversations are stored only on your device. Prismara includes no advertising, tracking, or third-party analytics SDKs. The messages you send are processed by the AI providers you choose to generate responses; the developer keeps no copy of your chats. SUBSCRIPTIONS Prismara offers optional auto-renewable monthly subscriptions, each including a pool of credits you can spend across every model: - Plus: 4,000 credits per month ($2.99) - Pro: 10,000 credits per month ($7.99) A free tier with a smaller monthly credit allowance is included, so you can try Prismara before subscribing. Credits are spent based on the model you choose and the length of each response. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings under Apple Account, then Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.prismara-ai.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.prismara-ai.app/terms

Screenshots

OpenResponses4 screens
Prismara3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenResponses at none against Prismara's 2. Prismara's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Prismara sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OpenResponses asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenResponses ships an update every 5 weeks, Prismara every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
OpenResponses versus Prismara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenResponsesPrismara
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGunnar HostetlerJoy Madhu

In-app purchases

None

OpenResponses

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Prismara

Subscriptions2
  • Plus$2.991 Month
  • Pro$7.991 Month

Questions

Is OpenResponses free?
OpenResponses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prismara free?
Prismara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OpenResponses or Prismara have ads?
Neither OpenResponses nor Prismara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenResponses or Prismara?
OpenResponses ships an update every 5 weeks, and Prismara every 2 weeks. Most recently, OpenResponses was updated on October 12, 2026 and Prismara on October 7, 2026.

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