Comparison

OpenDesignAI vs Dandelion

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

Head to head
About

OpenDesignAI

A comprehensive creative suite for makers, students, and professionals. Design 3D models, circuits, house plans, and more. Capture real-world objects with LiDAR and photogrammetry, then edit and export for various uses.

Highlights
  • 3D modeling and sculpting
  • Circuit design and PCB layout
  • House plan creation
  • LiDAR scanning and photogrammetry
  • 2D sketching and painting
  • Video and audio editing
  • Avatar creation
Features
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OpenDesign is a complete creative studio on your iPhone and iPad. Instead of juggling separate apps for modeling, drawing, electronics, architecture, media, and learning — you get one workspace built for makers, students, hobbyists, and professionals who want to go from idea to finished project fast. • 3D Design — Model, sculpt, extrude, and refine real geometry with intuitive touch controls and precision tools • 3D Printing & Animation — Prepare models for printing, slice for G-code, rig motion, and bring designs to life • House Plans — Draw floor plans, explore layouts in 3D, and validate designs with built-in architecture tools • Circuit Design — Schematic capture, PCB layout, design rule checks, and fabrication exports • Sketch & Painting — Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad, paint concepts, and turn art into playable arcade games • Motion & Materials — Explore mechanical motion, material behavior, and engineering concepts hands-on • Chemistry — Build molecules, run simulations, and learn STEM concepts visually • Audio Studio — Record, edit, and mix audio in a mobile production workspace • Video Studio — Edit on a timeline, add effects, and share finished clips • Avatar Creation — Build 2D and 3D avatars with live face tracking and animation presets • 2D Arcade Games — Design and play games from your own sketches and sprites CAPTURE THE REAL WORLD Use LiDAR scanning and photogrammetry on supported devices to capture rooms, objects, and environments — then edit, repair, and reuse them inside your projects. Turn scans into meshes, animations, architecture references, or game assets. DESIGN YOUR WAY OpenDesign adapts to how you work. Orbit and zoom through 3D scenes with natural gestures. On iPad, Apple Pencil support gives you tighter control for sketching and precise selection. Switch between project types without losing your library — everything stays organized in one place with folders, search, and sorting. FROM PROTOTYPE TO OUTPUT Export your work in the formats you need — including STL, OBJ, USDZ, GLTF, DAE, STEP, Gerber, PDF, and more with OpenDesign Pro. Share models for AR Quick Look, send files to a 3D printer, export PCB fabrication data, or hand off assets to game engines and other tools. BUILT FOR LEARNING AND BUILDING Teaching tools, calculators, tutorials, and guided workflows are woven throughout — so OpenDesign works whether you are learning fundamentals or shipping a real project. Explore circuits, test mechanical ideas, study chemistry, animate characters, or prototype a product in a single app. OPEN DESIGN PRO Upgrade to unlock unlimited projects, advanced 3D and printing tools, full export access, and premium workspaces including Video Studio, Circuit Design, and Architecture. Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID and can be canceled anytime. OpenDesign brings modeling, making, media, and STEM together in one open creative environment. Start a project, build something real, and export it — all from the device already in your hands. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dandelion

This app allows you to chat with AI models, generate images, browse the web, and perform various tasks using a wide array of tools. It offers offline capabilities and integrates with various AI providers, with an optional subscription for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • AI chat with multiple providers
  • Image and video generation
  • Live web browsing
  • Offline AI model support
  • 280+ integrated tools
  • Human Work board for tasks
  • Durable agent creation
Features
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Dandelion is an agent desk for your iPhone. Open it and it works: the free built-in provider needs no key. CHAT Talk to a model straight away. Dandelion ships with a free built-in provider, so there is nothing to sign up for, and it's free for 20 messages a day. Bring your own key from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, Mistral, OpenRouter, Together or xAI if you would rather — or point it at Ollama or LM Studio on your own machine, and those chats stay on your network. Before your words go to any cloud provider for the first time, Dandelion names the company about to receive them, and waits. 280+ TOOLS Your agent can do things, not just talk. It generates images, runs cited deep research, browses the live web with a real browser, remembers what matters, checks its mail, and reaches for whichever of 280+ tools the moment calls for. Results land in the conversation as pictures, video and voice. Your API keys are never shown to the AI model. STUDIO Portrait Studio: pick a photo, describe a scene, and get yourself back somewhere else. Free, five a day. Add your own key and generate images, video and voice too. AGENT Plant a durable agent on the WingMan gateway: claim a handle once, and resume your whole self — identity, memory, mail, persona — in a single call. Change its persona and it talks differently on the very next message. Set a watch and it tells you when something happens. Delete it and its identity, memory, mail, posts and credits are removed from the gateway; public directory listings and some request logs are kept. DISCOVER Templates your agent can run end to end, and a searchable directory of about 1,200 listings — tools, MCP servers, skills and agents. — Free to use. No ads. Keys and secrets live in the Keychain. Chats with your own provider key go straight from your phone to that provider. Chats with the free built-in model, and all agent tools, run through our server, which keeps a log of requests tied to your agent handle, plus short-lived system logs that can include message text for up to 7 days. Portrait photos are sent to a third-party generation service only after you agree. Built-in chat is free for 20 messages a day. Dandelion Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, $9.99 per month, that lifts the daily Built-in chat limit (fair use applies), raises your agent's daily web-tool limit, and removes the daily cap on identity portraits. Chat with your own provider key, or with a local model, is never limited by Dandelion. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://help.wingmanprotocol.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OpenDesignAI4 screens
Dandelion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenDesignAI at every 6 days against Dandelion's fortnightly. OpenDesignAI also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. OpenDesignAI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Dandelion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenDesignAI against 5.0 for Dandelion. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenDesignAI ships an update every 6 days, Dandelion fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
OpenDesignAI versus Dandelion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenDesignAIDandelion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size609 MB3 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDropDollar, LLCDonald Proctor

Customer experience

OpenDesignAI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dandelion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

OpenDesignAI

Subscriptions2
  • OpenDesignMonthly$12.991 Month
  • AnnualSubscriptionOpenDesign$145.991 Year
One-time2
  • OpenToken$9.99
  • Lifetime Unlcok$39.99
1 purchases

Dandelion

Subscriptions1
  • Dandelion Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is OpenDesignAI free?
OpenDesignAI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dandelion free?
Dandelion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OpenDesignAI or Dandelion?
OpenDesignAI and Dandelion are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do OpenDesignAI or Dandelion have ads?
Neither OpenDesignAI nor Dandelion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenDesignAI or Dandelion?
OpenDesignAI ships an update every 6 days, and Dandelion fortnightly. Most recently, OpenDesignAI was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dandelion on November 5, 2026.

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