PingModel vs Mr Broccoli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PingModel
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Most AI tools give you one assistant and expect it to do everything. PingModel takes a different approach. @mention the model you need, compare perspectives side by side, and make decisions with better signal — all in one workspace. PingModel is BYOK (bring your own key). You connect your own provider keys, choose your own models, and keep full control over cost and access. Nothing is routed through us. > How It Works - @mention any bot: Ping the model you need by name. No menus, no mode switching — just @mention a bot in a channel and it answers your query. - Simultaneous mode: All bots reply to the same query at once. Compare reasoning, tone, and accuracy across models in a single glance. - Collaboration mode: Bots respond one after another, each building on the conversation. One model drafts, another critiques, a third refines. > Workspace Features - Multi-bot channels: Talk with multiple model-backed bots in a single conversation. - Threaded discussions: Keep deep dives separate while preserving context in the main timeline. - Per-bot configuration: Set model, handle, temperature, and system prompt so every bot carries a distinct role. - Channel system prompts: Define stable instructions that carry into both channel and thread replies. - Context controls: Choose full history when continuity matters, or limit to the last N messages for faster, tighter responses. - Provider management: Configure providers and custom endpoints with full flexibility. - iOS-native experience: Fast, polished interface built for daily use. > Supported Providers OpenRouter · OpenAI · Anthropic · Azure OpenAI · Cerebras · DeepSeek · Google AI · Groq · Mistral AI · Ollama · Perplexity · xAI · Kimi · Z.AI · Zhipu · MiniMax · and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. PingModel helps you compare perspectives, reduce noise, and choose better answers — all from one workspace.
Mr Broccoli
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Mr Broccoli is a voice-first AI app for people who already have their own provider accounts. Add your keys, choose exactly which model answers, and listen to the reply. Nothing routes through a server of ours, because there isn't one. BEFORE YOU BUY Mr Broccoli is built around your own API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, OpenRouter or Alibaba Qwen. Your purchase gives you the app. It does not include AI usage — your provider bills you directly for what you use. TALK, DON'T TYPE • Speak, type or attach an image • Answers are read aloud, starting as soon as the first paragraph is ready • Skip by paragraph, pause, resume or restart playback • Drive Session for hands-free turns: it waits until you finish, counts down, sends, speaks the answer and listens again • Speech recognition using the system, an on-device model or your provider CHOOSE WHO ANSWERS • Save up to four routes — provider, exact model and reasoning effort • Switch between them mid-conversation without losing context • The home screen says who answers next and at what effort • Every answer records the route that actually produced it, including any fallback TUNE EACH CONVERSATION • Length: brief, normal or thorough • Tone: professional, casual, nerdy, concise, Socratic or ELI5 • Your own model and speech-delivery instructions • A specific voice per conversation Set defaults globally, override them per conversation. YOUR CONVERSATIONS • Kept in a local database on your device • Search, pin, archive, rename, share or delete • Fold and expand entries in one continuous transcript • Branch from any message to try another direction without losing the original • Lock individual conversations behind a password or biometrics MORE WHEN YOU WANT IT • Web search grounding, with sources attached to the answer • Council: several models answer, review each other, then one synthesises • Image prompts to compatible models • Optional recall from your past conversations, entirely on the device PRIVACY • No Mr Broccoli account and no Mr Broccoli server • Requests go straight from your device to the provider you chose • API keys stay in the operating system's secure storage — never in backups, logs or exports • A hosted provider still receives the request you send it YOURS TO KEEP • Full backups as readable JSON or passphrase-encrypted AES-256-GCM • Markdown archives to read anywhere or hand to another AI • Importing never overwrites what is already there 19 languages, including Arabic and Urdu right-to-left. Interface, dictation and answer language are set independently. Screen reader, large text, contrast and reduced-motion support throughout. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No cloud account, no cross-device sync, no hosted inference, no included credits, no silent switching of your chosen model or voice, and no autonomous actions on your behalf. AI output is not medical, legal or financial advice. No subscription. Because there is no account system, a purchase on one store does not unlock the app on the other.
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PingModel and Mr Broccoli are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | PingModel | Mr Broccoli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blupurple Design Ltd. | Tobias Winkler |
In-app purchases
PingModel
No in-app purchases
Mr Broccoli
No in-app purchases









