Bonsai Studio by PrismML vs Scantic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonsai Studio by PrismML
Create high-quality images directly on your iPhone without an internet connection. This app uses advanced AI models that run locally, ensuring your prompts and creations remain private on your device. Experience fast, on-device image generation for everyday creative workflows.
- On-device image generation
- Offline functionality
- Multiple resolutions and aspect ratios
- Save images to Photo Library
- Built-in prompt moderation
- Open weights license
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Bonsai Studio brings high-quality image generation to iPhone, running locally on your device instead of relying on cloud servers. No internet connection is required, and your prompts and generated images stay on your device. Powered by PrismML’s ternary Bonsai Image model, Bonsai Studio makes advanced diffusion image generation practical on mobile hardware. On iPhone 17 Pro, it can generate a 512×512 image in roughly 12 seconds, making local creative workflows fast enough for everyday use. KEY FEATURES • On-device image generation • Multiple resolutions and aspect ratios • Save generated images directly to your Photo Library • Built-in prompt moderation • Open weights under the Apache 2.0 license REQUIREMENTS Bonsai Studio uses on-device compute and memory. For the best experience, iPhone 15 Pro or newer with 8 GB or more unified memory is recommended. ABOUT PRISMML PrismML builds ultra-dense intelligence designed to push the limits of speed, memory efficiency, and on-device AI.
Scantic
Transform your iPhone into a powerful 3D scanner. Capture rooms, objects, or environments and create interactive 3D models directly on your device without needing cloud processing or an account. Inspect and navigate your creations privately.
- 3D scanning with iPhone camera
- On-device Gaussian Splat generation
- Interactive 3D scene inspection
- Private captures stored locally
- Fast experimentation and documentation
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Scantic turns your iPhone into a fast 3D scanning tool. Capture a room, object, or environment and generate an interactive 3D Gaussian Splat directly on your device. The complete reconstruction process runs on the iPhone, without requiring cloud processing or an account. With Scantic you can: • Capture scenes using your iPhone camera • Generate detailed 3D Gaussian Splats • Process scans directly on-device • Inspect and navigate the reconstructed scene in 3D • Keep your captures private on your device Scantic is designed for fast experimentation, visual documentation, creative projects, spatial capture, and anyone interested in turning real-world scenes into interactive 3D content. For best results, move slowly around the subject, keep it well lit, and capture it from multiple angles.
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Verdict
Bonsai Studio by PrismML and Scantic both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Scantic's written reviews are positive against 75% of Bonsai Studio by PrismML's. Bonsai Studio by PrismML's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bonsai Studio by PrismML against 5.0 for Scantic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Bonsai Studio by PrismML's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scantic's.
Bonsai Studio by PrismML ships an update every 2 days, Scantic every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bonsai Studio by PrismML | Scantic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prism ML | SEBASTIAN BEYER |
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In-app purchases
Bonsai Studio by PrismML
No in-app purchases
Scantic
No in-app purchases
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