What is the best AI image generation app for iPhone?

Grok AI, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.9 by 1,524,411 people.

Which AI image generation apps are free?

39 of 40 are free to download: Grok AI (S), Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video (S), Photoleap: AI Photo Generator (S), Leonardo.Ai - Image Generator (S) and more. 33 of them sell in-app purchases.

Which AI image generation app has the best App Store rating?

Grok AI at 4.9 from 1,524,411 ratings.

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Best AI Image Generation Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · Updated 2026-10-20 · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Grok AI is the top-ranked of 40 AI image generation apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.9/5 from 1,524,411 ratings.

1
Grok AIS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,524,411 ratings · score 99
2
Picsart AI Photo Editor, VideoS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,196,144 ratings · score 98
3
Photoleap: AI Photo GeneratorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 138,152 ratings · score 96
4
Leonardo.Ai - Image GeneratorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 11,167 ratings · score 95
5
DaVinci - Image Generator AIS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 75,575 ratings · score 94

What belongs in this list

Create new images from text prompts or by transforming my photos with AI.

Not here: a general chatbot that could be prompted for images alone; an AI video generator alone; a photo filter alone; an AI voice generator alone; a template or wallpaper pack alone

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How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

Compare every app

1
Grok AIS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,524,411 ratings · score 99 · best in class
2
Picsart AI Photo Editor, VideoS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,196,144 ratings · score 98 · best in class
3
Photoleap: AI Photo GeneratorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 138,152 ratings · score 96 · best in class
4
Leonardo.Ai - Image GeneratorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 11,167 ratings · score 95 · best in class
5
DaVinci - Image Generator AIS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 75,575 ratings · score 94 · best in class
6
AI Photo Video Editor, EnhanceS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 33,617 ratings · score 93 · best in class
7
Pose: AI Photo Video GeneratorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 145,849 ratings · score 93 · best in class
8
AI Photo Generator: ARTAS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 81,398 ratings · score 91 · best in class
9
Visify: AI Photo GeneratorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 39,222 ratings · score 91 · best in class
10
Momo: AI Photo & Video MakerS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 93,281 ratings · score 91 · best in class
11
Ideogram AI - Image GeneratorS
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,669 ratings · score 91 · best in class
12
AI Video Photo Image GeneratorS
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 10,893 ratings · score 91 · best in class
13
Kling AI: AI Image&Video MakerA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 31,718 ratings · score 90 · excellent
14
ReShoot: AI Face Photo EditorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 17,533 ratings · score 90 · excellent
15
LightX: AI Generator & EditorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 32,895 ratings · score 90 · excellent
16
Runway: AI Image & VideoA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 17,954 ratings · score 89 · excellent
17
starryai - AI Image GeneratorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 22,240 ratings · score 89 · excellent
18
WOMBO Dream - AI Art GeneratorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 143,709 ratings · score 88 · excellent
19
GIO - Photo & Video GeneratorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 35,476 ratings · score 85 · excellent
20
AI Leap: AI Headshot GeneratorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,511 ratings · score 84 · excellent
21
AI Photo Generator: Remake AIA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 5,555 ratings · score 84 · excellent
22
ReelMe: AI Photo & VideoA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 7,569 ratings · score 83 · excellent
23
GoPhoto:AI Photo & Video MakerB
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 3,757 ratings · score 81 · good
24
Artist.ai - AI Art GeneratorB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 13,778 ratings · score 81 · good
25
Arvin®: AI Product Photo MakerB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 59,362 ratings · score 81 · good
26
Tattoo AI - Tattoo DesignB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 51,002 ratings · score 80 · good
27
AI Photo Generator - FotoramaB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 6,149 ratings · score 80 · good
28
ReCrea: AI Photo GeneratorB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 81 ratings · score 78 · good
29
AI Maker: Photo Video FiltersB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 21,858 ratings · score 77 · good
30
AI Photo Video Generator: AURAB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 4,801 ratings · score 77 · good
31
ImagineArt: AI Video GeneratorB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 5,196 ratings · score 76 · good
32
AI Photo Generator: Fast&EasyB
Free download · ★ 5.0 · 2 ratings · score 75 · good · provisional
33
Emojify: AI Emoji & ImageB
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 4,052 ratings · score 75 · good
34
Photopea - AI Image EditorBnot on the App Store
Free + IAP · ★ 3.9 · 14 ratings · score 75 · good
35
Spellai - AI Art MakerC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 3,848 ratings · score 75 · situational
36
GoArt - AI Art Image GeneratorC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 3,292 ratings · score 75 · situational
37
AI Art Wallpaper & WidgetsC
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 13,239 ratings · score 74 · situational
38
Wonder - AI Art GeneratorC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 65,347 ratings · score 74 · situational
39
SeaArt AI: Photo & Video MakerC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.0 · 703 ratings · score 73 · situational
40
AI Image Editor: Photo ChangerC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7 ratings · score 73 · situational

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Questions people ask

What is the best AI image generation app for iPhone?: Grok AI, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.9 by 1,524,411 people.
Which AI image generation apps are free?: 39 of 40 are free to download: Grok AI (S), Picsart AI Photo Editor, Video (S), Photoleap: AI Photo Generator (S), Leonardo.Ai - Image Generator (S) and more. 33 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which AI image generation app has the best App Store rating?: Grok AI at 4.9 from 1,524,411 ratings.
How many AI image generation apps reach S or A tier?: 22 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.