# Favorite Image Generation Services?

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**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/favorite-image-generation-services/53985 "2026-01-29T22:31:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![wjckc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cc9497/32.png) [@wjckc](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/wjckc)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/favorite-image-generation-services/53985/1 "2026-01-29T22:31:38Z")

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Some of the latest AI image generation services are getting pretty good. For anyone that uses the, can I get some recommendations? I don’t mind buying credits.

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**Author:** ![icoyote](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/icoyote/32/34719_2.png) [@icoyote](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/icoyote)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/favorite-image-generation-services/53985/2 "2026-01-30T00:08:17Z")

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I haven’t done extensive testing, but have gotten results I really like with Apple’s Playground app using the ChatGPT option. (This requires iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence enabled.) My other go-to app is Starryai for iPhone and iPad. I use Affinity for modification and cleanup.

My avatar is an early example. More recently, I’ve created images for cards (both printed and via text) and t-shirt designs. Some are pure AI, others are from my photos merged into a generated background.

I spent 70+ years wanting to be an artist, but never had the hand-eye coordination to make it work. AI is finally the tool I needed to create what I couldn’t draw or paint.

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**Author:** ![MultiThemes](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/multithemes/32/25117_2.png) [@MultiThemes](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MultiThemes)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/favorite-image-generation-services/53985/3 "2026-01-30T00:37:54Z")

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You might consider working on your Mac and not online. I use sogni.ai for OSX (you buy the perpetual app) with free templates. Then if you want more they offer other products (Sogni Studio Pro) but the free models ( you must downalod each, everything is handled by the app, no code or boring dependencies like for other offline models.) work well.

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