Ideogram AI - Image Generator

Art & Design

7.0~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.8 App Store

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-10-06

Screenshots

Prompt screen with a 'Generate new or upload & edit' box, attach and settings buttons, and General and Poster style tabs beneath

Close-up AI portrait of a woman in round white sunglasses and red lipstick against orange and pink swirls with a sunflower

Character session named Amanda with one uploaded face photo, a fashion-magazine prompt and results styled as playing-card portraits

Before-and-after slider on an orange and energy-can photo, blue backdrop on the left and transparent checkerboard on the right

About Ideogram AI - Image Generator

Yes, Ideogram is free to install, and signing in with Google, Apple or Microsoft earns 30 credits a week; email-only accounts get none. The app turns prompts into posters, logos and portraits, and its edge is readable lettering from quoted text. The limits sit in the money: free images are public, PNG downloads need a paid plan, and Plus costs $28.99 a month in the App Store.

App information

DeveloperIdeogram AI Inc

Version2026.32.1 (iOS)

Size37 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating9+

Requires (iOS)iOS 16.6+

Offline modeNone: images are generated on Ideogram's servers and charged in credits

Interface languagesEN

Store rating (App Store)4.8 from 2,655 ratings

Updated by developer2026-08-06

Data checked2026-10-06

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-10-06. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Ideogram Review: Lettering That Reads, Priced Above Its Own Website

30 free credits a week, and why an email sign-up gets none

The free plan runs on 30 credits a week, granted only when you sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft; an account made with an email and password gets none and has to buy credits or subscribe. Costs vary by job: the help pages price a background removal at 1 credit and a Remix at 6 credits an image, and in most image apps the run button shows the cost before you tap. Free also means public, because everything a free account generates is visible to the community, and private generation starts with Plus. Free accounts can use Auto and every Ideogram model, but premium partner models such as GPT Image 2.0 and Nano Banana Pro need a paid plan or bought credits, which cost one cent each and expire after 365 days.

Quoted text, Ideogram 4.5 and where the lettering still slips

Lettering is the reason to pick this app over a general generator. You put the exact words in quotation marks near the start of the prompt and say where they sit; the 4.5 and 4.0 models render them, and a JSON prompt gives each text element its own description, colour palette and bounding box for exact placement. The docs list the limits plainly: short phrases work best, you cannot name a font because the model learned letterforms from images, and non-Latin scripts and accented letters can come out wrong. A single misspelled word is fixed in Studio with AI edit or Layerize text rather than by regenerating. Version 4.5 is also the only Ideogram-made model that takes reference images, one to five of them, which is the route to a consistent character.

$28.99 in the App Store against $20 on the web

The App Store bill is not the website bill. The help pages price Plus at $20 a month with 2,400 credits and Pro at $60 with 7,500, while the App Store lists Plus Monthly at $28.99 and Pro Monthly at $85.99, over 40% more for the same plan names. Apple bills and refunds those subscriptions, the company says it cannot refund App Store charges, and credits cannot be bought on the web while billing runs through Apple. Plus and Pro keep generating in a slower queue after credits end, but custom models, partner models, reference-image runs and edits still need credits. Prices are US figures and vary by region.

Pros

Quoted words render as lettering, and JSON prompts pin each line's position
Free accounts can use Auto and every Ideogram model, not just a basic one
Studio's AI edit and Layerize text fix a misspelled word without regenerating
Ideogram 4.0 Transparent makes cutout logos, downloadable as a free 1K PNG
Background removal costs 1 credit and the button shows the price first
One listing covers iPhone, iPad, M1 Macs and Apple Vision

Cons

Plus costs $28.99 a month in the App Store against $20 on the web
Free images are public, and private generation needs Plus, Pro or Team
Email-only accounts earn no free credits, and reviewers say the iPhone app rejects them
PNG and WEBP downloads, Extend and Select area need a paid plan

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Verdict

We scored it 7.0: the lettering, the 4.5 model and the Studio fixes carry it, while public free images, a PNG paywall and App Store prices over 40% above the web pull it down. Take it for posters, logos and social graphics where words must be spelled right, with a Google, Apple or Microsoft sign-in. Skip it if you want private images without paying, plan to subscribe on iPhone and watch the price, or need long passages or non-Latin lettering.

Core function8.0Quoted text, the 4.5 model and Studio edits cover posters and logos, though some reviewers say prompts get ignored.

Ease of use7.5Auto picks the model and most run buttons show their cost, but email accounts reportedly cannot sign in on iPhone.

Monetisation5.530 free credits a week, public free images, paywalled PNG and a Plus plan 45% pricier on iPhone than on the web.

Performance7.0Plus, Pro and Team drop to a slower queue when credits end, and two 2026 reviews report glitches or failed loads.

Privacy & permissions6.5Label lists name, email, phone, coarse location and device ID as linked data, and free-plan images are public by default.

7.0out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Ideogram free on iPhone?

Yes, the app is free to install and gives 30 credits a week to accounts that sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft; email-and-password accounts get none. Free images are public, PNG and WEBP downloads need a paid plan, and premium partner models such as GPT Image 2.0 need a plan or bought credits.

Can Ideogram put exact text in an image?

Yes. Put the words in quotation marks near the start of the prompt and say where they appear; short phrases come out best. English is the most accurate, accented and non-Latin letters can come out wrong, and you cannot pick a font by name. If one word is misspelled, Studio's AI edit repairs only that part.

How much does Ideogram Plus cost and is it worth it?

The help pages list Plus at $20 a month with 2,400 credits and Pro at $60 with 7,500; the App Store lists Plus Monthly at $28.99 and Pro Monthly at $85.99. Plus makes new images private and keeps generating in a slower queue after credits end, so it pays off mainly for private work. Occasional users can buy credits at one cent each. Prices are US and vary by region.

Can I cancel Ideogram or get a refund?

Cancel an iPhone subscription in Settings, then Subscriptions, then Ideogram. Apple handles refunds and receipts, and the company says it cannot refund App Store charges. Unused monthly credits end with the plan, while credits you bought stay usable for 365 days, and images you already made private stay private.

What does Ideogram collect, and what are the alternatives?

The App Store label lists name, email, phone number, coarse location, user ID and device ID as linked to you, with no tracking declared, and the privacy policy names model training among its uses of collected data. Adobe Express (Premium $9.99 a month on the US App Store) and Canva suit template-led design; Kling AI leans toward video.