AnimeGen: Free Offline Image‑Generation App for iPhone
Install AnimeGen on a compatible iPhone and test offline generation performance.
Deploy AnimeGen on iPhone 12+ devices and benchmark image generation times.
Summary
AnimeGen is a free, unlimited image‑generation app that runs entirely offline on iPhone and iPad devices, eliminating the need for subscriptions, credits, or sign‑ins. After an initial 1‑2 minute model compilation on first launch, the app can generate images locally, with performance ranging from 10‑15 seconds per image on an iPhone 14 to 5‑6 seconds on an iPhone 17 and 9‑10 seconds on an M1 iPad. The app requires iOS 18+, iPhone 12+ or iPad, and at least 10 GB of free storage, and it has shown no overheating or excessive battery drain during normal use. Planned features include a prompt builder, support for custom LoRAs and checkpoints, image editing, ControlNet, and higher resolutions such as 1024×1024 and 768×1536. AnimeGen is available on the App Store via the provided link.
Overall, the app offers a convenient offline solution for on‑device image generation, with promising performance and a roadmap for future enhancements.
Key changes
- AnimeGen is a free, unlimited image‑generation app for iPhone/iPad.
- Runs entirely offline after initial model compilation (~1‑2 min).
- No subscription, credits, or sign‑in required.
- Performance: 10‑15 s per image on iPhone 14, 5‑6 s on iPhone 17, 9‑10 s on M1 iPad.
- Requires iOS 18+, iPhone 12+ or iPad, 10 GB free space.
- Planned features: prompt builder, custom LoRAs, image editing, ControlNet, higher resolutions.
- No overheating or excessive battery drain observed.
- App available on App Store.