# Pencil2Reality — Kids' drawings to real photos

> Kids' drawings to real photos (iPhone/iPad app by Jens Muders.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil2reality/id6756539835 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jens Muders](https://appshunter.io/developer/1818089272)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-31
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil2reality/id6756539835/reviews.md

## What is Pencil2Reality?

Turn your child's drawing into stunning AI art in seconds.

Pencil2Reality uses gpt-image-1 to transform hand-drawn sketches into beautiful, photorealistic images — or pick from cartoon, fantasy, comic book, and brick-built toy styles.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Take a photo of any drawing or upload one from your gallery
2. Choose your favourite art style
3. Watch the magic happen — your drawing becomes AI-generated artwork
4. Share, download, or save it to your gallery

FEATURES
• 5 art styles: Photorealistic, Cartoon, Fantasy, Comic, and Bricks
• Instant transformation powered by OpenAI gpt-image-1
• Full gallery with filtering and sharing
• AI-generated title suggestions for your creations
• Push notifications when your image is ready
• Secure cloud storage — your images are always safe
• Simple credit system — pay only for what you use

CREDITS & SUBSCRIPTIONS
New accounts get 5 free credits to get started. Each transformation uses 1 credit. Buy credit packs or subscribe monthly or annually for the best value.

Perfect for parents and kids who want to bring drawings to life, teachers, artists, and anyone who loves creative AI art.

LEGAL
Terms of Use: https://pencil2reality.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://pencil2reality.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pencil Basic | $3.99 | per month |
| Pencil Basic | $29.99 | per year |
| Pencil Pro | $6.99 | per month |
| Pencil Unlimited | $12.99 | per month |
| Pencil Unlimited | $129.99 | per year |
| Pencil Pro | $59.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 120 Credits | $19.99 | one-time |
| 40 Credits | $14.99 | one-time |
| 15 Credits | $6.99 | one-time |
| 100 Credits | $29.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.24 — 2026-08-17

- Fixed the onboarding coach-mark tour highlighting only the Gallery button on the drawing-picker step; it now circles both Camera and Gallery.

- Fixed a slow memory leak when generating many images in a single app session.

### 1.1.22 — 2026-08-15

- Generation failures now show a clear, specific message (no connection, taking too long, not enough credits, etc.) with a Retry or Buy Credits button, instead of a spinner that could hang forever or a generic error.
- Fixed the onboarding coach-mark tour showing its highlight in the wrong spot (or blocking taps on the real button) right after returning from picking a drawing.
- Fixed several non-English languages showing untranslated English text for some error and result messages (e.g. "No Connection" instead of the translated text).

- Fixed the onboarding coach-mark tour showing its highlight in the wrong spot (or blocking taps on the real button) right after navigating to a new screen, including when replaying the tour from Settings.

- The onboarding tour now ends on the Gallery screen once your image starts generating, instead of jumping to the result screen. Its last step's exit button now reads "End Tour," and the wait estimate is now 60 seconds.

- Fixed the onboarding coach-mark tour getting stuck (and blocking taps) while reviewing a picked drawing, and fixed its tooltip title being nearly unreadable in dark mode.
- Fixed the "X credits/month" text on the Credits screen being nearly invisible in dark mode.

- Fixed the onboarding coach-mark tour getting stuck on its first step after tapping "Transform New Drawing," and made "Skip tour" permanently dismiss it.
- Fixed subscription and credit-pack cards on the Credits screen being nearly invisible in dark mode.

- Added dark mode — the app now follows your device's light/dark setting, with a manual override in Settings under Appearance.

- Added a guided coach-mark tour for first-time users, walking through picking a drawing, generating, and viewing the result. Replay it anytime from Settings.

- Fixed an issue where a newly uploaded profile avatar could keep showing the old photo until the app was restarted.

- Added a Save button to download generated images straight to your photos.

- Redesigned the before/after share card with the app's branding, logo, and a call-to-action button.

- Added a branded before/after share card when sharing a generated image.
- Added an App Store/Play Store review prompt after your 3rd generation.
- Fixed an issue where credit and gallery updates could stop refreshing after the app spent a long time in the background.
- Fixed a rare startup crash related to background notification handling.

### 1.1.11 — 2026-07-31

No release notes.

## Related topics

[aiartbook](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/aiartbook)

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