Apps with Style reference
7 apps
Top Style reference apps ranked by the community
Midjourney is a text-to-image service from the independent research lab of the same name, used through its web app or a Discord bot. It produces detailed, stylized images and offers variations, upscaling, an editor for repainting or extending images, and style and character references to keep a consistent look. It can also animate images into short videos. Access requires a paid subscription.
12 Midjourney alternativesPros
- Distinctive, polished artistic style with strong aesthetics
- Style and character references keep a consistent look
- Editor repaints or extends images, which can also be animated
Cons
- No free plan: a paid subscription is required
- Images are public by default, and private mode needs a higher tier
Cost / LicensePaidProprietaryCategoriesPlatformsLeonardo.Ai is an AI image generation platform, owned by Canva since 2024, that offers its own models alongside third-party ones. It covers prompt-based generation with style and character references, a canvas editor for inpainting and outpainting, upscaling, custom model training and short video generation. Free tokens are granted daily, and paid plans add more tokens, private generations and API access.
10 Leonardo.Ai alternativesPros
- Daily free tokens make it easy to try without paying
- Canvas editor handles inpainting and outpainting
- Custom model training for consistent styles or characters
Cons
- Token costs vary by model and settings, which can be confusing
- Private generations and API access require a paid plan
Cost / LicenseFreemiumProprietaryCategoriesIdeogram is an AI image generator designed to render readable text inside images, which makes it useful for posters, logos, packaging, thumbnails and social graphics. Besides text-to-image with style presets and style references, it offers Magic Prompt to expand short ideas, a canvas for editing and extending images, upscaling and an API. A limited free tier is available.
11 Ideogram alternativesPros
- Renders legible, well-placed text inside generated images
- Magic Prompt turns a short idea into a detailed prompt
- Canvas for editing, extending and upscaling images
Cons
- Free tier is tight, and private generations need a paid plan
- Editing tools are lighter than those of full design suites
- No Android app, only the web and iPhone
Cost / LicenseFreemiumProprietaryCategoriesAdobe Firefly is Adobe's family of generative AI models and the app that hosts them. It creates images, vectors and video from text prompts, with style and structure references, and powers features like Generative Fill in Photoshop and Adobe Express. Adobe trains its Firefly models on licensed content and presents them as suitable for commercial use. It runs on the web and mobile, with monthly generative credits.
12 Adobe Firefly alternativesPros
- Trained on licensed content and positioned for commercial use
- Powers Generative Fill in Photoshop and Adobe Express
- Creates images, vectors and video from text prompts
Cons
- Monthly generative credits limit heavy use
- Gets most of its value from a Creative Cloud subscription
- Strict content filters can block some prompts
Cost / LicenseFreemiumProprietaryCategoriesFLUX is a family of image generation and editing models from Black Forest Labs, a German lab founded by former Stable Diffusion researchers. Some variants have open weights, under Apache 2.0 or a non-commercial license, and can run locally or be fine-tuned. The most capable Pro and Kontext models are offered through a paid API and many partner platforms. Kontext edits existing images from text instructions.
7 FLUX alternativesPros
- Detailed, photorealistic images that follow prompts closely
- Some variants have open weights you can run locally or fine-tune
- Kontext edits existing images from plain text instructions
Cons
- The most capable Pro models are only available through a paid API
- Running the open weights locally requires a powerful GPU
- Licenses differ by variant, and some forbid commercial use
Cost / LicenseFreemiumSource availableCategoriesPlatformsKrea is a web app for generating and editing images and video with AI. Its real-time mode updates an image as you draw or type, an enhancer upscales and adds detail, and you can train custom styles or characters from your own images. Krea also gives access to many third-party models, such as FLUX and several video models, in one interface. A free plan with limited usage is available.
8 Krea alternativesPros
- Real-time mode updates the image as you draw or type
- Enhancer upscales images and adds fine detail
- Many third-party image and video models in a single interface
Cons
- Free plan has tight usage limits
- Costs vary by model, which makes usage hard to predict
- The number of models and tools can feel overwhelming at first
Cost / LicenseFreemiumProprietaryCategoriesPlatformsRecraft is an AI design tool that generates both raster images and editable vector graphics (SVG), which suits icons, illustrations, logos and marketing assets. You can create custom styles from reference images so a whole set stays on brand, and its canvas includes background removal, upscaling, inpainting and mockups. It targets designers and marketers, with a free plan and an API for developers.
11 Recraft alternativesPros
- Generates editable SVG vector graphics, not just raster images
- Custom styles from reference images keep asset sets on brand
- Canvas includes background removal, upscaling and mockups
Cons
- Complex vector output can still need manual cleanup
- Higher limits and advanced features are reserved for paid plans
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