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[APP] Tony AI - Photo to Cartoon & Art Styles (95+ styles, free to use)
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[APP] Tony AI - Photo to Cartoon & Art Styles (95+ styles, free to use)

App Name: TonyApp

Platform: Android (for now)

Price: Free (with optional Pro subscription)

Description:

Tony AI transforms your photos into cartoon and artistic styles using AI. Pick a photo, choose a style, and the AI reimagines your image from scratch — not just a filter.

Key Features:

  • 95+ unique art styles across 18 categories
  • Styles include: Pixar 3D, Studio Ghibli, Oil Painting, Cyberpunk, Manga, Renaissance, Pop Art, Pet Portraits, and many more
  • Before/After comparison
  • Save to gallery & share directly
  • Real-time progress tracking
  • 8 UI themes to customize the app look

Free vs Pro:

  • Free: 1-2 generations per day, most styles unlocked
  • Watch an ad for a bonus generation
  • Pro ($5.99/mo): all styles, 10 daily generations, ad-free, HD exports

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Looking for honest feedback! What do you think about the style variety and overall UX? Any styles you'd like to see added?

u/Common-Cricket-3815 — 6 hours ago
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Vibe coded an entire AI photo-to-cartoon app with 95+ styles as a solo dev. Here's how it went

I vibe coded a full mobile app that transforms photos into cartoon and art styles using AI, from idea to Google Play in a few days, solo.

The concept: Pick a photo, choose an art style (Pixar 3D, Anime, Oil Painting, Cyberpunk, etc.), and AI reimagines it from scratch. Not a filter.

What I vibe coded:

  • 95+ art styles across 18 categories
  • Full freemium system with daily free generations
  • In-app purchases and ad monetization
  • Google Sign-In authentication
  • Before/After comparison, save & share
  • 8 custom UI themes
  • Real-time progress tracking during AI generation

Stack: React Native + Expo, TypeScript, OpenAI for image generation, Zustand for state management

What surprised me:

  • Prompt engineering per style category took longer than actual app development
  • Pet cartoon styles ended up being way more popular than I expected
  • Building the monetization layer (IAP + AdMob + rewarded ads) was the hardest part to get right
  • Vibe coding the UI with Zustand + Expo Router felt incredibly fast compared to traditional planning

Biggest lesson: Don't overthink architecture. Just start building. I refactored 3 times and each version was better because I understood the problem more, not because I planned more.

Would love to hear from others who've vibe coded image-to-image apps — what was your experience shipping to the app stores?

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u/Common-Cricket-3815 — 7 hours ago