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Sandbox AI Studio

AI photo edits, presets & community playground

Every AI photo trend — made by real people.

Sandbox AI Studio is a free iPhone app for AI photo edits. Browse a community playground of one-tap presets — anime, cinematic, figurine, vintage — apply any look in a tap, and save your own. No prompt writing. No account required to start.

Download on the App Store
5 free edits No account to start Cancel anytime

What it is

A free AI photo editor built around a community of presets

Sandbox AI Studio turns any photo into something new — without the blank prompt box. Instead of typing instructions, you browse a community playground of ready-made "presets," each one a saved AI look created by a real user, and apply it to your photo with a single tap. Every edit runs through leading generative image models, so a portrait can become a collectible figurine, a selfie can turn into anime, a snapshot can get a cinematic film grade, and a daytime scene can be relit to night — in seconds. Save the looks you love as your own presets, upscale and refine the results, and share them. It's free to start, with no account required.

See it

One photo in. A whole new look out.

Before and after: a portrait photo turned into a collectible LEGO-style figurine with Sandbox AI Studio
Turn a portrait into a collectible figurine — one of the year's biggest AI trends.
Before and after: a cathedral photo relit from bright day to golden night with AI
Relight a scene from day to night with a single tap.

The difference

A community playground of AI presets

Other AI photo apps give you a fixed menu the company chose. Sandbox gives you a living library the community keeps stocked — so whatever look is trending, someone has already made it into a one-tap preset. Sort by Trending, Newest and Most Used, apply any preset instantly, and publish your own for others to try.

Sandbox AI Studio community playground showing dozens of AI photo presets
Hundreds of community presets — sorted by trending, newest and most used.
Grid of AI photo preset styles including figurine, retro toy and food looks
Figurines, retro toy ads, food styling, tiny cities and more.
Organized AI preset library with seasons, relight, portrait and anime categories
Your library, organized: seasons, relight, portrait, anime, fashion.

How it works

Three taps, no prompt engineering

1

Pick a look

Browse the playground or your saved presets and choose any style — anime, cinematic, figurine, vintage and more.

2

Tap to apply

Add your photo and tap once. The AI restyles it in seconds. Upscale or refine if you want to go further.

3

Save & share

Save the result, keep the look as your own reusable preset, and share it — or publish it to the community.

Popular looks

Ride every trend — one tap each

Features

Made to create fast

Playground

Community presets

Discover and apply looks made by real users — and publish your own.

Presets

Save your signature looks

Turn any edit into a reusable preset that's always one tap away.

AI edits

Leading generative models

Powerful, photorealistic and stylized edits from top image models.

Refine

Upscale & polish

Enhance resolution and fine-tune results before you save.

Start free

No account required

Start with 5 free edits. Sign in with Apple later to sync credits and presets.

Your studio

Arrange your home screen

Pin the edits you use most and build a studio that fits your workflow.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Sandbox AI Studio?

Sandbox AI Studio is a free iPhone app for AI photo editing. Instead of writing prompts, you browse a community playground of ready-made presets — each a saved AI look made by a real user — and apply it to your photo with one tap. You can restyle photos into anime, cinematic, figurine, vintage and hundreds of other looks, and save your own presets.

Is it free?

Yes. It's free to download with 5 free AI edits and no account required. Optional Play, Media and Pro subscriptions add 50 to 500 edits per month, billed monthly or yearly, and can be cancelled anytime.

Do I need an account?

No — you can start editing immediately with no sign-up. You can optionally sign in with Apple later to keep your credits and saved presets across devices.

What is the community playground?

A shared, searchable library of AI photo presets made by the community. Sort by Trending, Newest and Most Used, apply any preset in one tap, and publish your own presets for others to try.

What styles can I create?

Popular looks include anime and manga, collectible figurine and toy styles, cinematic and film grades, vintage and retro eras, seasonal changes, day-to-night relighting and studio portraits — plus hundreds of community-made presets.

Does it work on Android or iPad?

Sandbox AI Studio is currently an iPhone app on the App Store. It runs on iPad in iPhone-compatibility mode.

How do I cancel a subscription?

Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID: open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, choose Sandbox AI Studio and cancel. You keep access until the end of the billing period.

Turn your next photo into something new.

Free to start · 5 edits · no account required

Download on the App Store

Support & contact

Questions, feedback, or account/data requests — visit support or email support@vlodkodesign.com.