BYO Banana
Luigi Greco Graphics & Design iPhoneiPadiPod touch
BYO Banana is a free Graphics & Design app for iPhone and iPad by Luigi Greco. Requires iOS 27.0. Updated October 8, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 8
- 2026 · v1.0.8
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About BYO Banana
BYO Banana is a local-first image chat app for creating, editing, and refining images from natural conversation. Start a conversation, describe what you want, attach images for edits, and keep iterating without losing the thread. BYO Banana stores conversations locally and lets you choose the image provider that fits your workflow. Features: Chat-based image generation and editing Local-first conversation history Apple Image Playground support for no-key image creation Bring-your-own Gemini API key for supported cloud image models Multi-turn editing with prior image context Explicit controls for model, aspect ratio, resolution, thinking level, local Apple style, and search grounding Estimated pricing display for supported provider choices Secure API key storage in Keychain BYO Banana is designed for people who want a focused image creation workspace without account lock-in. Use the built-in Apple option for local testing and lightweight creation, or connect Gemini when you want broader model capabilities.
What’s new
Version 1.0.8 · Updated October 8, 2026
- Fixed an issue that prevented using Image Playground - Added Any Style support to Apple Image Playground. - Added support for Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5 Flare, and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. - Connect your own Gemini or OpenAI API key in Settings. - Explore suggested prompts with smoother scrolling and improved touch handling. - Guide edits with mask tools on supported OpenAI image models. This update requires iOS 27.0 or later.
App privacy
The developer, Luigi Greco, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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