Meme Studio
Put a groan on a photo. Top text, bottom text, five meme fonts, and drag either line exactly where it hurts most. Then share it anywhere.
The wordplay studio for iOS and Android
Make them groan.
Puns, dad jokes and captions, tuned to taste. Type a topic, dial in the Groan Matrix, and get wordplay worth sharing — because around here, a groan is the highest compliment a pun can get.
Free to startNo sign-up neededEvery groan is AI-generated
How it works
Three steps to a groan.
No prompts to write, no settings to study. Pick a topic, pick a mood, and let the AI take the blame.
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Type a topic
Coffee. Your boss's birthday. Sourdough. Anything you can spell, Instagroan can ruin — lovingly.
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Tune the Groan Matrix
Slide between obvious and cerebral, smooth and maximum eye-roll. Add spice if the room can take it. Or grab a preset: Dad Classic, Groaner, Wordsmith, Headline-ready.
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Groan.
Puns, dad jokes, one-liners, headlines and meme captions, written by AI in seconds. Copy it, share it, meme it, or save it for later.
The signature control
Meet the Groan Matrix.
Three dials. Infinite regret. Every result is steered by where you put the facepalm.
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Wit
Obvious ↔ CerebralFrom “a carrot” to the kind of pun you only get on the drive home.
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Groan
Smooth ↔ Maximum eye-rollTurn it up and the delivery gets shameless. Turn it down and it almost passes for wit.
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Spice
Wholesome ↔ CheekyAlways PG-13. Grandma-safe stays an option; so does a little sass.
Silly · maximum eye-roll
When is a door not a door? When it's ajar.
Wit 20 · Groan 85 · Spice 0
Playful · maximum eye-roll
Why can't all bears go to Australia? They have to be koala-fied.
Wit 45 · Groan 95 · Spice 10
Cerebral · mild groan
To whoever stole my place in line at the grocery store: I'm after you now.
Wit 85 · Groan 45 · Spice 10
Cerebral · mild groan
With prices skyrocketing these days, I think I'll start investing in skyrockets.
Wit 90 · Groan 25 · Spice 0
Pick a preset to move the facepalm. In the app you drag it anywhere — and Groan Pro lets you save your own presets.
Features
Built to inflict wordplay.
For people who make memes, and for people who make headlines for a living.
Smart Topic
Groan+Pick a photo and Instagroan recognizes what's in it — right on your phone — then aims the pun at it. Recognition runs on the device; the photo never leaves it.
PhotoA loaf of bread on a kitchen counter
Smart topicbread · loaf · food
CaptionWhy did the baker insult the dough? He was trying to get a rise out of it!
Groanify My Copy
Groan ProPaste a paragraph, a post or ad copy and get it rewritten with wordplay woven in. For writers, journalists and creators who need a line that turns heads.
Your copyFresh sourdough every morning. Open late on Fridays — come by for a loaf and a coffee.
Groanified (example)Fresh sourdough every morning — we're on a roll. Open late on Fridays, so come by for a loaf and a coffee. It's the yeast we can do.
Library
Save the keepers. Create an account and your Library syncs across your devices, so the good ones follow you around.
Reactions
Rate every groan. One of these is the highest honour a pun can receive.
Clever
Made me groan (the good one)
Didn't land
Sample groans
Straight from the starter pack.
A few of the groans that ship with the app, with their spot on the Matrix. You have been warned.
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I used to work in a shoe recycling shop. It was sole destroying.
Wit Groan - Dad joke
When does a joke become a Dad Joke? When it becomes apparent.
Wit Groan - Pun
I started telling everybody about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It's all about raisin awareness.
Wit Groan - Dad joke
What are you called if you make a dad joke but you're not a dad? A faux pa.
Wit Groan - Pun
If you're dating someone who doesn't like Star Wars puns, you're looking for love in Alderaan places.
Wit Groan - Dad joke
Did you hear the joke about the guy who headbutted a tree? There was no punchline, just a facepalm.
Wit Groan - Pun
My worst dad jokes are the ones written on paper. They're all tearable.
Wit Groan - One-liner
I have a joke about chemistry, but I don't think it will get a reaction.
Wit Groan - Pun
I almost never laugh at airplane jokes. They usually go right over my head.
Wit Groan - Pun
I filled my colander to let it soak. Unfortunately, I couldn't see the holes in my plan.
Wit Groan - Dad joke
Why can't all bears go to Australia? They have to be koala-fied.
Wit Groan - Pun
I never understood odorless chemicals. They never make scents.
Wit Groan
Plans
Pick your pain level.
Start free. Upgrade when your groans go professional.
Free
$0
No account needed
- 5 groans a day
- 1 variant per tap
- Watermark on memes
- Ads
Groan+
$4.99/month
or $29.99/year
- No daily limit
- 3 variants per tap
- No ads
- No watermark
- Smart Topic
- Cloud Library
Groan Pro
For creators$12.99/month
or $79.99/year
- Everything in Groan+
- 10 variants per tap
- Groanify My Copy
- Custom Matrix presets
- Commercial-use licence for what you generate
Prices in USD. Groan+ and Groan Pro are auto-renewing subscriptions billed by Apple or Google; manage or cancel them in the App Store or Google Play.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
Is Instagroan free?
Yes. The free plan gives you 5 groans a day, 1 variant per tap, a watermark on memes and a banner ad. Groan+ ($4.99/month or $29.99/year) removes the daily limit, the ads and the watermark; Groan Pro ($12.99/month or $79.99/year) adds the creator tools.
Do I need an account?
No. Instagroan opens as a guest and you can start groaning right away. Create an account when you want your Library synced across your devices.
Are the puns written by AI?
Yes — every groan is AI-generated from your topic and your Groan Matrix settings, so give results a read before you share them. The text you type is sent to our AI provider to write the result; it isn't stored on our servers and isn't used to train AI models. Smart Topic's photo recognition runs entirely on your phone. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
Is it family-friendly?
The Spice dial tops out at cheeky and everything stays PG-13. Instagroan is for ages 13 and up. Results are AI-generated, so if the audience is grandma, read it first.
Can I use the results commercially?
Personal use — memes, messages, posts — on every plan. Commercial use (advertising, publications, products, client work) is licensed with Groan Pro. Similar results may be generated for other users, so we don’t guarantee a result is unique. Details in the Terms of Use.
How do I cancel a subscription?
Subscriptions are billed and managed by Apple or Google, not by us. On iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions. On Android: Play Store → your profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends to avoid renewal. Deleting your Instagroan account does not cancel a subscription.
Ready to make someone groan?
Free on iOS and Android. No sign-up needed — the first eye-roll is on us.