REAL or RENDER: AI or Real?

AI or real? Swipe right for REAL, left for A.I. — and find out instantly whether your gut was right.

Most people think they can spot a fake. In Microsoft Research's study of 287,000 judgements, people got it right only 62% of the time. REAL or RENDER is the fastest way to find out where you stand, one image at a time.

Every round shows a real photo or an AI image from a current state-of-the-art model. Swipe to guess. Miss one and the app reveals the answer, plus how many other players that image fooled, so you learn the tells.

MODES
★ Classic — AI or real? You get 60 seconds and three lives. Build the longest streak you can before the clock or your lives run out.
★ Daily Challenge — a new deck every day, the same photos for everyone. Beat your best and come back tomorrow.
★ Practice Lab — no timer. Slow down, inspect every frame and learn to spot the fake by training your eye on each AI image and real photo.
★ Spotting Guide — seven field tips on how to spot the fake: overlapping edges, impossible geometry, garbled small text, too-perfect light and broken reflections.
★ My Stats — your overall accuracy plus separate scores for real photos and AI images, with a "blind spot" insight that shows which side fools you more.
★ Friend Challenges — share a link to the exact deck you just played and see who lasts longer on identical photos.

WHY PLAYERS KEEP COMING BACK
• 800 curated images: 400 real photographs and 400 AI renders, balanced and human reviewed.
• A "hardest fake" stat for the trickiest images.
• Streaks and personal bests tracked on your device.
• No account, no sign-up. Open it and play. Your stats stay on your phone.
• Play in 20 languages: the app follows your phone's language, or pick one in Settings.

WHY IT MATTERS
AI or real? It used to be trivial to tell a real photo from an AI image. Now the gap closes every month. Whether you play for fun, for the daily streak, or to sharpen your AI literacy, REAL or RENDER is a quick, honest check of your eyes. Use it in the classroom, at the dinner table or on the commute.

AI or real? Think you can beat the 62% average? Play a round and spot the fake.