Anima vs Magic Patterns (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Anima and Magic Patterns share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and Magic Patterns starts cheaper, at $17 a month for each person against $20 a month for each person.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Anima
Turns Figma designs, prompts and websites into HTML or React apps
Magic Patterns
AI prototyping tool that builds product UIs from prompts
Which one is for you
Pick Anima if
- Fits if you have Figma designs and want HTML or React from them
- Works for teams that want the output to follow their own design system
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 5 chat messages and 5 code generations a month
- Watch out: every export, import, clone or MCP call counts as a code generation
- Pricey if you need SSO: it is on Business and above, at $150, with extra seats $49 a month
- Watch out: the pricing page's default view shows yearly prices, and a monthly price was not readable
Pick Magic Patterns if
- Fits if you need clickable screens to show a team before building
- Makes sense if you work in Figma and GitHub already
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a deployed app: it makes prototypes
- Tight if you stay free: the allowance is small and the page doesn't say how small
- Pricey if the team grows: prices are per seat, and Business is $85
- Watch out: SSO and usage reporting need Business, and unused credits roll over only once
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAnimaFair | 2.2GPAMagic PatternsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $20 per seat a month on yearly billing, the category's middle. Pro is $40, Business $150. | C$17 a seat a month billed yearly sits just above the category's cheaper quarter. Business is $85 a seat and the price grows with the team. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree is 5 chat messages a month, 5 code generations and 1 workspace, a cap you will hit in a day. | CA free plan exists but the page gives no credit number, so you can't tell how far it goes. |
| Features | CFigma to HTML or React, cloning, design-system context, a database and publishing, and MCP and API. Every export, import or MCP call spends a code generation. | CPrompt to prototype, GitHub sync, MCP and Figma export. It makes prototypes, not deployed apps, and design-system import is Enterprise. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you set up design systems and settings yourself. | CNo store rating on record. You write prompts and iterate, and credits scale with request size. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with six integrations listed, an MCP server and an API. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb app with GitHub, Figma and MCP connections. |
| Best for | turning Figma designs into HTML or React | AI prototypes of product screens |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Anima and Magic Patterns. How we grade
Price against what you get
Anima starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Magic Patterns starts at $17 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Magic Patterns starts $3 a month lower. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 14 score higher than Anima for less, and 9 score higher than Magic Patterns for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Anima also covers templates.
- Magic Patterns also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Anima | Magic Patterns | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per seat / month, billed annually | $17 per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 5 chat messages a month, 5 code generations and 1 workspace. | Free plan with a small monthly credit allowance; the page does not give the number. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Anima | North Park Labs, Inc. |
| Price read from | animaapp.com | magicpatterns.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Anima
- The free plan allows only 5 chat messages and 5 code generations.
- Every export, import, clone or MCP call counts as a code generation against the monthly allowance.
- The pricing page shows annual-billing prices in its default view; a monthly-billing price was not readable.
- SSO is on Business and above, and Business seats beyond the base cost $49 a month each.
Magic Patterns
- Free-plan credits are small; the page does not give the figure.
- Unused monthly credits roll over once and then expire after one month.
- SSO and usage reporting need Business at $85 per seat / month billed annually.
- Prices are per seat, so cost scales with team size.
Key features
Anima
- Figma to HTML or React
- Import a Figma design to generate responsive HTML or React, with output in clean CSS, Tailwind or inline styles, and copy changes back into Figma.
- Prompt, image and website cloning
- Start from a prompt, a screenshot or mockup, or import several pages from a live website into one editable app with routes connected.
- Design system and brand context
- Import design system components, match a brand from a URL or use a Design.md file so generated screens stay consistent.
- Database, auth and publishing
- Apps can get a database and authentication, be restored to earlier versions, then be published, exported or handed off.
- MCP server and API
- Anima MCP lets AI coding agents use Figma-to-code and project context; the API, available by request, automates code generation.
Magic Patterns
- Prompt to prototype
- Describes screens in text and generates a multi-page interactive prototype; credits scale with the size of the request.
- Export options
- Starter and above list MCP, GitHub sync and Figma exporting.
- Team workspaces
- Starter includes team workspaces for 10 users; Business is listed for more than 10.
- On-demand usage
- When monthly credits run out, paid plans can keep prompting at a fixed per-credit rate billed on the next invoice.
- Design system import
- Enterprise lists a custom import of a company design system.
Plans
Anima
Free$0
5 monthly chat messages, 5 code generations and 1 workspace, for small prototypes.
Starter$20
per seat / month, billed annually
100 chat messages and 50 code generations a month, two-way Figma and code, custom domains, 3 workspaces.
Pro$40
per seat / month, billed annually
1,000 chat messages and 200 code generations a month, priority support and 10 workspaces.
Business$150
per month and up, billed annually
2,000 chat messages, 600 code generations, roles and permissions, SSO, 50 workspaces; extra seats $49 a month.
Enterprise$500
per month and up, billed annually
SSO, MFA, enterprise-grade SLAs and added security for compliance. Sold through sales.
Magic Patterns
Free$0
Free monthly credits for trying the tool; the allowance is not stated on the page.
Starter$17
per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
1,000 monthly credits, watermark removed on previews, GitHub sync, MCP and on-demand usage.
Business$85
per seat / month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
5,000 monthly credits, SSO, usage reporting and shared workspaces for more than 10 users.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit pools, SCIM, priority support and a dedicated account manager. Annual commitment.
Ways to pay less
Anima
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual billing as 20% off; the Starter, Pro and Business prices shown are the annual-billing rates.
Magic Patterns
- Annual discount
15% off with annual billing
The pricing toggle shows Annual at 15% off: Starter $17 versus $20 monthly, Business $85 versus $100.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Anima or Magic Patterns?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Magic Patterns is cheaper to start with: $17 a month for each person, against $20 a month for each person for Anima. Anima starts at $20 per seat / month, billed annually, and Magic Patterns starts at $17 per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Anima or Magic Patterns?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Anima and Magic Patterns have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.