Avatarify vs Hedra (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Avatarify grades higher than Hedra: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Avatarify grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. Hedra grades higher on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Avatarify
iPhone app that animates a photo to sing or talk
Which one is for you
Pick Avatarify if
- Fits if you want to make a short singing or talking clip from a photo on an iPhone
- Works for people who will cancel before the 3-day trial ends
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android, as there is no Android app yet
- Watch out: many subscription price points appear, so the price depends on the offer shown
- Pricey if the app shows a weekly plan, which can run $5.49 a week
- Too light for anything beyond animating a face from a photo
Pick Hedra if
- Fits if you make short character or talking-head videos in a browser
- Works for developers who want hosted models over an API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one
- Pricey if you only need a few clips, as Basic is $20 a month with 2,000 credits and slower generations
- Watch out: monthly credits don't roll over, though credit-pack balances don't expire
- Watch out: the main site now talks about research and infrastructure, and Play sits on its own pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAvatarifyFair | 1.8GPAHedraWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$3.99 a month and $34.99 a year are cheap against the category's $11.88 middle, but the weekly options at $2.49 to $5.49 come to far more a month. | CBasic is $20 a month billed monthly for 2,000 credits, in the dearer half of the category's $10 to $15 range. |
| Free plan and trial | DOnly some subscription options carry a 3-day trial, and there is no free plan. A 3-day trial is shorter than a week. | FNo free plan on the page. After cancelling you keep only limited, watermarked generations. |
| Features | DOne narrow function: animating a face in a photo to sing or talk, plus sharing. | CPlay subscriptions with credits, plus model APIs and compute on the main site. The pricing page doesn't say which models or lengths each plan covers. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating is on record. It is an app you install and start using with nothing to set up. | CA web studio metered in credits, so you have to work out what each clip costs. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone only. The site says it will email people when an Android app is ready. | BWeb studio, with model APIs for developers. No phone or desktop program. |
| Best for | making photos sing or talk on an iPhone | talking-character video, on a monthly credit plan |
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: Avatarify and Hedra. How we grade
Price against what you get
Avatarify starts at $10.79 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Hedra starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3.
Hedra scores higher, and starts $9.21 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 47 score higher than Avatarify for less, and 43 score higher than Hedra 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
At a glance
| Avatarify | Hedra | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $2.49 per week | $20 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Some in-app subscription options include a 3-day trial. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Avatarify, Inc. | Hedra |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | hedra.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Avatarify
- The App Store listing says the app is for iPhone only; the site says it will email people when an Android app is ready.
- The listing shows many subscription price points, so the price depends on which offer the app presents.
- Billing periods are inferred from the product names in the listing.
Hedra
- The main site has shifted to infrastructure and research; the Play studio sits on its own pricing page.
- Monthly credits do not roll over; credit-pack balances do not expire.
- After cancelling, only limited watermarked generations remain; a free plan was not listed.
Key features
Avatarify
- Singing portraits
- A photo can be set to a chosen song.
- Talking photos
- Photos can lip-sync to recorded audio or a short video.
- Face animation
- The App Store listing describes realistic facial motion for portraits, pets and characters.
- Sharing
- Clips are made to share with friends and on social media.
Hedra
- Play subscriptions
- Plans sell monthly credits for the Play studio, with faster generation on higher tiers.
- Model APIs
- A separate prepaid USD wallet pays for REST API and CLI usage; it is separate from Play credits.
- GPU compute
- Compute is priced per GPU-second, for example $0.001736 per second on an NVIDIA B200.
- Model Factory
- Custom model research engagements with forward-deployed researchers, priced per engagement.
Plans
Avatarify
Weekly Avatarify Premium$2.49
per week
Weekly subscription; the listing also shows weekly options at $3.49, $3.99 and $5.49, some with a 3-day trial.
Monthly Avatarify Premium$3.99
per month
Monthly subscription.
Yearly Avatarify Premium$34.99
per year
Yearly subscription; the listing also shows yearly Pro options at $34.99 and $39.99 with a 3-day trial.
6 Monthly with 3-day trial$34.99
per 6 months
Six-month subscription with a 3-day trial.
Hedra
Basic$20
per month, billed monthly
2,000 credits a month, slower generations and commercial use.
Pro$50
per month, billed monthly
7,200 credits a month, faster generation and commercial use.
Teams$75
per month, billed monthly
14,400 credits a month, fastest generation and teams plan access.
Ultra$100
per month and up, billed monthly
18,000 credits a month; allowances up to 57,600 credits a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated support, private deployments and SSO; sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Avatarify or Hedra?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Avatarify is cheaper to start with: $10.79 a month, against $20 a month for Hedra. Avatarify starts at $2.49 per week, and Hedra starts at $20 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Avatarify or Hedra?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Avatarify nor Hedra has a free plan. Avatarify has a free trial.
Which platforms do Avatarify and Hedra run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Avatarify lists an iOS app and only Hedra lists a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.