Dream by Wombo vs Starryai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Starryai grades higher than Dream by Wombo: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dream by Wombo grades higher on ease of use. Starryai grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dream by Wombo
AI art and video generator with daily free credits
Starryai
AI art and video app with styles, a community feed and Lumen credits
Which one is for you
Pick Dream by Wombo if
- Fits if you want fast stylised pictures from a prompt
- Works for people who will use the free 5 credits a day for casual art
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 5 daily credits and watermarked exports
- Skip it if you need video on a free plan, as video starts on Standard
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19.99 against $99.99 for the whole year
- Watch out: longer video durations and Pro styles sit on Pro, at $199.99 a year
Pick Starryai if
- Fits if you make art on your phone and want daily free images
- Works for people who like a community feed with each image's prompt, to recreate
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want video: it always costs Lumens, even on Unlimited plans
- Watch out: upscaled and enhanced images are deleted after 7 days, and edited images aren't saved
- Pricey if you pay weekly, at $4.99 a week against $11.99 a month
- Watch out: web plan prices show only after sign-in, so these are the US App Store prices
- Skip it if you need a desktop app or an API, as neither is listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADream by WomboFair | 2.6GPAStarryaiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is $8.33 a month billed yearly ($19.99 monthly), just above the $8 cheaper-quarter start for image tools. Pro is $16.67. | C$11.99 a month for Pro, in the middle of the $8 to $15 range. The cheapest entry is $4.99 a week, about $21 a month, and Unlimited Pro is $39.99. |
| Free plan and trial | C5 daily credits, standard styles and watermarked exports. Enough for a few tries a day, not for steady use. | BA free account gets daily free images with no watermark, plus 5 Lumens on sign-up. Anything past the basics spends Lumens. |
| Features | CStyle-based images, text and image to video up to 1080p, and HD exports without a watermark on paid plans. Video starts on Standard, and extended lengths on Pro. | BMany styles, reference images, custom styles trained on your own pictures, 10-second video and upscales to 16x. Unlimited plans cover standard images only. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. Type a prompt, pick a style and generate. | CNo store rating on record. Lumens, styles, slow mode and different costs per setting take a few tries to get the hang of. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only. The listing names no integrations, API, phone or desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app and no API on the listing. |
| Best for | quick styled AI art and short video | phone-first AI art with daily free images |
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: Dream by Wombo and Starryai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dream by Wombo starts at $8.33 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Starryai starts at $21.62 a month and scores 2.7.
Starryai scores higher, and starts $13.29 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, 11 score higher than Dream by Wombo for less, and 13 score higher than Starryai 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
- Starryai also covers community.
At a glance
| Dream by Wombo | Starryai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.33 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price) |
| Free plan | 5 daily credits, basic image generation, standard styles and watermarked exports. | A free account with daily free images and no watermark; new accounts are topped up with 5 Lumens, and 1 Lumen makes 4 images at base settings. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | WOMBO AI Inc. | starryai, Inc. |
| Price read from | dream.ai | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dream by Wombo
- The free plan gives 5 daily credits, standard styles only and watermarked exports.
- Video generation starts on the Standard plan; longer video durations are listed under Pro.
- Yearly prices are the monthly equivalents; the pricing page shows $99.99 and $199.99 as the yearly totals.
Starryai
- Web plan prices are shown only after signing in; the plans here are the US App Store's in-app prices.
- Unlimited plans cover standard generation only; edits, transformations, video and 8x or 16x upscales always use Lumens.
- Upscaled and enhanced images are deleted after 7 days, and edited images are not saved, so they must be downloaded at once.
- Web purchases can be refunded within 7 days if under 5% of the Lumens were used; app purchases go through Apple or Google.
Key features
Dream by Wombo
- Style-based image generation
- Prompts are paired with named styles, listed on the homepage as Baroque, Cartoon, Mechanical, Minimalism, The Cut and Whimsical.
- Text-to-video and image-to-video
- The homepage shows text-to-video and image-to-video modes, with options such as Cinematic and Anime and 1080p output.
- HD exports without watermark
- Free-plan exports carry a watermark; the Standard and Pro plans list HD exports without one.
- Credit-based plans
- Each paid plan includes a monthly credit allowance: 1,250 on Standard and 3,250 on Pro.
Starryai
- Prompt to image in many styles
- Type a prompt, pick a style or none, and add reference images to guide style, face or composition. Photoreal images and edits use Nano Banana.
- Short video generation
- Make 10-second videos with the Nova Ultra model. Video always costs Lumens, including on Unlimited plans.
- Custom styles
- Train a style on your own set of images, then use it privately or publish it to your profile for others.
- Upscale and enhance
- Upscale images 4x, 8x or 16x, or use Enhance to add detail. Unlimited plans include 4x upscaling in slow mode.
- Unlimited slow mode
- On Unlimited Pro and Unlimited Pro Max, standard generation carries on at slow speed after the included Lumens are spent.
- Community feed and challenges
- Browse trending images with their prompts and styles, tap Recreate to make your own version, and enter the weekly challenge.
Plans
Dream by Wombo
Free$0
5 daily credits, standard styles and watermarked exports.
Standard$8.33
per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)
1,250 credits a month, all styles, HD exports without a watermark and video generation. $99.99 a year if paid annually.
Pro$16.67
per month, billed annually ($34.99 billed monthly)
3,250 credits a month, priority queue, Pro styles and extended video durations. $199.99 a year if paid annually.
Starryai
Free$0
Daily free images without watermarks, plus 5 Lumens on sign-up. Generation cost depends on the settings chosen.
Starter Pro Weekly$4.99
per week (US App Store in-app price)
The lowest-priced Pro subscription the App Store listing shows.
starryai 1 Month Pro$11.99
per month (US App Store in-app price)
Monthly Pro subscription with an allowance of Lumens for fast generations.
40 Lumens Pack$15.99
one-time, for 40 Lumens (US App Store in-app price)
Extra Lumens for fast generations, edits, video and higher upscales; Unlimited Pro members pay half price for packs.
starryai 1 Month Unlimited Pro$39.99
per month (US App Store in-app price)
Unlimited standard images and 4x upscales in slow mode after the included Lumens are used.
Ways to pay less
Dream by Wombo
- Annual discount
Yearly billing on Standard and Pro
Standard is $99.99 a year (shown as $8.33 a month) and Pro is $199.99 a year (shown as $16.67 a month), against $19.99 and $34.99 monthly.
Starryai
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dream by Wombo or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Dream by Wombo is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month, against $21.62 a month for Starryai. Dream by Wombo starts at $8.33 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly), and Starryai starts at $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price).
Which has a free plan, Dream by Wombo or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Dream by Wombo and Starryai have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dream by Wombo and Starryai run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Starryai lists iOS and Android apps. Both list 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.