Imagine Art vs Starryai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Starryai grades higher than Imagine Art: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Starryai grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Imagine Art
AI creative suite for images, video, audio and design
Starryai
AI art and video app with styles, a community feed and Lumen credits
Which one is for you
Pick Imagine Art if
- Fits if you want image and video models from several labs under one login
- Works for small teams that want brand kits and ad or fashion studios
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a flat price, since credits spent change with each model
- Tight if you stay free, as the free plan runs on daily credits
- Watch out: the prices shown are for yearly billing, and monthly prices weren't read
- Watch out: some plans carry Seedance video discounts that end on a stated date
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
| 2.2GPAImagine ArtFair | 2.6GPAStarryaiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $13 a month on yearly billing, between the category's $10 and $15 marks. The page shows yearly-billed prices. | 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 | CA free plan with daily credits, which a regular user will use up. | BA free account gets daily free images with no watermark, plus 5 Lumens on sign-up. Anything past the basics spends Lumens. |
| Features | BImage, video and audio generation, editing, upscaling, studios and brand kits. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. | 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 | CA web suite with studios, models and credit costs to learn. | 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 | CBrowser only, and the listing records no integrations. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app and no API on the listing. |
| Best for | image, video and audio from many models on one subscription | 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: Imagine Art and Starryai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Imagine Art starts at $13 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 $8.62 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, 24 score higher than Imagine Art 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
- Imagine Art also covers chat assistant.
- Starryai also covers community.
At a glance
| Imagine Art | Starryai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $13 per month, billed yearly | $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price) |
| Free plan | Free plan with daily free credits. | 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 | ImagineArt | starryai, Inc. |
| Price read from | imagine.art | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Imagine Art
- Prices shown are for the yearly billing view; monthly-billing prices were not read.
- Some plans carry promotional discounts on Seedance video that end on a stated date.
- Credits spent per image or video depend on the model chosen.
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
Imagine Art
- Image, video and audio generation
- Tools cover image, video and audio, plus edit, upscale and AI influencer tools.
- Studios
- Separate studios for avatars, fashion, ads and film.
- Multiple model providers
- Lists Kling, ByteDance, Minimax, Nano Banana, GPT Image, Runway and others.
- Brand kits and assets
- A brand kit and asset library sit beside the generation tools.
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
Imagine Art
Free$0
Daily free credits to try the product.
Basic$13
per month, billed yearly
3,000 credits a month, listed as about 600 images or 96 videos.
Ultimate$50
per month, billed yearly
16,000 credits a month, listed as about 3,200 images or 516 videos.
Creator$120
per month, billed yearly
45,000 credits a month, listed as about 9,000 images or 1,500 videos.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit volume, unlimited members and priority queue; sold through sales.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Imagine Art or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Imagine Art is cheaper to start with: $13 a month, against $21.62 a month for Starryai. Imagine Art starts at $13 per month, billed yearly, and Starryai starts at $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price).
Which has a free plan, Imagine Art or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Imagine Art and Starryai have a free plan.
Which platforms do Imagine Art 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.