Lensa vs Photoroom (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lensa grades higher than Photoroom: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lensa grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. Photoroom grades higher on 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.
Lensa
Phone photo editor with AI effects, retouching and an eraser
Photoroom
AI product photo editor for e-commerce sellers
Which one is for you
Pick Lensa if
- Fits if you edit photos on your phone and like one-tap effects
- Works for people who want an eraser and an enhancer in the same app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to work on a computer, since Lensa is phone-only
- Watch out: billing periods are mostly missing on the store listing
- Watch out: Magic Avatars are extra, at $3.99 to $11.99 a pack
- Watch out: some App Store reviews complain about charges or avatar sets that never arrived
Pick Photoroom if
- Fits if you sell products online and need clean cut-outs
- Works for stores that batch-process catalogs
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the page shows none
- Tight if you need video, which isn't in Pro
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated
- Watch out: adjustable AI shadows are Enterprise only and the API is priced separately
How we grade them
| 2.4GPALensaFair | 2.2GPAPhotoroomFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CA $2.99 one-week pass or $29.99 and $35.99 plans whose billing periods aren't shown, so what you pay per month is unclear. | CPro is $12.99 a month for 8,000 AI credits, inside the category's middle band. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree to download, but the listing doesn't say which features work without paying. | DNo free plan: only a free trial on Pro and Max whose length isn't stated. |
| Features | CEffects, beauty and hair tools, an eraser, an enhancer and avatar packs. Avatars are bought separately at $3.99 to $11.99. | BBackground removal, product scenes and models, video, batch and catalog tools, plus an API. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 418,000 App Store ratings. | CA web tool with credits and catalogs to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone and Android only. No desktop app or web editor. | BWeb, with an API and a Claude connector for it. |
| Best for | phone photo effects and retouching from Prisma Labs | product photos for online sellers |
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: Lensa and Photoroom. How we grade
Price against what you get
Lensa starts at $12.96 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Photoroom starts at $12.99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Lensa starts $0.03 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 9 score higher than Lensa for less, and 9 score higher than Photoroom 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
- Photoroom also covers templates and video generation.
At a glance
| Lensa | Photoroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $2.99 for Unlimited Access (1 Week), per the App Store listing | $12.99 per month for 8,000 AI credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | The app is free to download; the store listing does not say which features work without paying. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial on Pro and Max; the page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Prisma Labs, Inc. | Photoroom |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | photoroom.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Lensa
- Billing periods are mostly not shown on the store listing, so what each in-app purchase costs per month is unclear before opening the app.
- The app is phone-only; the vendor's site links to the App Store and Google Play and offers no desktop app.
- Several reviews on the App Store listing complain about charges or avatar sets that did not arrive; the average rating there is about 4.7 across 418,000 ratings.
Photoroom
- Plans are measured in AI credits and monthly exports; the page shows no free plan.
- Video is not in Pro, and adjustable AI shadows are Enterprise only.
- Yearly billing is offered, up to 88% off by the page's own label, but its prices did not appear in the page text we read.
- The API is priced separately from these plans.
Key features
Lensa
- AI effects and presets
- One-tap looks and color presets that grade a photo for a consistent feed.
- Beauty and hair tools
- Retouching, makeup and hair adjustments, plus a hair try-on that restyles a selfie into different cuts.
- Object eraser
- Brush over a person or object and the app fills in the background.
- Enhancer
- Upscales cropped or low-resolution photos and brightens dark ones.
- Avatars
- The store listing describes artistic avatar creation, sold as separate Magic Avatars packs.
Photoroom
- Background remover and core tools
- Cutouts, retouching, AI fill, expand and resize, an image enhancer and an AI product fixer are unlimited on every paid plan.
- AI product scenes and models
- Generate product backgrounds and lifestyle staging, dress AI fashion models and try garments on virtually.
- Video from product photos
- Make video ads and product videos; video starts at the Max plan, and 4K images and HD video need Ultra.
- Batch processing and catalog
- Edit thousands of images at once and manage a product catalog, aimed at larger sellers.
- API and Claude connector
- A developer API with a playground, plus a Photoroom MCP connector for Claude, on a separate API pricing page.
Plans
Lensa
Free download$0
The app costs nothing to install; the listing shows in-app purchases from $2.99 to $49.99.
Unlimited Access (1 Week)$2.99
for 1 week
Shortest access pass in the US App Store list.
Unlimited Access$29.99
billing period not shown on the listing
Amounts of $4.99, $29.99, $39.99 and $49.99 are all listed as Unlimited Access with no period. The store description separately gives a weekly plan range of $6.99 to $19.99.
Membership$35.99
billing period not shown on the listing
In-app purchase named Membership.
Magic Avatars packs$3.99
one-time packs, $3.99 to $11.99
Avatar packs sold separately, listed as Pack 1 ($3.99), Pack 2 ($5.99), Pack 10 ($7.99) and Pack 11 ($11.99).
Photoroom
Pro$12.99
per month for 8,000 AI credits, billed monthly
1,000 exports a month, unlimited core tools, AI Backgrounds and AI Fashion Models; no video.
Max$34.99
per month for 25,000 AI credits, billed monthly
3,000 exports a month and everything in Pro, plus video for ads and product pages.
Ultra$99.00
per month for 75,000 AI credits, billed monthly
10,000 exports a month, more video ads for heavy use, 4K images and HD video.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Ultra plus Visual Agents, SSO, SOC 2 Type 2 security, an SLA and adjustable AI shadows.
Ways to pay less
Lensa
No public discounts listed.
Photoroom
- Annual discount
Yearly billing discount
The pricing page has a Monthly/Yearly toggle labeled 'Save up to 88%'; page data lists yearly prices of $89.99 (Pro), $250 (Max) and $990 (Ultra).
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lensa or Photoroom?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lensa is cheaper to start with: $12.96 a month, against $12.99 a month for Photoroom. Lensa starts at $2.99 for Unlimited Access (1 Week), per the App Store listing, and Photoroom starts at $12.99 per month for 8,000 AI credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Lensa or Photoroom?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Lensa has a free plan. Photoroom does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Lensa and Photoroom run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Lensa lists iOS and Android apps and only Photoroom 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.