Lensa vs Remini (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lensa grades higher than Remini: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Lensa grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Remini grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
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
Remini
AI photo enhancer that sharpens old and blurry pictures
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 Remini if
- Fits if you want old family photos sharper
- Works for people who want one tap fixes
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android, as no listing was checked
- Pricey if you pay weekly, at $4.99 to $9.99 a week
- Watch out: billing periods appear only in plan names
- Watch out: the footer names AI Creativity S.r.l. while the App Store seller is Bending Spoons
How we grade them
| 2.4GPALensaFair | 2.2GPAReminiFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DWeekly passes run $4.99 to $9.99 a week, far above the category's monthly range; the monthly pass is $9.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree to download, but the listing doesn't say which features work without paying. | CFree to download, but the listing says a subscription adds unlimited access, with no free allowance stated. |
| Features | CEffects, beauty and hair tools, an eraser, an enhancer and avatar packs. Avatars are bought separately at $3.99 to $11.99. | CPhoto enhancement, old photo repair and portrait enhancement. It does that job fully, and it is a smaller job. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 418,000 App Store ratings. | BPick a photo and enhance it. Nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone and Android only. No desktop app or web editor. | BiPhone and web. No Android listing was checked. |
| Best for | phone photo effects and retouching from Prisma Labs | fixing blurry or old photos on iPhone and web |
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 Remini. 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. Remini starts at $21.62 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Lensa starts $8.66 a month lower. Of the other AI image and video generators on the chart, 9 score higher than Lensa for less, and 13 score higher than Remini 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
| Lensa | Remini | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.99 for Unlimited Access (1 Week), per the App Store listing | $4.99 (Remini Lite Weekly, US App Store; billing period not shown) |
| Free plan | The app is free to download; the store listing does not say which features work without paying. | Free to download; a subscription adds unlimited access to premium features. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Prisma Labs, Inc. | Bending Spoons |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.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.
Remini
- The App Store lists several weekly price points ($4.99 to $9.99); which one a user sees is not stated.
- Billing periods are shown only in plan names, and no yearly price was visible in the listing.
- The listing says it is for iOS 15.0 or later; no Android listing was checked.
- The website footer names AI Creativity S.r.l. while the App Store seller is Bending Spoons.
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.
Remini
- Photo enhancement
- Turns grainy, pixelated or low-resolution photos into sharper high-definition versions, which the listing describes as one tap.
- Old photo repair
- The App Store description lists repairing old, blurry or scratched photographs, such as vintage family albums.
- Portrait enhancement
- Facial photos and selfies can be improved, and the app supports before and after comparisons for sharing.
- Subscriptions
- The listing says subscriptions come in weekly, monthly and yearly lengths and renew automatically unless turned off.
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).
Remini
Remini Pro Weekly$9.99
per week, as named in the US App Store listing
In-app purchase for premium features; the listing shows it at $9.99.
Remini Lite Weekly$4.99
per week; listing shows $4.99 to $7.99, basis not shown
Lite weekly in-app purchases are listed at $4.99, $5.99 and $7.99.
1 Month$9.99
per month, as labeled in the listing
A one-month subscription in-app purchase listed at $9.99 without a plan name.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Lensa or Remini?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Lensa is cheaper to start with: $12.96 a month, against $21.62 a month for Remini. Lensa starts at $2.99 for Unlimited Access (1 Week), per the App Store listing, and Remini starts at $4.99 (Remini Lite Weekly, US App Store; billing period not shown).
Which has a free plan, Lensa or Remini?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Lensa and Remini have a free plan.
Which platforms do Lensa and Remini run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Lensa lists an Android app and only Remini lists a web app. Both list an iOS 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.