Playform vs Starryai (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Starryai grades higher than Playform: 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.
Playform
AI art studio with sketch-to-image, face tools and model training
Starryai
AI art and video app with styles, a community feed and Lumen credits
Which one is for you
Pick Playform if
- Fits if you want to train your own image model
- Works for artists who sketch
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want clean free downloads, since they cost credits
- Tight if you buy credits, at $1 each at list
- Watch out: the page calls the pricing policy limited-time
- Watch out: rollover credits expire if a Pro or Studio plan is cancelled
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
| 2.2GPAPlayformFair | 2.6GPAStarryaiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $10 a month, the category's middle price. | 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 | C100 free generations a day, watermarked, with 2 credits to download without it. | BA free account gets daily free images with no watermark, plus 5 Lumens on sign-up. Anything past the basics spends Lumens. |
| Features | BText and sketch to image, face tools, upscaling and video clips, plus training your own model. | 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 | CModels, credits and training your own model 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, with no phone app, desktop app or integrations listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app and no API on the listing. |
| Best for | AI art with your own trained model | 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: Playform and Starryai. How we grade
Price against what you get
Playform starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year 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 Playform 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
| Playform | Starryai | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per month, or $100 per year | $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price) |
| Free plan | 100 free generations a day with a watermark; 2 credits to download without it. Includes model training, 30-day storage and 500 MB. | 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 | Playform | starryai, Inc. |
| Price read from | playform.io | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Playform
- The page calls this pricing policy a limited-time one, so the free-generation and pay-to-download terms may change.
- Extra credits cost $1 each at list, or $0.70 on Pro and $0.50 on Studio.
- Rollover credits expire if a Pro or Studio subscription is cancelled; purchased credits never expire.
- The free allowance is capped at 100 generations a day, and clean downloads on Free and Plus cost credits.
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
Playform
- Text to image with inpainting
- Generate from a prompt using different models and styles, and mask parts of an image to redo them.
- Sketch to image
- Use a drawing or outline as the guide and pick a style to turn it into a finished image.
- Face tools
- Mix several faces, swap faces across images or make face-based memes.
- Train your own model
- Train a custom model on your images; the pricing page lists 1 hour of training as 6 credits.
- Upscaling and video clips
- Upscale up to 4x free on paid plans, and beyond 4x up to 12x, and make short clips with FaceMorph video.
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
Playform
Free$0
100 generations a day with a watermark, 2 credits per download without it, model training and 30-day result history.
Plus$10
per month, billed monthly ($100 billed yearly)
Unlimited watermarked generations, 1 credit per clean download, free upscaling to 4x, video clips and bulk download.
Pro$30
per month, billed monthly ($300 billed yearly)
Everything in Plus, unlimited watermark-free downloads, 30 rollover credits a month and 30% off extra credits.
Studio$50
per month, billed monthly ($500 billed yearly)
Everything in Pro with 60 rollover credits a month, 50% off extra credits, unlimited storage and Studio membership eligibility.
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
Playform
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Yearly prices are $100, $300 and $500, against $10, $30 and $50 a month; that is ten months' cost for twelve.
Starryai
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Playform or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Playform is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month when paid by the year, against $21.62 a month for Starryai. Playform starts at $10 per month, or $100 per year, and Starryai starts at $4.99 per week (Starter Pro Weekly, US App Store in-app price).
Which has a free plan, Playform or Starryai?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Playform and Starryai have a free plan.
Which platforms do Playform 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.