# Polarr review (2026): is it worth $1.99 a month? > AI photo editor and filter community across phone, desktop and web Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Polarr is a photo and video editing family from Polarrcan Software. Its photo apps combine AI-assisted editing tools with filters shared by creators, Polarr Pro adds masking and fine adjustments on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and Polarr Next is a browser workflow for batch RAW editing in beta. - **Category:** AI Image & Video Generators - **Made by:** Polarrcan Software Inc - **Website:** https://www.polarr.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to generate images from a prompt, as Polarr only edits. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Polarr is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $1.99 per month (Polarr Lite, in-app subscription). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial offered on the in-app subscriptions; length not stated in the listing. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Polarr Lite | $1.99 per month, billed monthly ($11.99 billed yearly) | In-app subscription in the Polarr Photo Filters & Editor app on iPhone and iPad. | | Polarr Studio | $3.99 per month, billed monthly ($23.99 billed yearly) | Higher in-app subscription in the same app; the listing says both unlock the same features monthly or yearly. | | Polarr Pro | $7.99 per month, billed monthly ($47.99 billed yearly) | Unlocks all filters and pro tools in the Polarr Pro Photo Editor app on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polarr-pro-photo-editor/id1077124956 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Polarr before buying. ## Key features - **AI-assisted photo editing:** The homepage describes dozens of AI-enabled tools for editing, alongside manual coloring, masking and fine-tuning in Polarr Pro. - **Creator-made filters:** Users can discover, create and share filters, scan or produce them as QR codes, and sync them across devices with a Polarr account. - **Batch RAW editing in the browser:** Polarr Next is described as a browser-based batch RAW editing workflow, currently available as a beta. - **Video effects app:** 24FPS is a separate iOS and Android app that applies aesthetic effects and video LUTs to clips. - **Wide platform coverage:** The download page lists web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android versions of the photo editor. ## Good for - Mobile photographers who like sharing and using filters - Editing photos on phone and desktop with one account - Users who want an inexpensive subscription editor ## Worth knowing - Prices come from the App Store listings; the vendor's site has no pricing page, and web and desktop plan prices were not read. - Polarr is an editor: it enhances photos and does not generate images from text prompts. - The listings say pricing in other countries may vary and charges may be converted to local currency. - Polarr Next, the browser RAW workflow, is labelled a beta. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Polarr is a photo editor with AI-assisted tools and filters shared by creators, plus Polarr Pro with masking on iPhone, iPad and Mac. The in-app subscriptions run $1.99 to $7.99 a month, a trial is mentioned without a length, and it edits photos but doesn't generate them. The browser RAW tool is still in beta. - **Value for money: A.** Lite is $1.99 a month and Pro is $47.99 a year, about $4 a month, below the $4.80 mark that is 60% of the cheaper quarter of AI image tools. Prices come from App Store listings. - **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial on the in-app subscriptions, length not stated. Nothing else is listed as free. - **Features: C.** AI-assisted editing, creator filters, a browser RAW workflow in beta and a video effects app. It edits photos but doesn't generate images. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record, but it's an editor you install and start on; the pro tools take learning. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android and the web, with no API or integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Polarr's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI image and video generators - Polarr's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 132 of the 168 other AI image and video generators we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 149 of 168) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 41). - Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $11.88 for the category: 0 of the 120 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-images ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Polarr you would be making a video editor. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 132 of the 168 other AI image and video generators we grade. It costs $23.88 a year. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** AI features, Video editing ## Alternatives - [Photoleap](https://toolgpa.com/tools/photoleap): iPhone photo editor with AI image generation and layered edits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/photoleap-vs-polarr) - [Luminar Neo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/luminar-neo): AI photo editor sold as a one-time license, from Skylum. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/luminar-neo-vs-polarr) - [Facetune](https://toolgpa.com/tools/facetune): Photo and video retouching with AI tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/facetune-vs-polarr) - [Pixlr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pixlr): Browser photo editors with AI image, video and audio tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pixlr-vs-polarr) - [Picsart](https://toolgpa.com/tools/picsart): Photo and video editor with AI generation and design tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/picsart-vs-polarr) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polarr-pro-photo-editor/id1077124956 - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/polarr-photo-filters-editor/id988173374 - https://www.polarr.com - https://www.polarr.com/download Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/polarr Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).