# Studio Ninja review (2026): is it worth $16 a month, billed yearly? > Studio management and CRM for photographers and videographers Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Studio Ninja is a business app for professional photographers and videographers. It tracks leads and jobs and sends quotes, contracts, questionnaires and invoices through a branded client portal. Online booking forms and workflow automation take care of repeat steps, and a mobile app covers work away from the desk. - **Category:** CRM Software - **Made by:** Studio Ninja PTY LTD - **Website:** https://www.studioninja.co - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you start on Starter, with 1 user, 1 brand and 5 active jobs. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Studio Ninja is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $16 per month, billed monthly ($160 billed yearly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 7-day free trial with all features, no credit card needed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $16 per month, billed monthly ($160 billed yearly) | 1 brand, 1 user, 1 contact form and 5 active jobs. No online booking forms or workflow automation. | | Pro | $27 per month, billed monthly ($270 billed yearly) | 1 brand, 3 users, 3 contact forms, 3 online booking forms, unlimited jobs and workflow automation. | | Master | $40 per month, billed monthly ($400 billed yearly) | 3 brands, unlimited users, contact forms, online booking forms and jobs, plus workflow automation. | Read from https://www.studioninja.co/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Studio Ninja before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 17% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page labels yearly billing as saving 17% against monthly, and its FAQ describes it as a two-month discount. Source: https://www.studioninja.co/pricing/ ## Key features - **Leads and jobs:** Track enquiries from lead sources through to booked jobs, with tasks, deadlines and invoice status in one place. - **Quotes, contracts and questionnaires:** Clients review quotes, sign contracts and pay through a branded client portal, with automatic payment reminders. - **Online booking:** Booking forms let clients choose a session and pay at the time of booking. They are not included on Starter. - **Workflow automation:** Pre-built or custom workflows send emails, contracts and questionnaires. Automation is not included on Starter. - **Payments and income reports:** Stripe integration for online payments, payment schedules and income reporting. - **Mobile app:** The vendor says every feature is available in its iOS and Android apps. ## Good for - Photographers and videographers running their own studio - Studios that want leads, contracts, invoices and booking in one app ## Worth knowing - Starter caps active jobs at 5 and leaves out online booking forms and workflow automation. - Plans are limited by users and brands: 1 user on Starter, 3 on Pro. - The pricing page also lists prices in pounds and Australian dollars; the dollar figures here are the USD column. - Built for photography businesses, so some templates and integrations (ShootProof, Fundy, ProSelect, Pic-Time) are photography-specific. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Studio Ninja is a studio management app for photographers, from $16 a month. Starter allows one user and 5 active jobs and leaves out online booking and automation, which start at $27. - **Value for money: C.** $16 a month on Starter, but booking forms and automation start on Pro at $27, just above the category's $25 middle. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 7-day trial with all features and no card needed. No free plan. - **Features: C.** Leads, quotes, contracts, booking, automation, payments and reports. It does the photography job fully, which is a smaller job than a general CRM. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Templates, forms and workflows to build. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android apps, with Gmail, Google Calendar, Xero, QuickBooks and Stripe. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Studio Ninja's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among CRM tools - Studio Ninja's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 22 of the 72 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 18. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 10 of 72) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $27.92 for the category: 20 of the 66 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 14 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/crm ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Studio Ninja you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 32 of the 72 other CRM tools grade higher. It costs $192 a year. - You could make: Sales pipeline, invoicing, quotes and estimates, appointment booking, forms and tasks: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Gmail, Google Calendar, Xero, QuickBooks, Stripe, ShootProof, Fundy, ProSelect **Tags:** Sales pipeline, Invoicing, Quotes and estimates, Workflow automation, Appointment booking, Forms, Tasks ## Alternatives - [17hats](https://toolgpa.com/tools/17hats): CRM and small business manager with invoicing, booking and texting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/17hats-vs-studio-ninja) - [Dubsado](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dubsado): Client management, contracts and invoicing for service businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dubsado-vs-studio-ninja) - [HoneyBook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/honeybook): Client management, contracts and payments for independents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/honeybook-vs-studio-ninja) - [Less Annoying CRM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/less-annoying-crm): Simple CRM for small businesses at one flat per-user price. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/less-annoying-crm-vs-studio-ninja) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.studioninja.co/ - https://www.studioninja.co/pricing/ - https://www.studioninja.co/features/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/studio-ninja Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).