Comparison

Anime AI vs LIDA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Anime AI

Transform your photos into unique anime-style art and animations with advanced AI. Create adorable figurines, dynamic videos, and imaginative mashups. Share your creations across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • AI photo to anime transformation
  • Banana-fied figurine creation
  • Wacky outfit transitions
  • Pet photo animations
  • Virtual idol dance creation
  • Masterpiece mashups
Features
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【Anime AI: Your Ultimate AI Photo Generator & Art Studio!】 Unlock creativity with Anime AI – a top-rated AI art app blending Sora-inspired video magic, Midjourney artistry, and Suno AI vibes. Transform photos into anime masterpieces, funny avatars, and viral videos in seconds! Inspired by Pixverse animations, HiDive streams, and Polybuzz edits. Banana Style Revolution: AI Photo Editor Meets Cute Chaos! Inspired by Bala AI and Citrus AI, upload photos and turn them into adorable banana-fied figurines. Perfect for Goth AI twists or cute chibi vibes. Quirky, customizable, and shareable on TikTok, Instagram, and chats. Friends will think it's Midjourney magic! Epic Animation Universe: From Static Art to Dynamic Stories Wacky Outfit Transitions: Morph from everyday to cyberpunk in seconds. Pet Photo Animations: Bring furry friends to life with anime flair. Cross-Dimensional Role-Play: Dive into Hidive-level virtual worlds. Virtual Idol Dances: Create K-pop routines with Korean art influences. Anime Watching Dream: Animate favorite scenes from top apps! No skills needed – add jelly textures, oil paintings, or PixArt precision edits. Masterpiece Mashups: AI Art Like Never Before Blend classics with innovation: Van Gogh meets banana swirls for nocturnal fantasies; cyberpunk collides with jelly textures for neon dreams; oil paintings encounter adorable heroes. Generate AI photos, edit creations, and ignite your imagination from gothic aesthetics to vibrant hues. Go Viral: Share Your AI Universe Everywhere! Craft profile pics, TikTok reels, or Insta stories that wow. Get "OMG" reactions and flood socials. Privacy-first design keeps your world secure. Update now and join millions! Where photo, art, and animation collide. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/sgameprivacy/ Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/tapanimeterms/

About

LIDA

This AI-powered companion offers advanced chat capabilities, understanding and responding to a wide range of inquiries. It also transforms text descriptions into unique images with customizable styles and templates, unlocking creative expression.

Highlights
  • AI-powered chat
  • Text-to-image generation
  • Customizable drawing styles
  • Diverse drawing templates
  • User-friendly interface
  • Prompt guidance
Features
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"Experience the future of AI interaction with LIDA, your integrated, AI-powered chat and drawing companion. Harnessing the advanced capabilities of ChatGPT, LIDA delivers rich conversational experiences, understanding and responding to a wide range of inquiries, and enabling deep, meaningful dialogues. Beyond chat, LIDA's innovative AI drawing feature transforms simple textual descriptions into beautiful images, freeing your creative spirit and turning ideas into artistic reality. Explore diverse drawing templates and styles for every occasion, whether simple line art or complex full-color pieces. Personalize your artwork with adjustable styles, making each piece uniquely yours. Navigate through LIDA's functionalities effortlessly with user-friendly interfaces and advanced features, enhanced by an array of prompts to guide the AI according to your needs. Dive into the new era of AI with LIDA, your intelligent chat and drawing partner. Unlock unlimited possibilities in communication, creativity, and personal expression, all at your fingertips." To support us you can choose to subscribe to our auto-renewing subscriptions: • User can subscribe one month (USD 6.99$) or one year (USD 69.99$) After the free trial, the total amount for the subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal at the total subscription price within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited after purchase. Special introductory offers only apply to the first billing term. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings: Setting > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > manage subscription after purchase. Terms of service & privacy policy: https://storage.googleapis.com/lida_ai/policy/privacy-policy-en.html https://storage.googleapis.com/lida_ai/policy/user-agreement-en.html

Screenshots

Anime AI4 screens
LIDA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Anime AI at 4.7 against LIDA's 3.0. Anime AI also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (413 vs 4). LIDA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anime AI sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and LIDA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anime AI holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anime AI has 413 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Anime AI's written reviews are positive against 50% of LIDA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anime AI ships an update fortnightly, LIDA every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Anime AI versus LIDA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnime AILIDA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (413 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings413 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrilliant GamesNGMOB PTE.LTD.

Customer experience

Anime AI

All ratings413 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative33.0%

LIDA

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Anime AI

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Prompts not working as expected
  • App crashes or generates irrelevant images
  • Subscription issues (unexpected charges, cancellation problems)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more art styles and filters
  • Improve prompt recognition and generation
  • Provide more free features without subscription

LIDA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Anime AI

Subscriptions4
  • week vip$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Vip$3.997 Days
  • month vip$4.991 Month
Show 1 more
  • year vip2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • gems300$0.99
  • Gems60$1.99
  • Anime Avatar 5x10 Pack1D$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Anime Avatar 10x10 Pack2D$2.99
  • Anime Avatar 5x10 Pack1$3.99
  • Anime Avatar 20x10 Pack3D$3.99
  • Gems240$4.99
  • Anime Avatar 10x10 Pack2$5.99
2 purchases

LIDA

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription (1 Month)$6.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription (1 Year)$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Anime AI free?
Anime AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LIDA free?
LIDA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anime AI or LIDA?
Anime AI is rated higher. Anime AI averages 4.7 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while LIDA averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Anime AI or LIDA have ads?
Anime AI shows ads; LIDA does not.
Which is updated more often, Anime AI or LIDA?
Anime AI ships an update fortnightly, and LIDA every 8 days. Most recently, Anime AI was updated on October 20, 2026 and LIDA on October 18, 2026.

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