Comparison

Pika vs JOYscratch

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

Head to head
About

Pika

This AI-powered video creation tool allows you to transform your videos and photos with a wide range of effects and editing capabilities. Easily swap elements, create custom memes, add fantastical objects, and generate videos from text or images.

Highlights
  • AI video generation
  • Element swapping (Pikaswaps)
  • Custom meme creation (Pikamemes)
  • Add objects/people to videos (Pikadditions)
  • Photo effects (Pikaffects)
  • Scene customization (Pikascenes)
  • Image-to-video conversion
  • Text-to-video generation
Features
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Meet Pika, the mind-blowing AI video maker that brings your wildest dreams and weirdest ideas to life. Insert yourself into a famous painting. Kiss a troll. Put a bunny in your bathtub. Squish a skyscraper. With Pika, literally anything is possible. 1. Pikaswaps Put your cat in the grand canyon. Turn the Mississippi River to lava. With Pikaswaps, the options are endless. Use your photos or text prompts to replace any element in any of your video, with hyper-real results. 2. Pikamemes React to posts, threads, and comments with custom GIFs, generated from just a single selfie. Turn yourself into your favorite emoji, blow an air kiss, or vomit slime. Whatever your mood, we’ve got a meme. 3. Pikadditions Catch everyone’s attention with surprising objects, people, and fantastical elements dropped right in to your videos. Let your imagination run wild on selfies, iconic clips, POV videos, or anything you imagine, while preserving the original video and sound. 4. Pikaffects Pikafy any of your photos with different Pikaffects like Cakeify, Melt, Explode, Squish, Levitate and more. We're always releasing new Pikaffects, and with the Pika app, you'll get first access to all of them. 5. Pikascenes Choose from different scenes like “Guard your castle,” “Fly in the sky,” and make them your own, swapping out characters, backgrounds, wardrobe and more with what you upload. Or, start from scratch and build your own video using just your photos and a text prompt of your creation. 6. Image-to-Video Turn any of your photos into a dynamic video. All you need is a photo and an idea. 7. Text-to-Video Start with a simple text prompt. Your imagination + Pika’s magic = a whole new reality. Why are you still reading this? Download the Pika app and start playing! Terms of Service: https://pika.art/terms-of-service Acceptable Use Policy: https://pika.art/acceptable-use-policy Privacy Policy:https://pika.art/privacy-policy

About

JOYscratch

This app transforms your Apple Watch into a portable sketchpad. Draw directly on your wrist, utilize the Digital Crown for canvas scrolling, and easily undo actions with a flick. It offers a simple, intuitive drawing experience without complex menus.

Highlights
  • Finger drawing on a smooth canvas
  • Digital Crown for canvas scrolling
  • Wrist flick to undo strokes
  • Color palette with custom options
  • Brush sizes and eraser
  • Save and reopen drawings
  • Complication for quick access
Features
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JOYscratch turns your Apple Watch into a tiny, always-with-you sketchpad. Draw with your finger, scroll the canvas with the Digital Crown, and flick your wrist to undo. No fiddly menus needed! FEATURES • Draw naturally with your finger on a smooth canvas • Pick from a palette of colors, or dial in a custom one • Three brush sizes plus an eraser • Scroll up and down for more room with the Digital Crown • Flick your wrist to undo your last stroke • Switch between black and white backgrounds • Save your drawings and reopen them anytime from your library • Add the JOYscratch complication to your watch face for one-tap access Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Just open it and draw! Sketch an idea, jot a shape, or just doodle for fun. JOYscratch is the quickest way from "I want to draw something" to drawing it.

Screenshots

Pika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pika at Free against JOYscratch's $1.99. Pika also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 1) and chart position (#83 vs unranked). JOYscratch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Pika is free to download; JOYscratch costs $1.99 up front. Pika sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. JOYscratch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JOYscratch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pika has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pika versus JOYscratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPikaJOYscratch
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMellis, Inc.JOYware LLC.

Customer experience

Pika

All ratings3,627 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews507 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative40.2%

JOYscratch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pika

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Video generation not working properly
  • Login issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved video generation quality
  • Transparent pricing model

JOYscratch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pika

Subscriptions11
  • Standard Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$14.997 Days
  • Standard Monthly$16.001 Month
Show 8 more
  • Pro Monthly$35.001 Month
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$35.001 Month
  • Fancy Weekly$48.007 Days
  • Standard Yearly$96.001 Year
  • Fancy Monthly$119.001 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$199.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly$199.001 Year
  • Fancy Yearly$989.001 Year
None

JOYscratch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pika free?
Pika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JOYscratch free?
JOYscratch costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pika or JOYscratch?
JOYscratch is rated higher. Pika averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while JOYscratch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pika or JOYscratch have ads?
Pika shows ads; JOYscratch does not.

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