Popular Pays by Lightricks vs Clara for Creators
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popular Pays by Lightricks
Connect with brands looking for authentic content and influence. This platform facilitates collaboration between creators and businesses across major social media channels. Browse opportunities, create engaging content, and get paid for your work.
- Connect brands and creators
- Content creation opportunities
- Influencer marketing
- Cross-platform support (Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
- Get paid for content
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Popular Pays is an Agile Advertising Platform where Brands & talented Creators connect to collaborate & create content. Brands are looking to creators for content or influence - and sometimes for both. They need content to support their own Agile Advertising efforts and want to tap into the authentic and close connection that influencers have with their followers to raise awareness for their brands. The Popular Pays Agile Advertising Suite supports Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest. Use our app to browse, apply, create (and get paid for) your work. Brands of all sizes work with us – from Hyatt to Mother Raw (update this brand?) – and they’re looking for beautiful, engaging, and innovative content from Creators on social media. Download the app, sign up, and Create Something Worth Sharing.
Clara for Creators
This app connects creators with brands, offering a platform for transparent brand deal reviews and ratings. Creators can build profiles, share insights, and discover opportunities based on their attributes and follower size.
- Creator profiles
- Brand deal reviews
- Brand ratings
- Creator discoverability
- Insight sharing
- Community platform
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Clara is a community that empowers creators through transparency, brand reviews/ratings and discoverability. Clara enables creators to create profiles, and post details, reviews and insight on the brand deals they are involved in. Users can sort by profiles and reviews from relevant creators with similar attributes, follower size, etc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clara for Creators at 75% against Popular Pays by Lightricks's 37%. Clara for Creators also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Popular Pays by Lightricks's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Popular Pays by Lightricks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popular Pays by Lightricks has 589 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Popular Pays by Lightricks's written reviews are positive against 75% of Clara for Creators's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Popular Pays by Lightricks ships an update every 6 weeks, Clara for Creators every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popular Pays by Lightricks | Clara for Creators |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (589 ratings) — better | 4.1 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 589 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Popular Pays Inc. | Clara App LLC |
Customer experience
Popular Pays by Lightricks
Clara for Creators
Bugs and requests
Popular Pays by Lightricks
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with account login and connectivity
- Delayed payment processing and lack of updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to negotiate campaign pricing
- Filter for paid gigs only
- Improved account management and login
- Better communication with brands and creators
Clara for Creators
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Popular Pays by Lightricks
No in-app purchases
Clara for Creators
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Popular Pays by Lightricks free?
Is Clara for Creators free?
Which has better reviews, Popular Pays by Lightricks or Clara for Creators?
Do Popular Pays by Lightricks or Clara for Creators have ads?
Which is updated more often, Popular Pays by Lightricks or Clara for Creators?
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