Yay vs Studio Anime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yay
Easily transform your photos with a variety of creative AI filters. Apply whimsical animations, caricatures, vintage styles, or comic book effects with a single tap. Perfect for social media or just having fun with your pictures.
- AI-powered photo transformations
- Animated scenes
- Caricature effects
- Vintage photo styles
- Comic book filters
- Printable coloring pages
- New styles added regularly
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Transform your everyday photos with our collection of fun AI filters! Our photo app gives you the power to reimagine your pictures in all kinds of creative styles with just a tap. Play with these cool transformations: • Whimsical animated scenes with dreamy watercolor skies and charming details • Fun caricatures that playfully exaggerate what makes you unique • Cool vintage photos that make it look like your pic was taken decades ago • Comic book style that gives your everyday moments superhero energy • Coloring book pages you can actually print and color in! • ...and we're adding new styles all the time! Our AI does all the hard work, so you just snap a photo, pick a style, and watch the magic happen! Each filter preserves what's special about your original pic while adding that creative wow-factor. Perfect for spicing up your social media, surprising friends with stylized versions of your group photos, or just having fun seeing your world through different creative lenses. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Studio Anime
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Instantly generate and stylize images into multiple artistic themes. Easily upload from camera roll select multiple styles at a time to generate images in parallel using the highest quality up-to-date image generation models! Users start with 3 free generation tokens! Please get in touch with us for style or feature requests!
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Verdict
Yay and Studio Anime are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Yay sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Studio Anime sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Yay | Studio Anime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Killbridge Ventures | AZOE, LLC |
In-app purchases
Yay
- Yay Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Yay Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 25 Credits$3.99
- 100 Credits$12.99
- 500 Credits$59.99
Studio Anime
- Studio Tokens - Pack of 10$9.99
- Studio Tokens - Pack of 25$19.99
- Studio Tokens - Pack of 50$34.99
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- Studio Tokens - Pack of 100$59.99
- Studio Tokens - Pack of 200$99.99









