Comparison

Yay vs Studio Anime

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Studio Anime

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Yay4 screens
Studio Anime4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Yay versus Studio Anime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYayStudio Anime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKillbridge VenturesAZOE, LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Yay

Subscriptions2
  • Yay Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Yay Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 25 Credits$3.99
  • 100 Credits$12.99
  • 500 Credits$59.99
5 purchases

Studio Anime

One-time5
  • 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

Questions

Is Yay free?
Yay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studio Anime free?
Studio Anime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yay or Studio Anime have ads?
Neither Yay nor Studio Anime shows ads.

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