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Picsart vs EPIK

Picsart: All-in-one photo editor, video editor and design studio with AI image and video generation. EPIK: SNOW's photo and video editor with pro color tools, beauty retouching and the AI Yearbook.

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Updated October 16, 2026

Picsart and EPIK details as published on picsart.com and epik.snow.me (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	Picsart	EPIK	Luren AI
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Windows	iOS, Android	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Free to download; standard photo and video editing tools are included with every plan, and the mobile app shows ads (its pricing FAQ says subscribing removes them)	Free to download, with in-app purchases	Free to download and try
Pricing	Pro and Ultra subscriptions with monthly AI credits, plus add-on credit packs that do not expire: Pro from $10.50 a month and Ultra from $37.50 a month per seat, billed yearly (as listed on its pricing page)	EPIK PRO subscription (weekly, monthly or yearly), plus one-off packs such as AI Yearbook and AI Christmas sold in the app (App Store listing)	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	One photo for edits; a text prompt for generation; selfies for AI avatars (the number is not stated on its site)	One photo for edits; the AI Yearbook's photo requirement is not stated on its site	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	Image: Flux 2, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana, Seedream 4.5, GPT-image 1.5, Imagen 4 Ultra, Ideogram V3. Video: Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, Runway, Luma Ray 2, MiniMax H3 (pricing page)	Not stated on its site	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Text to image, AI avatars from selfies, AI try-on and the Aura chat assistant	AI filters that restyle you as characters, and themed packs such as the AI Yearbook	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Text-to-video and image-to-video, AI video avatars, plus a video editor	Video face retouch, video mosaic and retro clip effects	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	Background and object removal, retouch, enhance, expand, templates, collages, stickers and text	HSL, curves, clone and patch, beauty retouch, face and body reshape, AI cutout, object removal, batch editing and templates	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose Picsart if…

Social media posts and designs from templates
Creators who want many AI image and video models in one subscription
Editing on phone and desktop with the same account

Picsart is an all-in-one creative platform for photo editing, video editing and design, with templates, stickers, background and object removal and a large set of AI tools. Its pricing page lists image models such as Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 4.5 and GPT-image 1.5 and video models such as Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0 and Seedance, and one subscription works across its phone apps, the web and Windows.

Strengths

Photo editing, video editing, design templates and AI generation in one app
A wide model choice, from Nano Banana Pro and Seedream to Veo 3.1 and Kling
One subscription across iOS, Android, the web and Windows

Limits to know

The free mobile app shows ads; its pricing FAQ says subscribing removes them
Monthly subscription credits expire at the end of each billing cycle
Access to 200+ AI models is listed under Ultra, the higher plan

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Choose EPIK if…

Selfie and portrait retouching
Fine color grading on a phone
Trend packs such as 90s yearbook photos

EPIK, from SNOW Corporation, is a photo editor for iPhone and Android that pairs pro-style tools such as HSL, curves, split tone, clone and batch editing with detailed beauty and face retouching. Its AI tools include enhance, AI skin, smart cutout, object removal, AI filters and hairstyle and expression changes, and its website promotes the AI Yearbook, a 90s yearbook-photo throwback.

Strengths

Pro-style manual tools: HSL, curves, split tone, grain, clone and patch
Detailed beauty and face retouching, including batch beauty for several selfies
Themed AI packs such as the 90s AI Yearbook

Limits to know

AI video generation is not described in its store listings
Themed packs such as Yearbook are separate purchases from the PRO subscription (App Store listing)
No web version: its site links to the iPhone and Android apps

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Key differences

Picsart is listed among ai photo apps and ai image generators and ai video generators; EPIK among ai photo apps.
Free plans: Picsart: Free to download; standard photo and video editing tools are included with every plan, and the mobile app shows ads (its pricing FAQ says subscribing removes them). EPIK: Free to download, with in-app purchases.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

Picsart vs EPIK: questions

Is Picsart better than EPIK?

It depends on the job. Picsart suits social media posts and designs from templates; creators who want many AI image and video models in one subscription; editing on phone and desktop with the same account. EPIK suits selfie and portrait retouching; fine color grading on a phone; trend packs such as 90s yearbook photos.

Is Picsart free?

Free to download; standard photo and video editing tools are included with every plan, and the mobile app shows ads (its pricing FAQ says subscribing removes them).

Is EPIK free?

Free to download, with in-app purchases.

Which is better for video, Picsart or EPIK?

Picsart: Text-to-video and image-to-video, AI video avatars, plus a video editor. EPIK: Video face retouch, video mosaic and retro clip effects.

What is the EPIK AI Yearbook?

AI Yearbook is EPIK's 90s-style yearbook photo feature, which its website promotes as a "90s throwback with AI Yearbook". Its App Store listing sells Yearbook packs as separate in-app purchases, alongside the EPIK PRO subscription.

Is there an alternative to Picsart and EPIK on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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Picsart and EPIK are trademarks of their owners. Luren AI is not affiliated with either. Details are as each company publishes them on its own site and store listings on the date above; plans and prices change, so check their sites before you buy.