Pricing
Mark is free, LCT is free for now, and paida has a free tier that stays free. The ones that cost money are Zlens, paida Pro and MuseFrame.
The English and Chinese sites are priced separately, not converted at an exchange rate.
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Mark
Free
No sign-up, and the code is open source under Apache-2.0.
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Zlens
$19.99
Pay once, no subscription.
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LCT
Free for now
Everything shipped so far is free. No promises about later.
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MuseFrame
$12.9930 images
Three free on sign-up. Packs never expire, and 30 is the best value. Other tiers are in the table below.
A failed or blocked generation doesn't use a credit.
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paida
¥68Pro, CNY
The free version holds three references at a time, and it stays free. Pro is also ¥12 a month. Priced in CNY for now.
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Liuying
TBA
Not released yet. Free up to 2,000 photos; bigger libraries take one purchase.
Side by side
| Item | Mark | Zlens | LCT | MuseFrame | paida | Liuying |
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| Price | Free | $19.99 one-time | Free for now | 3 free on sign-up; trial 3 for $1.99, $5.99 / 10, $12.99 / 30, $34.99 / 100; Creator $7.99 / mo or $59.99 / yr | Free tier + Pro ¥68 CNY once or ¥12 / mo | Not released; price TBA |
| Billing | None (open source) | One-time, no subscription | No pricing stated | Credit packs (no expiry), a 30-day Creator pass (CNY only) or a Creator monthly / yearly plan | In-app purchase, restorable | One-time on iOS and Android; free up to 2,000 photos |
| Account | Not required | Not required | Required, LCT's own email account | Required, MuseFrame's own email-code account | Not required | No account |
| Platform | Web, plus Android, desktop and CLI | Android first, iOS date not set | Web, plus an Android beta | Web app; Android signed, public download pending; iOS planned | Android closed beta; iOS coming, iOS 16 minimum | Android internal testing, not public |
| Photos uploaded? | No, processed in the browser | No, device-to-device transfer | Only what you choose to post to the community | Yes, after GPS and camera metadata are stripped on the device | No, all analysis on the phone | No, analysis and index stay on the device |
| Free tier | Everything | Connecting and live monitoring | Everything shipped so far | 3 complete images on sign-up | 3 custom references at a time, swappable | Up to 2,000 photos |
Any other purchase question: donaldkuke@gmail.com.
Questions
Are MuseFrame's dollar and yuan prices converted at an exchange rate?
No. The English and Chinese sites are priced on their own, and neither is adjusted to match the other.
If I buy paida Pro, does it carry over to a new phone?
Yes. Tap “Restore Purchase” and the app store brings it back.
Will Zlens cost more than $19.99 later?
This page only lists the price in effect today. We don't promise anything about future prices.
LCT is free now. Will that change?
This page only covers what's shipped, with no promises about later.
Roughly what will Liuying cost?
Not decided. It'll be on the store listing at launch.