Best Free Picsart Alternatives for Android and iPhone

If what you like about Picsart is editing the photo itself, Snapseed does it with no strings attached. Google's listing promises 30+ tools and filters with "no subscriptions, purchases, ads, or watermarks".

You get film looks, healing, portrait tools, double exposure, one-tap smart masking, batch editing and RAW support. Every change is non-destructive. It has over 100 million downloads on Google Play. We cover it in more depth in our Lightroom alternatives list.

What you lose vs Picsart: stickers, templates, collages and AI generation.

Photoshop Express covers the everyday Picsart jobs in a cleaner app: blemish removal, an airbrush face editor, red-eye fixes, filters, text, stickers, a collage maker and AI background replacement. The Google Play listing shows no ads.

Premium unlocks extra features and finer controls for $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year on the US App Store. We list more Adobe and non-Adobe editors in our Photoshop alternatives guide.

What you lose vs Picsart: the huge sticker library and AI generation tools.

If you mostly use Picsart filters to make photos look better, Lightroom's free mobile app does that job with more control. Light, colour, curves and presets are free for photos taken on your phone.

Masking, healing and cloud sync need Premium, which is $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year with 100GB storage on the US App Store. Our Lightroom alternatives guide spells out exactly what stays free.

What you lose vs Picsart: everything beyond photo editing, such as stickers, text and templates.

Adobe Express is the most complete free replacement for Picsart's design side. The free plan includes 100,000+ static and video templates, a background remover, object removal, text effects, a simple video editor and 5GB of storage. Its free AI use is limited to a small number of daily image generations.

The Play listing shows no ads. Premium is US$9.99 a month on Adobe's site, or $99.99 a year on the US App Store. It adds 250 generative credits a month, premium templates, Adobe Stock assets, Adobe Fonts, 100GB storage and brand kits. It also includes Photoshop Express Premium on mobile. See how it compares with Canva in our Canva alternatives list.

What you lose vs Picsart: Picsart's playful sticker packs and AI avatar tools.

Canva is the go-to if you use Picsart for Instagram stories, posters, invites or thumbnails. The free plan has templates, photo filters, text and basic photo editing, and your designs sync between phone and computer.

Free content exports without a watermark. Premium photos, elements and templates show a watermark unless you pay for Pro. On the US App Store, Pro is $14.99 a month or $119.99 a year. You need a Canva account. If Canva is the app you want to leave, see our Canva alternatives.

What you lose vs Picsart: fun photo effects, face retouching and sticker packs.

PicCollage is the closest match to Picsart's playful side. It makes photo and video collages, grids, scrapbook pages, greeting cards and Instagram layouts, with stickers, doodles, fonts, frames and animated templates. It also has an AI background eraser and Magic Expand.

The free version shows ads and adds a watermark. PicCollage VIP removes both and unlocks all stickers, backgrounds, templates and fonts, with a 7-day free trial. The store listings do not show one clear VIP price, so check it in the app. It has over 100 million downloads on Google Play.

What you lose vs Picsart: AI generation, avatars and serious retouching.

If you use Picsart mainly to cut people or products out of photos, Photoroom does that job better. It removes and replaces backgrounds, adds AI shadows, batch edits whole sets of photos and exports sizes ready for Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, Instagram and other marketplaces.

Photoroom's help centre says the free plan allows 25 exports a week and 100 a month, and the Play listing shows no ads. Paid Pro and Max plans raise the limits and add more AI credits. Pro includes 1,000 exports a month and Max 3,000. It has over 100 million downloads on Google Play.

What you lose vs Picsart: filters, stickers and fun effects. Photoroom is built for selling, not for selfies.

Fotor is the closest to Picsart's AI-heavy direction. It has an AI photo enhancer, Magic Eraser, background remover, AI retouch, AI hairstyles, AI expand and old photo restoration, plus classic filters and adjustments.

The free Basic plan comes with limited AI credits, and the Android app contains ads. Fotor Pro is $8.99 a month or $47.99 a year on the US App Store, with a weekly plan as well.

What you lose vs Picsart: the sticker and template library, and a clean, ad-free free tier.

Pixlr's phone app has AI Generative Fill, AI Remove Object and AI Remove Background, plus collages, social templates, double exposure, retouch tools, text and borders. The same account works in a browser on your computer.

The free app shows ads. Its paid plans are among the cheapest here: Plus is $2.49 a month or $1.99 a month billed yearly on Pixlr's site, with ad-free use, unlimited saves and 80 AI credits a month.

What you lose vs Picsart: the depth of Picsart's sticker and template library.