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Best PixVerse alternatives for iPhone in 2026

Updated · Data checked on the App Store on 2 November 2026

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On the US App Store the app is called PixVerse Lite, at version 0.8.1 from 21 September 2026, with Elite at $5.99 a week or $49.99 a year. It is hard to beat on price among these, so the reasons to leave are others: more ratings, a different way of working, or a simpler app.

Kling AI has far more ratings and states length and resolution clearly. Pika is for changing your own clips. Shots works from one photo and a style. Runway gives you several outside models and an agent. Dora makes one short clip with the cost shown first and no watermark.

At a glance

AppPrice (US)Good forLanguagesApp Store privacy labelVersion (date)Rating (US)
Kling AI: AI Image&Video MakerStandard $10 a month, Pro $37, Premier $92; one-week Standard from $1.19; credits $1.49 to $50Stated length and resolution, many ratings5Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You3.9.30 (29 Oct 2026)4.7 (32,632 ratings)
Pika - AI VideoStandard $8.99 a week, $16 a month or $96 a year; Pro $14.99 a week, $35 a month or $199 a yearChanging your own clips and photos1Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You1.12.1 (15 Jul 2026)4.7 (4,314 ratings)
Shots: Photo & Video GeneratorSeveral weekly plans listed, $4.99 to $12.99; coin packs from $9.99Photo to video from a style5Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You1.7.0 (16 Aug 2026)4.5 (18,492 ratings)
DORA · AI Video GeneratorPro weekly ($4.99 and $6.99 listed), yearly $119.99; coin packs for subscribers, $3.99 to $224.99One short clip, no watermark, cost shown first11Data Used to Track You; Data Not Linked to You1.4.2 (26 Oct 2026)4.3 (16 ratings)
Pollo AI: AI Video & ImageWeekly $5.99, yearly $99.99, monthly $15 or $29; credits $6.99 to $164.99Ads and store content as well as video1Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You4.3.1 (30 Oct 2026)4.5 (13,568 ratings)
Runway: AI Image & VideoStandard $14.99 a month or $143.99 a year, Pro $35, Max $95; credits from $10Several models and an agent in one app1Data Used to Track You; Data Linked to You; Data Not Linked to You103.0.0 (1 Nov 2026)4.5 (19,176 ratings)

Prices are in-app purchases listed on each US App Store page on 2 November 2026; pages list only some of them. All are free to download. Ratings are that day's App Store average and count.

1. Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker

Best for: people who want 15 seconds in 1080p or 4K, and up to 3 minutes with extension.

  • Up to 15 seconds in native 1080p or 4K, and Video Extension up to 3 minutes, per its listing.
  • A community feed with Clone & Try: copy a work you like and try the idea yourself.

Limits: credits are sold on top of the plans, so check what a long video costs first; 5 languages.

App Store page

2. Pika - AI Video

Best for: people who like effects on what they already filmed.

  • Built around changing what you already have: Pikaswaps replaces elements in your video and Pikadditions drops new objects into it.
  • Pikaffects such as Melt, Explode and Squish on your photos; custom reaction GIFs from one selfie.

Limits: last updated on 15 July 2026, English only, and its listing is about effects and swaps rather than long scenes from text.

App Store page

3. Shots: Photo & Video Generator

Best for: quick results without writing a prompt.

  • Text to video and photo to video, from a prompt or a style, with no timeline.
  • Also restores old or blurry photos and makes AI portraits.

Limits: last updated on 16 August 2026, and many weekly plans are listed, so check which one you are offered.

App Store page

4. DORA · AI Video Generator

Best for: someone who wants one clip and to see the coin cost before tapping.

  • Starts from a photo or a written description; a video takes about two minutes, per its listing.
  • Vertical, horizontal or square, up to 1080p, no watermark. The coin cost shows before you generate, and failed generations refund the coins.
  • The same account and coins work on doravideo.com and in AI assistants through its connector.

Limits: no free video (a plan is needed; coin packs are for subscribers), no timeline editing of long videos and no publishing to your accounts.

App Store page

5. Pollo AI: AI Video & Image

Best for: sellers who need ads and product images.

  • Takes ideas, scripts, photos, product images, URLs or reference videos, per its listing.
  • Also has an image generator, an ad maker and design tools.

Limits: English only, and credits are not cheap at the small packs ($6.99 for 100).

App Store page

6. Runway: AI Image & Video

Best for: people who want to pick the model and let an agent assemble the video.

  • Lists Seedance 2.5, Kling 3 Pro, Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 in one app.
  • Runway Agent plans shots, generates them and assembles the video from a conversation.

Limits: the App Store lists one language (English), and extra credits are sold on top of the plans.

App Store page

Who should use what

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How we checked

On 2 November 2026 we read each app's US App Store page and Apple's lookup data: purchases, version, rating, languages and privacy label. What each app does comes from its own listing. We ran no quality test, so this page does not say which video looks best.

Prices change often. Check inside each app before paying.

Frequently asked questions

Is PixVerse Lite the same as PixVerse?

Its listing says it is powered by PixVerse V6. On 2 November 2026 a US App Store search for «pixverse» showed PixVerse Lite and no other app from the same developer.

Which alternative is cheaper than PixVerse Lite?

Few are. Pollo AI lists the same $5.99 a week, and Dora lists $4.99 and $6.99 weekly plans. Among yearly plans listed on this page, PixVerse Lite's $49.99 is the lowest.

Which has the most ratings?

On 2 November 2026 Kling AI had 32,632 and Runway 19,176 in the US, against 2,564 for PixVerse Lite.

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