Verdict
Picsart cuts out backgrounds well and does a decent job removing people from photos, and Android Police ranked it second of six editors in its 2025 removal test. The free plan gives only 5 AI credits a week, and Pro is £10.99 a month. user reviews has a run of complaints about three-day trials that rolled into yearly charges.
Privacy note. Policy silent on AI training but keeps a perpetual sublicensable content licence, scans face geometry and keeps some data 3 years after deletion (picsart.com/privacy-policy, /terms-of-use); no incidents found.
Best for
Quick social posts, cut-outs and collages on a phone
Skip if
Anyone wanting a cheap, simple editor without ads, credits or trial traps
Key facts
- Category
- Photo editing & touch-ups
- Made by
- PicsArt, Inc.
- Based in
- United States
- Launched
- 2011
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Web, Windows
- In the UK
- Yes
- Price from
- £10.99 a month
- Free plan
- Free plan with ads and 5 AI credits a week; premium templates, fonts and stickers locked
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Pro (monthly, 10% offer price) | £9.89 | month |
| Pro (billed yearly, offer price) | £7.04 | month |
| Ultra (monthly, 10% intro price, per seat) | £49.5 | month |
| Ultra (billed yearly, intro price, per seat) | £40.34 | month |
What it does
- edits photos and videos
- removes backgrounds and objects from images
- generates images and videos with AI models
- enhances image quality in one tap
- offers templates, fonts, stickers and stock photos
- bulk edits up to 50 images at once
Ratings
What people say
Casual users like it for fixing up and decorating photos, but the loudest recent complaints are about billing, with three-day trials converting to annual charges and paywalled saving. Google Play's 3.72 from 12.1 million ratings sits well below the App Store's 4.56, which fits the user reviews picture better than the iPhone score does.
“I had signed up for a 3 day free trial and they said they would give a notification as a reminder for when it was about to end (total BS btw) and now I have been charged $70 for a yearly subscription”
Individual user review, 5 June 2026 · source
“I forgot to cancel 3 days pro membership’s trial from the app store and they charged me $87 annual fee.”
Individual user review, 9 June 2026 · source
“You have to pay to SAVE IMAGES on picsart”
Individual user review, 8 December 2025 · source
“I found a very old Polaroid photo of Jim and his younger brother Jonathan with their grandfather. The pic was in bad shape, so I did this to it, using PicsArt.”
Post on X, 21 June 2026 · source
“man i love picsart”
Post on X, 15 September 2026 · source
Press reviews
- Android Police 2025-08-26
In a side-by-side test of AI editors, Picsart came second to PhotoDirector at removing people despite lacking auto-select, and gave a less processed enhancement than Remini.
- TechRadar 2024-12-15
Paul Hatton found background removal 'near-perfect' even around a child's wispy hair and was 'blown away' by the image generator on an old iPhone XR.
- MakeUseOf 2024-04-30
Called it the writer's favourite mobile editor, praising layers, clone and AI tools, and said the free version 'still packs a punch'.
Privacy
- Trains on your data
- unclear: the privacy policy does not mention AI training, but allows use of data to 'conduct research and development to improve Picsart and develop future products', and the terms grant Picsart a perpetual, sublicensable licence to uploaded content
- Opt-out
- no AI-training opt-out described; the content licence ends when content is deleted or the account is closed; UK/EU data rights requests via privacy.picsart.com
- Retention
- kept until account deletion; some data may be stored for up to 3 years after the account is closed, and indefinitely for policy violators. The app scans face geometry in uploaded images (described as biometric data).
- Age limit
- 13+ in the terms of use, 14+ in the privacy policy (the two documents disagree); App Store rating 12+
Official videos
- Introducing AI Playground! 90+ AI models all in one place! 2026-03-09
- Redefining Visual Editing With AI I Picsart Aura 2026-02-19
FAQ
Is Picsart free?
There is a free plan with ads and 5 AI credits a week. Pro costs £10.99 a month on the web or £93.99 a year, with 500 credits a month.
How do I avoid being charged after the Picsart free trial?
Cancel the trial in the App Store or Google Play subscription settings before it ends. individual reviewers report the trial is three days and rolls into a yearly charge, and one says Picsart support told them App Store refunds must go through Apple.
Is Picsart safe for kids?
The terms set a minimum age of 13 and the privacy policy says 14. The App Store rates it 12+, and its listing advertises face and body reshape tools.
Does Picsart use my photos to train AI?
The privacy policy doesn't say either way. It allows use of data for research and development, and the terms give Picsart a perpetual licence to uploaded content until it is deleted.
Does Picsart work in the UK?
Yes. It is on the UK App Store and Google Play, and the pricing page shows prices in pounds.
Scores are based on published evidence, not lab tests. How we score.
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