Best Acorn Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from photo editing software ranked against Acorn on the same published basis.
- 1Acorn vs Photopea
- 2Acorn vs BeFunky
- 3Acorn vs VSCO
- 4Acorn vs Pixlr
- 5Acorn vs PhotoPad
- 6Acorn vs Capture One
- 7Acorn vs Retouch4me
- 8Acorn vs Adobe Creative Cloud
- 9Acorn vs Photomator
- 10Acorn vs Evoto AI
- 11Acorn vs Magic Studio Photo Editor
- 12Acorn vs Ribbet
- 13Acorn vs Picsart
- 14Acorn vs Darkroom
- 15Acorn vs Airbrush
- 16Acorn vs Luminar Neo
- 17Acorn vs Pixelmator Pro
- 18Acorn vs Photoroom
- 19Acorn vs Remini
- 20Acorn vs Afterlight
Acorn alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photopea | 9.4 | Free plan | $37.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | BeFunky | 9.3 | Free plan | $6.99/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 3 | VSCO | 9.2 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 4 | Pixlr | 9.0 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | PhotoPad | 9.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Capture One | 8.9 | No | — | iOS |
| 7 | Retouch4me | 8.9 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Adobe Creative Cloud | 8.8 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 9 | Photomator | 8.7 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 10 | Evoto AI | 8.7 | No | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Magic Studio Photo Editor | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Web, iOS, Android |
| 12 | Ribbet | 8.7 | Free plan | $6.42/mo | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 13 | Picsart | 8.6 | No | $10.50/mo | Web, Windows, iOS, Android |
| 14 | Darkroom | 8.6 | No | — | Mac, iOS |
| 15 | Airbrush | 8.6 | Free plan | $8/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Luminar Neo | 8.5 | No | $129/mo | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 17 | Pixelmator Pro | 8.5 | No | $2.50/mo | iOS, Mac |
| 18 | Photoroom | 8.5 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 19 | Remini | 8.4 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 20 | Afterlight | 8.3 | Free plan | $2/mo | Android, iOS |
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Questions about Acorn alternatives
What is the best alternative to Acorn?
Photopea, number 1 in photo editing software with a score of 9.4 out of 10. The others here: BeFunky, VSCO, Pixlr and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Acorn?
Photopea is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.