Real Estate Camera
Free AI virtual staging is available as a trial, not as a way to stage every listing. Each app lets you try a few photos, then charges per photo or per month. Our free credit is enough to see the quality of an Enhance on your own photo. To stage your first room, you'll need to buy the smallest pack, 20 credits for $9.99. That gives you 10 staged rooms at $0.67 to $1.00 each, and the credits never expire.
What the free tiers cover
| App | Free allowance | After that |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate Camera | 1 credit, no card needed (one Enhance) | 20 credits for $9.99, credits never expire |
| REimagineHome | 5 free designs | From $19/month for 30 credits |
| Apply Design | First image free | $7 to $10 per coin, 1.5 coins per automatically staged photo |
| Collov AI | Free trial, watermarked | From $19/month for 60 credits, billed annually |
Competitor terms taken from their own pricing pages, September 2026. They change frequently; check before relying on them. The full comparison is in how much virtual staging costs.
Why the paid part matters more than the free part
The free trial tells you if the output looks real. What determines your cost over a year is how you pay after it. A monthly plan charges you in months when you have no vacant listings. With credits that never expire, you only pay when you stage. Read subscription vs. credit packs to see how the costs compare at different volumes.
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The file the app sent backHow to try it
- Sign up free. No card. You get 1 credit.
- Enhance one of your listing photos to see the output quality on your own photo.
- Buy the 20 credits for $9.99 pack when you're ready to start staging, and stage up to 10 rooms in any of 8 styles.
What it costs
Your first credit is free, no card. After that you buy credits in packs or on a monthly plan. Credits never expire, and a failed edit gives its credits back.
| Edit | Credits | Cost per photo |
|---|---|---|
| Enhance (light, color, verticals) | 1 | $0.33 to $0.50 |
| Declutter (furniture out) | 2 | $0.67 to $1.00 |
| Virtual staging (8 styles) | 2 | $0.67 to $1.00 |
| Credit pack | Price | Per credit |
|---|---|---|
| 20 credits | $9.99 | $0.50 |
| 60 credits Most popular | $24.99 | $0.42 |
| 150 credits | $49.99 | $0.33 |
| 400 credits | $149.99 | $0.37 |
| Pro plan, 50 credits a month | $19.99/mo | $0.40 |
| Business plan, 150 credits a month | $49.99/mo | $0.33 |
Prices in USD. The app stores show the local price in your currency. Full pricing
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Questions
Is there a completely free virtual staging app?
Not one you can run a business on. Free tiers are trials: a handful of photos, often with watermarks or at low resolution. Expect to pay something once you start staging real listings.
Can I stage a room with Real Estate Camera's free credit?
No. The free credit covers one Enhance (1 credit). Staging a room costs 2 credits, so you need to start with the 20 credits for $9.99 pack.
What's the cheapest way to stage a full listing?
Pay per room with credits that never expire. Five rooms on Real Estate Camera cost $3.33 to $5.00, and there's no monthly fee in months when you have nothing to stage.
Do free staging tools add a watermark?
Some do. According to its own site, Collov's free trials are watermarked as of September 2026. Read the small print before promising photos to a seller, because a watermarked file can't go on the MLS (in your market: Rightmove or Zoopla).
Do I still have to disclose free AI staging?
Yes. Disclosure rules don't care what you paid. Label every staged photo and keep the original.