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GlyPho vs Looka

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. GlyPho publishes a starting price ($16); Looka does not. Only GlyPho has a free tier.

GlyPhoGenerates matching sets of editable SVG icons, logos, and illustrations from one text prompt and a chosen style preset.LookaLogo generator that sells the finished brand kit

Side by side

FactGlyPhoLooka
CategoryIcons, Stickers & IllustrationsBranding & Brand Kits
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$16 month—
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyGlyPhoLooka
Launched—2016
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

GlyPho

GlyPho's specific pitch, style presets that keep a whole icon or illustration set visually consistent, addresses a real pain point with prompt-based generators where every output looks like it came from a different artist. The free tier is thin, a single generation, so judging real output quality across a full set requires paying.

Pros

  • Style presets aimed specifically at cross-image consistency
  • True editable SVG output produced via a raster-to-vector pipeline, not just PNG
  • Export to React component code for developers
  • Companion image-to-SVG and SVG-compression tools included

Cons

  • Free tier limited to one generation direction
  • Paid pricing requires annual billing to hit the advertised $16/mo rate

Looka

A fast way for a new business to land a usable mark and matching collateral, as long as you accept that the cheap package hands over a flat image you cannot resize.

Pros

  • Preview across cards, signage and social profiles before spending anything
  • Vector files and full ownership arrive with the $65 package
  • Brand Kit turns a single logo into several hundred ready-made templates

Cons

  • The cheapest package is a raster file only — no vectors, no clean resizing
  • Continued brand kit access is a subscription rather than a purchase
  • Results are recognisably generated and overlap between customers
  • No API, and no way to hand a designer editable sources

Which one fits

Choose GlyPho if you need

  • Designers who need a matching icon or illustration set, not one-off images
  • Teams wanting editable SVG rather than flattened PNG output

Choose Looka if you need

  • Founders who need a serviceable logo and collateral in an afternoon
  • Small businesses wanting cards, socials and templates derived from one mark
  • Anyone testing brand directions before paying a designer

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