Haiku Lens
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActivePoint your phone at something and the app writes a haiku about it, then reads it aloud over the photo
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $0.99 once
- Billing
- One-time purchase
The first haikus are free, and the FAQ says how many varies with current demand. After that, credit packs are in-app purchases; the US App Store listing shows 7 haikus for $0.99, 20 for $1.99 and 100 for $3.99. The website itself prints no price.
Use tool ↗About Haiku Lens
Haiku Lens is a mobile app for iOS and Android that turns a photo into a 5-7-5 haiku. It analyses the image's colours, textures and shapes and writes a poem meant to match the mood, then packages the result as a short animated video with the poem narrated aloud, which you can share. The framing is mindfulness rather than utility. Photos and generated videos are stored on the device; the vendor states the photo is uploaded only for analysis and used only to generate the haiku, and an internet connection is required to create one. The first few haikus are free, after which you buy credit packs as in-app purchases. The publisher is named Namutec Siegrist.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- Home page FAQ: first few haikus free, free period varies with current demand, then credit packages via in-app purchase; photos sent to a server only for haiku generation (15 October 2026)haikulens.com ↗
- US App Store listing: seller Andreas Siegrist, in-app purchases 7 Haikus $0.99, 20 Haikus $1.99, 100 Haikus $3.99; latest version 1.2 from April 2023 (15 October 2026)apps.apple.com ↗
- Google Play listing by namutec, 1K+ downloads, in-app purchases, last updated 8 April 2023 (15 October 2026)play.google.com ↗
- Publisher named as Namutec Siegrist; app distributed on Google Play and the Apple App Store; policy last updated March 27, 2023haikulens.com ↗
Is Haiku Lens legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 24, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 9, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- On the market since
- 2023The vendor's own material, read by us
- Operated by
- Namutec SiegristOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Haiku Lens
A small, single-idea app that does something charming: photo in, narrated haiku video out, shareable in one tap. It is a novelty rather than a tool, and the pricing is the weak spot — the free allowance is deliberately vague and no credit-pack price appears anywhere before you reach the store listing.
Pros
- Available on both the App Store and Google Play
- Output is a narrated animated video, not just text
- Photos and generated videos are kept locally on the device
- Vendor states uploaded photos are used only for haiku generation
Cons
- Credit-pack prices appear only in the app store listings, not on the website
- The free allowance is explicitly variable, described as depending on demand
- Requires an internet connection for every generation despite local storage
- No app update on either store since April 2023
Best for
- Turning everyday photos into something shareable with a bit of craft
- A mindfulness or journaling habit built around one photo a day
- People who want a narrated video rather than plain text output
Not for
- Anyone needing poetry on demand at volume — it is credit-metered
- Desktop or web use; it exists only as a mobile app
Watch out: The free tier has no fixed size — the FAQ says it varies with the app's current demand, so plan on paying.
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