Name: Apply Design
Price: 10 USD

Before / after

First output, default settings, "modern" style. Drag to compare. 1 of 10 rooms tested so far; pick a room below.

Room

OriginalStaged

Original photo: SmashingIt99, CC0Staged side aligned to the original frame; hatched = area the tool did not return

Room 01 note. Kept the frame, no watermark, larger output. Slowest by far: about 585 s (almost 10 minutes) for one image, and the free tier is a single credit.

Original room 01 next to the unaligned Apply Design output — Side by side as delivered: original (left) and Apply Design's first output (right), both scaled to the same height, not stretched or cropped. Full-size output · score JSON

Realism, room 01 · editor rating 4.0 / 5

Editor ratings, not automated scores: one person looked at the staged image next to the original and rated each point 1-5 (not blind). Blind ratings come later.

Furniture realism4/5Curved red velvet sofa, round wooden table and armchair look like real designer pieces.Scale / perspective4/5Believable sizes, though the sofa runs across the front of the bathroom doorway.Lighting / shadows3/5The whole photo was warmed to an amber tone, so it no longer matches the original daylight.Artifacts (5 = none)5/5Clean: no warped objects, no watermark, original chair kept intact.Fit to room type4/5Seating area fits the living zone; the kitchen is left as is.

Pricing & features

From the vendor's public pages, no sign-up. Unknown means we could not verify it.

Pricing model	credits (Apply Coins)
Cheapest paid option	Apply Coins, up to 9: $10 one-time (per coin) One-click staging costs 1.5 coins per 2D image (DIY editor: 1 coin)
Per staged photo, cheapest plan	$15
Per staged photo, mid plan	$12 10-19 coins at $8 (1.5 coins per image)
Free tier	First image free
Watermark on free output	No
Max output resolution	Not stated
Turnaround	15-minute turnaround (vendor claim); our run took about 585 s (AI + human/DIY minutes)
Refund policy	100% money-back guarantee
Redo / revisions	On-the-spot revisions
Vendor affiliate program	None found
Checked	2026-10-19
Notes	20+ coins at $7 gives $10.50 per one-click image. 360 images: 2.5 coins.

Declutter / remove furniture	✓
Empty-room staging	✓
Restyle a furnished room	?
Day to dusk	?
Sky replacement	?
Renovation / wall & floor recolor	?
360 or video	✓
API	?
"Virtually staged" disclaimer option	?
Commercial-use licence stated	?

Sources

www.applydesign.io/pricing · checked 2026-10-19 · pricing, free_tier, turnaround, refund_policy, redo_policy, features.declutter, features.tour_360_video ('Item removal included'; 360 image pricing)
StagingBench test run · checked 2026-10-19 · watermark_on_free (our own room 01 run: no watermark)

Scores

Architecture drift, room 01 (lower = better)	17.2 / 100
Framing, room 01	Pass pass · zoom 1.000, shift 0.1/0 px, rotation -0.01°, 99.7% of frame visible
Raw drift (unaligned, legacy)	13.8
Time to result, room 01	about 585 s
Watermark (free output)	No
Output resolution	2400x1792 (original 1280x960)
Aspect ratio / resolution kept	Yes / Yes
Free tier	1 free credit (first image)
Overall	After all 10 rooms
Realism (blind, planned)	After all 10 rooms
Furniture scale (blind, planned)	After all 10 rooms
Lighting (blind, planned)	After all 10 rooms
Partial results: room 01 only (1 of 10 rooms), automatic checks only. Overall and blind ratings follow when all rooms are done. Scores are never paid for.

Access & disclosure

Plan tested: free tier. Affiliate link: no.

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