Conan vs iArt.ai: Features, Pricing & Which Is Better (2026)

A side-by-side comparison of Conan and iArt.ai — features, pricing, and ideal use cases — to help you decide which AI tool fits your workflow.

Conan

Paid

Conan is a native macOS app that wraps Claude Code in a live HUD, surfacing every prompt, tool call, skill, and token in real time.

Live Timeline: Every command, edit, and tool call streams onto a living timeline as it happens.
Context Window Meter: Watch the context window fill across system, tools, memory, skills, and messages while tokens burn in real time.
Session Pulse: A live throughput pulse that spikes when Claude works and calms when it waits.
Skills & MCP Visibility: See every skill and MCP server in play, surfaced and observable as they fire.
Native macOS App: A native HUD for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 13+, with no subscription required.
Claude Radio: Built-in curated audio stations to score your coding sessions.

Monitoring Claude Code Sessions: Watch every prompt, tool call, and skill execution in real time without scrolling logs.
Token Budget Management: Track context window usage and token burn to avoid context rot and surprise costs.
Debugging Agent Behavior: Observe which skills and MCP servers fire to understand and debug agentic workflows.
Staying In Flow: Keep a glanceable HUD of session activity while focusing on the work itself.

Freemium

AI-powered motion graphics software that turns text, images, and voice into animated videos in seconds.

Text-to-Motion Creation: Generates animated scenes and sequences directly from plain text prompts, allowing users to describe a concept and receive a composed motion-graphics video.
Image & Asset Animation: Imports static images and automatically animates layers, camera moves, and transitions to convert still assets into dynamic visuals.
Voice-to-Video Sync: Accepts voice input and aligns animation timing (including scene cuts and pacing) to spoken narration, streamlining explainer and narration-driven videos.
Template Library & Presets: Provides ready-made motion-graphics templates and style presets tailored for explainers, intros, and social clips to speed up production.
After Effects Alternative UI: Offers an approachable interface focused on rapid creation for non-experts, reducing the learning curve compared to traditional compositing software.
Fast Cloud Rendering: Produces preview and final animated videos in seconds through cloud-powered generation, enabling quick iterations and faster time-to-publish.
Text-to-animation generation: create animations from a single text prompt
Designed as an After Effects alternative to lower the skill barrier