Looka vs Spline
Pricing
Looka: Free to design, from $20 one-time for basic logo
Spline: Free tier, Pro from $7/mo
Description
Looka: AI-powered logo maker and brand kit generator: pick styles, get dozens of logos in seconds
Spline: 3D design tool that runs in the browser and exports interactive 3D for websites
Pros
- Generates 100+ logo variations in under a minute based on your preferences
- Brand kit includes business cards, social media templates, and brand guidelines
- One-time purchase model: no subscription for the basic logo package
- Browser-based 3D editor with no install, much lower barrier than Blender
- Exports interactive 3D scenes you can embed directly on a webpage
- Free tier includes unlimited projects and real-time collaboration
Cons
- Logos can look generic since the AI remixes a finite set of icons and layouts
- Premium Brand Kit subscription is $96/year, which adds up for what you get
- No way to fine-tune logo details beyond swapping colors, fonts, and icon placement
- Exported 3D embeds can be heavy (adds 1-3MB to page load if not optimized)
- Not suitable for production 3D work like game assets or product renders
- Smaller community and fewer tutorials compared to Blender or Three.js
Details
Looka gets you from “I need a logo” to “here are 100 options” in about two minutes. You pick some styles you like, choose icons related to your business, select colors, and the AI generates a wall of logo options. Some look surprisingly professional. Others look like clip art. The quality depends on how picky you are about filtering.
The basic logo package at $20 gives you high-res PNG files. The $96/year Brand Kit adds SVG files, business card designs, social media templates, and a simple brand guidelines document. For a solo founder launching a side project who needs a logo this week, Looka beats spending $500+ on a freelance designer. For a serious brand you plan to grow, the AI output is a starting point at best. You will probably want a real designer eventually.
Spline brings 3D design into the browser the same way Figma brought 2D design into the browser. You can model objects, add materials, set up lighting, and animate, all without installing anything. The real selling point for web developers is the export: you get an embed code or React component that drops an interactive 3D scene directly into your site.
The free tier is generous enough for most use cases. Pro at $7/month adds private projects and removes the Spline watermark from exports. The main limitation is scope: this is for hero sections, interactive product showcases, and landing page eye candy. If you need serious 3D modeling, you still need Blender. But for the “I want a spinning 3D object on my homepage” use case, Spline gets it done in an afternoon instead of a week.
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