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Apply Design review: pricing, disclosure and verification

AI and DIY self-serve staging. Facts checked on Nov 10, 2026. This page reports what the vendor and the cited rankings publish; it is not a hands on test.

Total score: 55 / 100 on the published methodology.

CriterionScoreWeighted points
MLS disclosure and compliance handling (weight 30)4 / 524 / 30
Image integrity verification (weight 25)0 / 50 / 25
Price and what the entry tier actually includes (weight 20)3 / 512 / 20
Free offer (weight 15)3 / 59 / 15
Disclosure labeling on the image itself (weight 10)5 / 510 / 10

Price

Coins at $7 to $10 each depending on quantity. DIY 2D staging costs 1 coin and one click AI staging costs 1.5 coins, so a staged image runs about $7 to $15.

About $7 to $15 per staged image, charged per generation rather than per photo.

Free offer

First photo free. A free trial is offered through the app link on its homepage.

Turnaround as published

15 minutes, per its own pricing page.

Disclosure and compliance findings

Ships an automatic MLS virtually staged watermark, the one clear competitor watermark feature found in this research. No board level rule guidance was found.

Image integrity verification

No published verification step comparing output against the original photo was found. Reviewers could not confirm human involvement.

Where it beats the field

Apply Design beats RELTO on the on-image label criterion: its automatic virtually staged watermark is exactly the burned in disclosure label RELTO does not offer today.

Sources

Selling in a state with strict photo rules? Read the MLS disclosure rules reference before you publish a staged photo.

Try the tool that checks its own work

Stage your first 3 photos free at RELTO, no card required, and see the verification check on your own listing photo. Every staged photo ships with its unaltered original ready to pair in the listing.

Start free at relto.app

That link goes to RELTO, the operator of this site.