# Artomaton - The Motion Painter — user reviews

> 233 indexed App Store user reviews of Artomaton by futurala, rated 4.70/5 from 451 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artomaton-the-motion-painter/id718222634/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artomaton-the-motion-painter/id718222634.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 384 · 4★ 40 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 8

## What do users think of Artomaton?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Incredible visual effects
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Unique and creative
- 🚀 Fast processing
- 👍 Versatile and customizable
- 💡 Impressive animation capabilities
- 👍 Realistic painting/drawing styles

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Subscription model for presets
- 🤔 Watercolor effect not realistic
- 🤔 Limited control over brush/canvas settings
- 🤔 Outdated UI and lack of tutorials

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when choosing high resolution/frame rate
- Photos loading in upside down or sideways
- Presets not saving properly
- Sketch filter quality degraded in recent update

**Most requested features**

- Ability to resume/pause processing
- More customization options for brushes and canvas
- Improved resolution and output quality
- Desktop version for better workflow
- Detailed instructions and tutorials

## Newest reviews (17 of 233)

### 2/5 — 想像と違う

*2026-05-11, version 3.3.6*

もしかしたら私だけかもしれませんが、色が好きなように塗れないという不満がありました。私の想像では、画像を出して描いたり、色を塗ったりだと思っていたんですが、色は好きなように塗れなく、その絵を描き足せないという不満もありました。そこは色を好きなように塗れたりしてほしいです。

### 4/5 — 微調整できるのが良い感じ

*2025-10-24, version 3.3.6*

スライダーで簡単に自分好みの加工レベルに調整できるので非常に使いやすいです。

質問
元画像の使用許可が取れていれば、こちらのアプリで加工した画像を商業広告などに使用しても問題ないでしょうか？

### 4/5 — とても気に入っています

*2024-11-18, version 3.3.6*

模様パターンを増やしてほしい
あまり落ちることは無いがいまいちイメージ通りに加工してくれない時がある、色が勝手に変わってしまうのも困り物。画像と模様の重ね方にバリエーションが選べてもいいかなと思う
しかし多分使い続けると思う。
有難うございます。

### 2/5 — 最近なぜか変な潰れたような絵に

*2024-06-23, version 3.3.6*

いままで問題なかったようですが、最近潰れたような配色になる一度なるともう戻らない。

### 3/5 — Trava

*2024-03-09, version 3.3.6*

Não dá mais pra trabalhar no app, parece que atualizaram apenas para colocar propagandas, antes não travava, agora trava a cada retorno que fazemos depois de da play, impossível fazer qualquer alteração

### 2/5 — AI … Artfully Inaccurate

*2024-03-06, version 3.3.6*

—————————————— 06 Mar 2024 ———————————————
Artomaton is now a bit beyond version 3 after almost 10 years in development and AI is no where in sight.  Watercolor is totally off showing brush strokes and no pooling at all making it more like oil paint.  No acrylics.  Pencils (color & black) do not look real at all with ugly control of the length and multiple direction of cross hatching.  Video speed is cool; but, it discloses just how inaccurate things like watercolor is.  The app is a mess, simply put, with little intrinsic value due to how fake things look.  The thing is, most “AI” proclaimed image painting apps are like this.  They are more or less, image filters that have some control over a filter that bore or less produces a reprint in a specific style that is far from a real world image resulting from sketching, painting, pastel work, etc.  No ink either.

If you want an app that alters a picture to make it look different that it really is … this would be okay.  But if you want a paint, sketch, ink, drawing program, this one really falls short because you are not drawing or painting.  

It is sad that the app is so un-AI, inaccurate, and unrealistic.  Paying to be able to store presets is just a slap in the face.

### 4/5 — Okay

*2023-10-05, version 3.3.6*

It’s okay if you don’t need to do anything sophisticated, because it doesn’t have many free options.

### 3/5 — How to use?

*2023-04-25, version 3.3.6*

This is a very interesting app with a lot of potential and I’d love to give it five stars but I am unable to figure out how to use all of the standard features. This seems to be a shortcoming that you could easily rectify by creating a video or a short, how to explanation.

### 5/5 — A film makers DREAM

*2023-02-10, version 3.3.6*

This app should be in every film makers tool kit. Brilliant for storyboarding 🎬🎥

### 5/5 — 1st Review 2015 - Update 2021 - Update 2023

*2023-01-22, version 3.3.6*

I just downloaded the latest update and it has totally screwed-up everything I was accustomed to and I can no longer get the effects I want.  It gives a totally different result.  How do I go back to the previous update? ———————- Okay, forget my reviews back in 2015. I am now using the app once again and it is incredible... the best there is! I have tried dozens of similar apps and none compare to this one. 2021 has just begun and I plan on enhancing my art this year by utilizing tweaks from Artomaton. ———————————————- 6-17-15. Disappointed in in-app purchase. I thought it would give full access to all but only gives access to individual category. Double purchase to get all. Charging way too much for what you gain!! Also, is it my imagination or is the pencil effects less clear and distinct now? Five stars have been reduced. -------------------- 4-28-15. Great new version BUT terrible bug in this version. After using for a while the canvas goes black and the only way to correct is to completely close and then restart. --------------- 2-12-15. Features added. Better than ever! -------------------- Original post... I own dozens of this type app. This one knocked my socks off by producing some of the best results anywhere. I haven't used it extensively yet but it could prove to be the ultimate app of it's type!

### 4/5 — Interesting

*2022-10-04, version 3.3.5*

Need better display resolution

### 5/5 — Great Art app!

*2022-09-15, version 3.3.5*

It does what it’s supposed to do, create fabulous artful work from photos.

### 5/5 — Perfetto !!

*2022-05-03, version 3.3.5*

Non riesco ad abbonarmi , mi spiegate come ? Grazie

### 5/5 — Very Nice

*2022-04-10, version 3.3.5*

Excellent program for turning photos into all sorts of paintings and drawings. There is quite a few options and some are free and some are paid and even the paid are very inexpensive and one time. I really like this program thank you.

### 4/5 — the video can not present

*2021-08-03, version 3.3.5*

After recording the drawing process, the video do not work.

### 5/5 — Tuyệt vời ông mặt trời 🤩

*2021-07-25, version 3.3.5*

👌Good App

### 5/5 — It’s mine !    These pictures look very like my own work !

*2021-05-04, version 3.3.4*

Are you sure you’re not copying ?

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 不具合を直してください

*2025-01-10, version 3.3.6*

有料機能を含め愛用していましたが鉛筆画に赤っぽい色がついたり描写中にノイズが出る現象が続いています。とくにパレットの描写設定を変えてたらますます酷いノイズになります。自分だけかと思ったら友人も同じような状態で困っているらしいです。不具合を修正してください。

### 1/5 — Fix the draw speed slider

*2023-10-20, version 3.3.6*

Fox The draw speed slider

### 1/5 — Bad

*2023-01-19, version 3.3.6*

Every time I choose a picture or a video it crashes

### 1/5 — 不能畫畫的問題

*2021-03-06, version 3.3.4*

只能修改圖片不能畫畫

### 1/5 — Спорно.

*2020-11-05, version 3.3.4*

В общем программка интересная, но какой от неё толк, если нельзя сохранить результат?

### 1/5 — Nope!

*2020-11-04, version 3.3.4*

Deleted

### 1/5 — Reklam

*2020-11-03, version 3.3.4*

Var

### 1/5 — Artomaton

*2020-11-03, version 3.3.4*

En mi iPad Pro, con versión del sistema operativo iPadOS 14.1, la app no funciona. Cuando elijo una imagen o un vídeo, la app Artomaton se cierra.
Solucionen el problema, por favor.

### 1/5 — Amazing

*2019-07-10, version 3.0.4*

This app is very cool.

### 1/5 — Poor

*2017-10-14, version 3.0.1*

用不到30秒就閃退

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — One of the best painting apps

*2026-07-10, version 3.3.6*

Artists and photographers this will make your visualwowwww!!!!

### 5/5 — This is incredible

*2025-02-18, version 3.3.6*

Artists and photographers this will make your visualwowwww!!!!

### 5/5 — Best editor for Creative Oil painting

*2025-01-09*

Try this for adding creative flair to your photos for oil painting. Just use the oil painting filter at first until you master it.

### 5/5 — いい

*2024-09-15, version 3.3.6*

気に入ってきました。割と使ってます。
使い方がイマイチわかっていませんが、なぜかいろいろ課金しました。
個別で4つぐらい課金してから全部入りを購入したのてまかなり損をしました。散財しちゃったのが残念〜。

### 5/5 — 文句なし

*2024-08-15, version 3.3.6*

細かいことや、ごく個人的なことを言い出せばあるかもだけど、概ね文句の付けようがない良いアプリです

### 5/5 — 楽しい

*2024-07-30, version 3.3.6*

ちょっとした時間がある時、写真をいじると面白い。

### 5/5 — Really good

*2024-05-22, version 3.3.6*

Great result

### 5/5 — Nice program.

*2024-01-19, version 3.3.6*

Fun to work with pictures and producing different outcomes

### 5/5 — Amazing program

*2023-12-20*

Wow this is total fun

### 5/5 — Tout est possible

*2023-04-03, version 3.3.6*

Ou presque

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