# Arty — user reviews

> 96 indexed App Store user reviews of Arty by Andy Drizen, rated 3.76/5 from 55 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arty/id1239154135/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arty/id1239154135.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9

## What do users think of Arty?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Innovative color-matching feature for colored pencils
- 📐 Useful grid overlay for accurate drawing
- 👍 Free app without ads or in-app purchases
- 🎨 Helpful for artists learning color theory
- ⚡ Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🔍 Filter options for analyzing image tones
- ⏱️ Time tracking feature for art projects
- 📸 Multiple colored pencil brand options (Polychromos, Prismacolor, Luminance)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Compare/camera feature frequently broken
- 🐛 Camera permission dialog unresponsive
- 🐛 Unable to import photos reliably
- 🐛 Opacity slider non-functional
- 🐛 App crashes on iPad devices
- ⚠️ Lack of developer support and updates
- ⚠️ Color accuracy issues with some pencil brands
- ⚠️ Limited pencil brand selection
- ⚠️ No way to delete saved colors or photos
- ⚠️ Timer runs even when app is minimized
- ⚠️ Broken support link on website

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Compare feature camera access broken since iOS updates
- Camera permission dialog unresponsive and greyed out
- Unable to grant camera permissions
- Photos fail to import or open
- Opacity/transparency slider non-functional
- App crashes on iPad Pro models
- UI freezes when compare tool is activated
- Camera icon overlapped by other UI elements on iPhone
- Timer continues running when app is backgrounded
- Support link leads to non-loading page
- Color matching inaccurate for some pencil brands
- App incompatible with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Add Caran d'Ache Pablo colored pencils
- Add Derwent Lightfast colored pencils
- Add Faber-Castell Pitt pencils
- Add watercolor pencil options
- Add soft pastel color matching
- Add Crayola and other budget-friendly brands
- Ability to delete saved colors
- Ability to delete imported photos
- Crop and dimension adjustment tools
- Better zoom functionality that persists
- Photo import from Dropbox and other sources
- Improved sketch and outline filters
- Color editing/drawing capability
- Remove grid numbers option
- Fullscreen zoom capability

## Newest reviews (13 of 96)

### 3/5 — Overlay Feature doesn’t work

*2022-11-28*

The camera function doesn’t come on when you try to look at the image with the drawing. 
That’s the only function I wanted so I’ll be deleting the app.

### 3/5 — Interface glitch

*2022-06-29*

Great collection of tools, but I can’t use the compare feature due to some camera permission errors

### 2/5 — Decent

*2022-04-14, version 1.0.6*

This app could be really good, but the shades it chooses and the actual color of the image and the color pencil aren’t the same.

### 3/5 — Bitte Problem beheben🙏🏻🙏🏻

*2021-10-24*

Eigentlich eine unfassbar empfehlenswerte App allerdings misst sie zu viel Zeit☹️ Wenn man die App nicht komplett schließt sondern noch den Tap offen hat läuft die Uhr weiter ohne dass man tatsächlich zeichnet.
Sehr schade! Würde mich freuen wenn das behoben wird.

### 4/5 — Great but suggestion on improvement

*2021-07-30, version 1.0.6*

This app is fantastic! You pick a colour from your chosen image and the app can tell you the matching colour in the main coloured pencil brands. However, as a soft pastel artist I would reallly love if this app could give the colours for the main soft pastel pencil brands. I hope they integrate this into the app!

### 2/5 — Please help

*2021-07-14, version 1.0.6*

I have an iPad Pro 2021, and I can’t get Arty to import a photo.  Works great on my iPhone, but I do most of my art on my iPad.

### 4/5 — Very Nice app with one limitation

*2020-09-16*

The app is very nice and functional. The only thing not working is the “compare” feature for which you need to give the permission to use the camera but is impossible to enable.

### 3/5 — Please fix

*2020-08-05*

Great app but one of the reasons to use is for the compare feature. It works on my iPad but the camera icon is overlapped by the tweak feature on the iPhone and there is no way to allow access. If this were to get fixed, this would be a 5+ in my opinion.

### 2/5 — Compare feature doesn’t work

*2020-07-02, version 1.0.6*

This app looks like it has good potential but unfortunately the main feature I want to use does not work. The compare function has text down the bottom of the screen indicating I need to tap to give permission to use the camera but I tap and nothing happens. There’s no options in iPad settings either to enable the camera. I have a brand new iPad Air 3. 

Another feature would be handy is to crop the photo and set the dimensions. 

Couple of improvements and this could be really useful.

### 3/5 — Funktioniert nicht mehr vollständig

*2020-06-21*

Ich finde die App großartig... aber leider geht seit etwa zwei Wochen die Funktion nicht mehr, die die Transparenz des Bildes steuert. Der Regler lässt sich nicht mehr verschieben. Auf drei verschiedenen Geräten das gleiche Problem. Wäre schön, wenn das bald wieder ginge.

### 4/5 — Derwent lightfast

*2020-06-09*

This would be great if it included Derwent Lightfast in the coloured pencil range in the colour swatches.

### 2/5 — Compare tool broken

*2020-04-09, version 1.0.6*

This was a wonderful little app, but now the compare tool (which is my main reason for using it) won’t open my camera.

### 1/5 — Used to be great

*2020-02-12*

Ever since the latest iPhone update you can no longer use the compare feature on any of my devices. It was my main reason for downloading the app. It’s been months now and no fix seems to be in the works. If it’s ever fixed I’d love it again

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Useless

*2022-04-16, version 1.0.6*

Useless.  App says “tap here to grant access to camera” you can tap all over and you can’t grant access.

### 1/5 — very disappointing

*2022-01-12, version 1.0.6*

I was able to get the app to open a couple of pictures, but only after multiple attempts to open them. Otherwise, it would not open any pictures at all. Very disappointing. I would love to use the app to identify the nearest Polychromos pencil colours in photos, as recommended on an artist tutorial I was viewing. Great idea, but it is really too bad that it does not work.

### 1/5 — Rubbish

*2022-01-04, version 1.0.6*

I did read reviews saying the compare option wasn’t working, but as they were posted some time ago, I thought I’d take a chance.
Well they were correct. It doesn’t work. This was my main reason for downloading the app, so I shall now be permanently deleting it - not just because of that, but because clearly nothing has been done about the fault after about 3+ years of people complaining about it.
If the developers can’t be bothered, why should I? 🤷‍♀️

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2021-11-19*

Do not downlod

### 1/5 — No app support

*2021-11-08*

The link for app support takes you to a page that never loads. I downloaded the app and cannot find a way to remove the one and only photo I have downloaded to the app, nor can I find a way to download a new photo. Colors saved to the palette cannot be deleted. Closing and opening the app does not help. Removing app. Totally useless.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t open any pictures.

*2021-09-17, version 1.0.6*

Useless

### 1/5 — Fix the compare camera

*2021-05-06*

I used to love Arty, especially the Compare feature. However it is broken now. Fix it, and I will rate 5 stars.

### 1/5 — What is wrong

*2021-04-30, version 1.0.6*

I love this app and have had it for a couple of years. All of a sudden the image is not showing up in the app. What is going on?

### 1/5 — Need to be fixed

*2021-01-03, version 1.0.6*

It doesn't open any picture.

### 1/5 — Compare feature no longer works

*2020-08-31, version 1.0.6*

Sad as that was one of my favorite parts of the app. Please please please fix it!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — add more diversity

*2021-09-09, version 1.0.6*

this app is GOLDEN but it would be nice if there were more coloured pencil options like smaller sets of pencils as people with less variety can’t match colours due to the pencils only being some of the largest sets - or even different colouring pencil brands as a whole like crayola or faber castell classic or derwent

### 5/5 — Muy útil

*2021-04-29*

Si eres artista esto te va a ayudar bastante, sobre todo a identificar tonos y para la cuadrícula.

### 5/5 — I am missing Caran D’Ache Pablo set

*2020-10-28, version 1.0.6*

But the functionality is awesome.
Big thank you for the colored pencil mapping feature 👏🏻

### 5/5 — Love This App

*2020-10-04*

Please add the Derwent Lightfast 100 Color Set when possible. 🙂

### 5/5 — Amazing!!

*2020-08-09*

I downloaded this app originally just for the grid feature, but this app is so incredibly amazing!! My favorite part is how it shows you the pencil that would work best for the color in the photo. This is great for training my eye to see the true color of the picture instead of what I expect to see. Completely recommend!!!

### 5/5 — Great

*2020-03-20, version 1.0.6*

Amazing only problem is that there’s a compare tool which doesn’t work which is very annoying as that would have been great

### 5/5 — Favorite Art App

*2020-02-17*

I have been using Arty for years now and I have to say it has been the best one I have ever used for the grid method. I mostly love how i can compare the actual photo to my drawing and see if anything is off. That being said for some reason a few months ago the comparing has stopped working. It won’t let me change the opacity of the app to see my markings anymore. And I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app over and over and it still won’t work, and it won’t let me grant permission to use the camera anymore. I’ve also tried both my iPads and they have the same problem. I hope the developer sees this and tries to fix it because I can’t use the app at all now. I know it hasn’t been updated in a really long time, but please if you can, can you try to fix it?😔

### 5/5 — Спасибо

*2019-02-10*

Ребята молодцы, большое спасибо за приложение, очень удобно пользоваться и нет надоедливой рекламы и тд. Единственное, что: в полноэкранном режиме почему-то нельзя масштабировать фото, добавьте эту функцию.

### 5/5 — Genial

*2019-01-02*

Muy útil. Me encanta 😊

### 5/5 — Love it

*2018-12-09, version 1.0.6*

Just what I was looking for, a great aid for any artist, would be perfect if the could add Fabre Castell Pitt pencils to the colour match

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