# Oilist — user reviews

> 221 indexed App Store user reviews of Oilist by 3DTOPO Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 3,791 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oilist/id985497767/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oilist/id985497767.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,240 · 4★ 383 · 3★ 103 · 2★ 29 · 1★ 36

## What do users think of Oilist?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎨 Excellent artistic results
- 🤩 Fun and engaging to use
- 🎨 Versatile with many style options
- 🎨 Transforms photos into unique artworks
- 🎨 Impressive oil painting effects
- 🎨 Allows for creative experimentation

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes or freezes
- 🔋 Battery draining issues
- 🤔 Confusing or unclear controls
- 🤷‍♀️ Inconsistent or unpredictable results
- 💸 Expensive for some users

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when trying to save finished paintings
- Certain style options don't work as expected
- White splotches or marks appear in final paintings

**Most requested features**

- Add progress indicator or notification when painting is complete
- Provide more guidance or information on the different style options
- Improve performance and reduce battery drain
- Offer a desktop version or integration with other art apps

## Newest reviews (16 of 221)

### 2/5 — Why has this app quit working???

*2026-05-18, version 2.1.0*

So sad! I love this app!

### 4/5 — Wirklich tolle App

*2026-02-07*

Tolle App, die sehr schöne Ergebnisse produziert, auch wenn das User Interface übersichtlicher und intuitiver gestaltet sein könnte. Und, warum bekomme ich auf dem iPad nur eine winzige Box angezeigt, wenn ich Bilder aus meiner Library öffnen möchte? Warum nicht den vollen Bildschirm nutzen? (iPad 12,9) Das bitte auf jeden Fall beheben, dann gibt’s 5 Sterne.

### 5/5 — Greatest App for Art Lovers everywhere -essential

*2022-12-07, version 2.1.0*

I do Photography, Abstract Art and Design and have tested this App with many different types of picture - high quality Photos, Abstract Art of my own and it’s incredible!!! What you do is simply select the Photo or Picture you want use and then select a Famous Painter and one of their styles then the App shows you the original picture then wipes it leaving white and starts painting. It does not paint like a Painter and looks odd to begin with and over time more and more detail is added. Then when you like what you see you tap a button to save it. It keeps running continuously, slowly adding more detail. There are many different styles, so one picture can be made to come out many different ways. The results look like Paintings of different styles and are convincing. I have tested this App thoroughly and recommend it as a tool for Artists to relax with and for anyone at all who loves Art. If you have read this far then buy this App now and be deeply happy with. It will bring you joy and relaxation as the pictures form before you over time. 10/10

### 3/5 — User not in control

*2022-10-09, version 2.1.0*

Can’t tell what it’s doing as it paints all over at once. Can’t tell when it’s finished, would be good to have progress bar. Options should come first, before painting begins, as don’t know whether it’s making a difference during painting processes. Also, didn’t look like what was shown previously while selecting style.

### 2/5 — Bofffff!!

*2022-08-29*

2 étoiles parce que c’est gratuit
Mais ça ne vaut pas grand chose
Les résultats sont plus que médiocre
Peut être qu’une bonne remise à plat de cette appli pourrait être bénéfique ….!

### 5/5 — Really Fun App!

*2022-08-14, version 2.1.0*

I’m a Decoupage Artist & Photographer. Use many of my own photos in my art creations. This app allows me the freedom to ‘paint’ my photos like famous artists (even though I don’t paint) Absolutely love the Maxfield Parrish version. I photographed a rose at night, then used the app. Seriously cool results!

### 4/5 — Отлично! Но что делать с памятью?

*2022-07-27*

Отличное приложение! Действительно 5-6 мб на каждое сохранённое изображение, и на качество и размер его никак не возможно повлиять. Это минус.
Причём дополнительно забивается память устройства в среднем на 300 мб (в настройках видно размер самого приложения и «документы и данные»+300 мб) минут через 10 работы и после выхода и даже перезагрузки не освобождается. И как её выгрузить эту массу из приложения после использования не понятно. И это критично в условиях постоянной нехватки памяти.
Приходится удалять и снова перестанавливать это приложение, чтобы освободить место на устройстве.
Вопрос к разработчикам: это ведь баг? Если да, то когда собираетесь исправлять? Или может кто знает как можно выгружать неиспользуемые данные из приложения после работы с ним без переустановки?

### 5/5 — Oilist

*2022-07-05, version 2.1.0*

Tap a finger and release the artist in you
Michael R

### 5/5 — Super Effekte formulierest Geld

*2022-06-04*

Hochspannende App, wenn man Fotos in Gemälde umwandeln will. Es gibt wie in anderen Apps nicht nur x-Filter, sondern anscheinend gibt es bei der Erstellung der Bilder eine Zufallskomponente, so das sich jedes Bild unterscheidet. Außerdem gibt es nur einen Kaufpreis und kein Abo, wie in vielen anderen Foto Apps. Von mir 5 Sterne

### 5/5 — What a lovely feast

*2022-05-31, version 2.1.0*

Yummy artsy fun!!!

### 5/5 — Great

*2022-05-31, version 2.1.0*

I use this app As one of my steps for my own picture designs. Excellent and does what I need the app to do.

### 5/5 — Fun and surprising!

*2022-05-15, version 2.1.0*

Works great on objects, not so good on portraits (so far!). Would have been nice to have UK integration for printing too but can't complain at the results and very tweakable! I've used it to turn my photos to prints and very happy! Please Apple don't delete it from the App Store if it expires!!

### 5/5 — Simple beautiful app

*2022-01-31*

Really nice, easy to use app that makes beautiful art from photos. 

The app draws a lot of power and heats up my phone, so there is room for improved performance. 

Be really great to choose output image size and resolution. This could be a great way to improve poor quality/size image into a redrawn painting if sorts.

### 4/5 — for commercial use

*2022-01-31*

Can I use this app for commercial use?

### 5/5 — Great results first time

*2021-12-21, version 2.1.0*

Grabbed a stock landscape photo I took up in the mountains near Denver and played with settings until it looked good. Really like the export settings. Now back to digging through years of pictures for that perfect painting.
Years later I still love reimagining my pictures or screen grabs.

### 5/5 — 素晴らしい

*2021-10-29*

ここまでいじれるパラメータに感動しています。

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Is it fraud?

*2025-09-24, version 2.1.0*

I purchased the app and cannot find it functional at all. I wrote for help four times to there help center and never got a response. Did I actually get buncoed? How can I get my money back. This is both very irritating and a waste of a lot of time.

### 1/5 — Ugly styles

*2025-04-18, version 2.1.0*

The styles of the paintings they give you look bad. I was hoping for more realistic painting styles and sketches / drawing styles

### 1/5 — Useless

*2022-07-24, version 2.1.0*

Totally useless app. Distorts pictures where the pictures does not make any sense even when used with the setting very little distortion. It is like putting a multi colored paint bucket on your photo/pic and smudging it. Not recommended at all. I will not use it even if it was for free.

### 1/5 — iPhone 7

*2021-08-26*

Вылетает сразу!!! За такое г… деньги платил

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2021-08-16, version 2.1.0*

It has stopped doing anything. I can pick a photo from my library & pick a motif but the app just goes white & nothing more happens. I never see the photo I chose modified. It doesn’t do anything

### 1/5 — Keeps getting bigger and bigger

*2021-07-07, version 2.1.0*

There is no way to clear the huge cache. The app is going to explode soon !

### 1/5 — Bof

*2020-06-02*

Je ne trouve pas terrible .

### 1/5 — Not working

*2019-11-19, version 2.1.0*

After having this fantastic app working beautifully for some time it has now stopped working,all I get is a blank white screen.I am using an Apple iPhone 8 Plus and the latest software.

### 1/5 — Waste of $

*2019-09-19, version 2.1.0*

Not sure why this app has so many good reviews? It’s garbage.

### 1/5 — 对于景色的描绘还可以 但是人物的做的很差

*2019-08-08*

对于景色的描绘还可以 但是人物的做的很差 整体感觉很一般吧 慎重购买

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Einfach und gut

*2025-09-06*

Tolle Präsentation. Das Programm ist leicht zu starten. Einfach ausprobieren und Spaß haben mit vielen Möglichkeiten. Beeindruckend und gut.

### 5/5 — Fun

*2025-07-04, version 2.1.0*

We travel and I take photos. Love choosing a few and my daughter and I love to see them interpreted through Oilist. I often keep the results and they bring me happiness when they come up in the photo carousel.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2025-03-07, version 2.1.0*

This is so much fun!!!!

### 5/5 — Excellent Fine Art

*2025-01-16, version 2.1.0*

I use this to alter my digital photos then bring them into various painting apps.  Just wonderful and a great many artistic choices to make.  Fabulous.

### 5/5 — Magie

*2024-09-02*

Disponible bien avant les app IA et toujours aussi magique de voir la photo originale se transformer en peinture de différents styles

### 5/5 — Au top

*2024-05-01*

De beaux effet en remps réels, beaucoup de possibilités. Top

### 5/5 — Super

*2024-03-23*

J’aime

### 5/5 — Fascinating to watch and love the anticipation of waiting for the finished painting 👍

*2023-08-15, version 2.1.0*

When I have

### 5/5 — Love it!!!

*2023-07-01, version 2.1.0*

I am LOVing it!!! My landscape photos are reaching a whole new level in artistry and Inspiring me to make real life oil paintings from the results!! Thx app creators!! Oilist is fun, rewarding and relaxing to use unlike a lot of glitchy, ad-filled apps out there..

### 5/5 — Fascinating

*2022-12-13, version 2.1.0*

It is so much fun to see the different styles of the artists and then to change it up a bit.

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