Best Pastello alternatives: apps like Pastello

9+ similar apps compared and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
8 free apps
Updated November 2026

Pastello is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 9+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Pastello

Bluristic - Long Exposure#1

Bluristic - Long Exposure by Johannes Pfahler

Motion Blur & Multi Exposure
Editor's Choice
📷 Photo & Video
3.8(27 ratings)
$4.99
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Create stunning long exposure photos with real-time object tracking. This app allows you to capture motion blur in the foreground and background by moving your device or tracking moving subjects after recording. It offers multiple capture modes and high-resolution export options.

Photo to Painting: Oilbrush#2

Photo to Painting: Oilbrush by Digital Masterpieces GmbH

Edit Pictures into Oil Artwork
Strong Contender
📷 Photo & Video
4.8😊(1.4K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Transform your photos and videos into stunning oil paintings with rich texture and depth. Processed entirely on your device for privacy and instant results, it offers 29 curated styles and precise editing tools. Create, save, and share your artistic masterpieces.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Awesome artistic
  • 👍 Good for cartooning
  • 👍 Inspires Creativity
  • 👍 Favourite Art App
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Best I've found
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Frankly it's worth it
  • 👍 Great Art App
  • 👍 Love this program
  • 👍 Beautiful Results
  • 👍 Wow, love this app so far!
  • 👍 Pretty cool!
  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 👍 Absolutely Amazing
  • 👍 brilliant, great for giving me ideas
  • 👍 I can't stop!
  • 👍 Absolutely Brilliant App!
  • 👍 Fab fab fab!! Great filters
  • 👍 Great
  • 👍 Besides the fact that their apps are rated among the best
  • 👍 This is a powerful app!
  • 👍 Wonderful, truly wonderful!
  • 👍 The BEST App I have found
  • 👍 Love It
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 After I tried it I didn't hesitate to buy It! Fabulous!
  • 👍 Magnificent
  • 👍 Great app! I love it
  • 👍 Beautiful

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 App frozen , dead after paying for it
  • 🐛 App no loner opens my JPG images since last update
  • 🐛 App frozen , dead after paying for it
  • 🔒 Paying customers must have watermark?
Photo to Watercolor Waterbrush#3

Photo to Watercolor Waterbrush by Digital Masterpieces GmbH

Painting Effects & Art Filters
Worth Considering
📷 Photo & Video
4.9😊(2.8K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Transform your photos and videos into beautiful watercolor paintings with a variety of styles and precise editing tools. Processed entirely on your device for privacy and speed, it offers high-resolution output for prints and stunning video animations.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Great results
  • 💡 Variety of features and styles
  • 🎨 Transforms photos into art
  • 💰 Excellent value for money

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Issues with saving/exporting images
  • 💰 Subscription model, limited free features
  • 🔧 Steep learning curve for some users
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency options

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