Pressure Art vs TouchRipple
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pressure Art
This app explores 3D Touch capabilities by allowing users to draw with varying pressure. It generates immersive 3D structures with randomized color profiles, offering a fun way to visualize device precision. It is best experienced on a 3D Touch capable device.
- Pressure-sensitive drawing
- 3D structure generation
- Randomized color profiles
- Explores 3D Touch capabilities
- Simple interface
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** To clear the screen, just press hard enough on it that it clears. ** Explore the 3D Touch capabilities of your device with this app. It is a simple drawing app that increases the radius of the circle in response to how much pressure you put on the phone. Combining that with a generated color profile with a random seed and you'll find yourself creating immersive 3D structures in seconds flat. It's a fun tool that will allow you to see the precision and range of 3D Touch. Please note: This is only really useful if you do have a 3D Touch capable device. Your experience will be suboptimal if not.
TouchRipple
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TouchRipple is a lightweight iPhone art app built around touch. Tap or drag anywhere on the screen to create layered ripple patterns, switch between visual themes, and enjoy a calm, on-device visual experience without logging in or connecting to a backend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pressure Art at every 5 weeks against TouchRipple's every 4 months. Pressure Art also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pressure Art ships an update every 5 weeks, TouchRipple every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pressure Art | TouchRipple |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Slaney | 凡 吴 |
In-app purchases
Pressure Art
No in-app purchases
TouchRipple
No in-app purchases
