MetaBrush vs Style Idiot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaBrush
Transform your photos into artistic paintings with a variety of brush presets and advanced settings. This app offers layers support and the ability to import Photoshop brushes, allowing for detailed customization of your artwork.
- 30 brush presets
- Layers support
- Import Photoshop brushes (.abr)
- Customizable stroke settings
- Paint with images
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With Metabrush you can easily turn your photos into paintings. The result images are very artistic, as you brush with different presets and settings. Visit the gallery at http://instagram.com/metabrush for many examples. Features: • 30 brush presets for artistically clone your original image. • Layers support • 500+ brushes bitmaps • Support for importing directly Photoshop brushes (.abr) • Include many settings for the strokes as dynamical size, rotation, shadow, and opacity. • You can assign colors to the strokes, but also paint with images (as if they were colors). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Style Idiot
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Unleash your creativity with our app powered by Fast Style Transfer and Image Super resolution AI. Instantly transform your photos and animated GIFs into stunning artworks, apply unique and personalized styles, and elevate your social media presence like never before. Styles 1. watercolour 2. anime 3. comic 4. color pencil 5. dream 6. outline 7. dark 8. doodle 9. sketch 10.ukiyoe 11. ink
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Style Idiot at none against MetaBrush's 3. MetaBrush's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MetaBrush sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Style Idiot asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetaBrush ships an update every 2 months, Style Idiot every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaBrush | Style Idiot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | talonsodev | Leung Man Ho Thomas |
In-app purchases
MetaBrush
- Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Metabrush PRO$9.99
Style Idiot
No in-app purchases
