MetaBrush vs Abstractor
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
Abstractor
This drawing app uses generative magic and dynamic flow brushes to create unique, animated artwork. Explore infinite possibilities with brushes that respond to your gestures, imported images, and algorithmic patterns.
- Generative flow brushes
- Image-driven velocity maps
- Algorithmic particle behavior
- Color shifting based on stroke
- Layer support
- Color source layers
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ABSTRACTOR: PAINT WITH GENERATIVE MAGIC Unleash your vision with Abstractor, a poetic drawing app for iPad and iPhone, crafted for artist explorers and playful creators. Paint with infinite possibilities, where every stroke pulses with generative magic. FLOW BRUSHES: THE HEART OF CREATION Dive into the soul of Abstractor with flow brushes, where particles swirl like living liquids, leaving hypnotic trails across your canvas. These dynamic tools respond to three unique velocity maps: • Stroke Paths: Your gestures carve flowing rivers, guiding particles along vibrant trails. • Image-Driven Flow: Import an image to shape a velocity field, infusing brushes with textured, directional energy. • Algorithmic Soul: Add generated noise or patterns to give particles a distinct character—turbulent storms or gentle ripples. Tune particle behaviors in real time, sculpting their essence like a visual composer. Blend these maps to create mesmerizing, emergent patterns that surprise and inspire, making every stroke a performance. Colors shift with stroke angle, pressure, or speed, weaving emotion into every line. Use familiar layers or bind tools to them for tailored magic. Paint over a color source layer, pulling hues from imported images to craft radiant distortions—flow brushes shine here, warping visuals into dreamlike abstractions. Abstractor is your canvas for boundless wonder. Download now and let your art flow eternal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Abstractor at 5.0 against MetaBrush's 3.7. Abstractor also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). MetaBrush's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. MetaBrush sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Abstractor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Abstractor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of MetaBrush's written reviews are positive against 71% of Abstractor's.
MetaBrush ships an update every 2 months, Abstractor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaBrush | Abstractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | talonsodev | superdiagonal |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
MetaBrush
- Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Metabrush PRO$9.99
Abstractor
- All Access · 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Premium · 1 Year14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- All-Access$9.99









