Comparison

MetaBrush vs RooArt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 30 brush presets
  • Layers support
  • Import Photoshop brushes (.abr)
  • Customizable stroke settings
  • Paint with images
Features
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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

About

RooArt

Features
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Give your photos an artistic twist with RooArt. What would your pictures look like if instead of taken on your phone’s camera, they were painted by one of the famous painters such as Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh or Yayoi Kusama? RooArt does intelligent style transfer by using the latest advances in AI. Our app can make any photo look like a fancy painting. Just try it out! We have several styles and painters to choose from. RooArt is completely free to use and you can style, save and share images all you want without any ads. If you would like to save your images without a watermark you can either view an ad or purchase the app. For any suggestions, comments or bugs we are eager to help you at hello@rootroo.com. If you like the app, give us a review on AppStore to show your support. Note: all your photos will remain on your phone at all times. We do not upload or store any of your images on our servers.

Screenshots

RooArt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MetaBrush at none against RooArt's shown. RooArt's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MetaBrush sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and RooArt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MetaBrush versus RooArt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaBrushRooArt
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertalonsodevRootroo Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MetaBrush

Subscriptions2
  • Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Metabrush PRO$9.99
1 purchases

RooArt

One-time1
  • RooArt full unlock$9.99

Questions

Is MetaBrush free?
MetaBrush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RooArt free?
RooArt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MetaBrush or RooArt have ads?
RooArt shows ads; MetaBrush does not.

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