MetaBrush vs Swatchy, Project Paint Planner
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
Swatchy, Project Paint Planner
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Turn any photo into a paintable wall mural—with the exact paints to buy, anywhere in the world. Swatchy is the muralist’s and DIY painter’s pocket studio. Import a photo and Swatchy pulls its colors and matches them to real paint you can buy—complete with names, codes, match percentages, and how much to purchase. Then let AI redraw your photo as clean line art, create a paint-by-number outline showing exactly where every color goes, and take the files to the wall. FIND YOUR COLORS IN REAL PAINT • Tens of thousands of colors from dozens of paint libraries worldwide, matched using perceptual color science • Leading decorative brands across the US, UK, Australia, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, and beyond • A searchable brand picker that puts brands available in your region first • Long-press any swatch to match it to another brand—or switch the entire project at once • New brands and colors are added regularly FOUR KINDS OF PAINT • Decorative wall paint for rollers and brushes • Professional spray-paint lines for muralists • Artist acrylics • Sign enamels COLOR MATCHING • Brand & Paint Type Matching: match colors across brands and paint types—including spray paint, decorative wall paint, artist acrylics, and sign enamel • Live Color Matching: capture an existing color using your camera, or select a photo from your library, and match it to real paint • Compare names, codes, swatches, and match percentages to find the best available option SMART OUTLINE—YOUR PHOTO AS LINE ART • AI redraws your photo as clean, hand-drawn-style line art, as if an illustrator traced it for your wall • Choose Simple or Detailed—ready to print, project, or transfer • Create a true paint-by-number outline that divides the image into paintable sections and shows exactly where every palette color goes • Each section is numbered to match its color in your palette • Switch paint brands and the numbers update with your palette • Share outlines directly from the app KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO BUY • Enter your wall size in feet or meters • Calculate per-color amounts in gallons or liters, including coats, primer, and clear coat • Surface-aware coverage accounts for brick, stucco, cinderblock, and other materials that require more paint • Mix Colors creates on-site ratio recipes using paints already in your project—potentially eliminating another can from your cart TAKE IT TO THE WALL • Use a tappable shopping checklist in the paint aisle • Export mural sheets, palette legends, outlines, and checklists to share, print, or AirDrop • Stack related murals into one project and shop for them together • Keep project colors, calculations, files, and planning details organized in one place ASK SWATCHY • Your AI painting expert for surfaces, preparation, technique, materials, and product availability • Ask questions with the context of your project and Swatchy’s growing paint directory TRY EVERYTHING FREE FIRST The built-in Sample Mural is a full playground—explore the palette, calculator, outlines, and paint-by-number features before deciding. Swatchy Pro unlocks paint names, codes, match percentages, quantities, and files for your own photos. Choose weekly, monthly, or one-time lifetime access, each with welcome outline credits. Outlines use credits: Simple uses 1 and Detailed uses 2. Credit packs are available anytime, and credits never expire. Available in 17 languages. Made by a muralist, for everyone who paints. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://middlevitalemurals.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swatchy, Project Paint Planner at every 3 days against MetaBrush's every 2 months. MetaBrush's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Swatchy, Project Paint Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MetaBrush ships an update every 2 months, Swatchy, Project Paint Planner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaBrush | Swatchy, Project Paint Planner |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | talonsodev | PAUL VITALE |
In-app purchases
MetaBrush
- Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Metabrush PRO3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Metabrush PRO$9.99
Swatchy, Project Paint Planner
- Swatchy Pro — Weekly$4.997 Days
- Swatchy Pro — Monthly$14.991 Month
- 5 Credits$2.99
- 10 Credits$4.99
- 25 Credits$9.99
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- Swatchy Pro — Lifetime$29.99
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