Crystallic vs Are
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crystallic
Transform your photos into artistic creations by adding a variety of sharp crystal effects. This intuitive tool allows for detailed customization of crystal placement, color, and opacity, with options for blur and masking. Share your edited images or continue layering effects for unique visual results.
- Add sharp crystal effects
- 60 ready-to-use crystals
- 8 color schemes
- 9 original blur effects
- Innovative Eraser and 3D tools
- Real-time editing
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*** From the creators of Shapical *** Crystallic provides infinite opportunities to transform your photos into amazing works of art by adding stunning effects to your photos with a collection of sharp crystals. Powerful yet intuitive, Crystallic is an excellent tool to take your photo editing game to the next level. Simply snap a shot or upload a photo and let your imagination take over. Select a crystal, then drag it, resize, rotate and zoom, choose colors, adjust opacity, add blur effects or mask out portions of the crystal—whatever inspires you. When you’re done, easily share your edit with friends or continue editing by adding more crystals. It’s that easy. Crystallic's unique features: - 60 ready-to-use crystals - 8 color schemes - 9 original blur effects - Innovative Eraser and 3D tools - Real-time editing Contact us: support@sixhandsapps.com instagram.com/crystallicapp twitter.com/sixhandsapps facebook.com/sixhandsapps
Are
Transform your photos into unique digital art using machine learning. The app detects objects, faces, and animals to create abstract compositions based on customizable rules. Unleash your inner artist and see your pictures in a new light.
- Machine learning art creation
- Object and face detection
- Customizable art rules
- Transforms photos into art
- Unique digital compositions
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Who creates art? You do. And what is art? Almost everything, but especially all your photos. Are-We.Art is for The Artist that is You. Are-We.Art uses machine learning to create special kind of art as unique as your photos. Machine learning detects objects, rectangles, faces, animals and others in your photos and creates new piece of art from the photo based on rules. For example, each face can become a circle and each detected object can become a triangle. Are We Art? Yes, we are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Are at 5.0 against Crystallic's 4.7. Crystallic's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Crystallic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Are sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Are holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Crystallic ships an update every 2 months, Are every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystallic | Are |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasiliy Kaliteevskiy | Sami Salkosuo |
In-app purchases
Crystallic
- Dipyramids$0.99
Are
- Premium features$1.99
