Comparison

Artstudio Pro vs Pixcall

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

Head to head
About

Artstudio Pro

This powerful app offers advanced drawing, painting, and photo editing tools for creative professionals and enthusiasts. It features a robust engine, flexible layer system, and an advanced brush engine for realistic strokes. Users can also create animations and import/export various image formats.

Highlights
  • GPU accelerated ArtEngine
  • Unlimited layers and large canvas sizes
  • Advanced brush engine with 150+ brushes
  • Flexible layer system with groups and masks
  • Professional photo editing tools
  • Animation creation and export
  • Import/Export ABR/TPL brush and pattern formats
Features
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Introducing Artstudio Pro, the most powerful painting and photo editing app available for both iOS and macOS. The successor to our famous ArtStudio app has been redesigned bringing many new features and improvements taking full advantage of the latest technologies Metal, iCloud Drive, Apple Pencil, and optimized for 64-bit multi-core processors to achieve the smoothest possible workflow. Powerful engine App is based on the powerful GPU accelerated ArtEngine developed by Lucky Clan. It allows working with multiple documents, supports large canvas sizes and an unlimited number of layers. Incredible optimization ensures smooth work even with large canvases. • Realistic Color Pigment Blending • Canvas size up to 64Mpix • Unlimited layers • Multiple open documents • 27 tools: Move, Select, Crop, Eyedropper, Paint, Wet Paint, Eraser, Bucket/Pattern/Gradient Fill, Smudge, Dodge, Burn, Sponge, Text, Heal, Clone, and more • Full iCloud integration Flexible layer system Artstudio Pro introduces a new layer system with grouping, non-destructive layer effects, and adjustment layers. • Groups • Masks, clipping masks • Adjustment Layers • 9 layer effects: Bevel/Emboss, Stroke, Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Color/Gradient/Pattern Overlay, Drop Shadow • Text layers Advanced Brush engine Perfectly optimized, lag free mechanism generating smooth, real looking strokes, making the most of Apple Pencil. • Brush size up to 4000x4000 • 64-bit painting with pattern, double stamp, wet brush, dynamics • Brush editor with over 100 customizable settings • Over 150 built-in brushes divided into multiple groups: Pens, Pencils, Oil Painting, Inking, Charcoals, Airbrushes, Watercolor and many more • Symmetric painting Professional photo editor Photo editing options developed in cooperation with professional photographers. Each feature was tested in several scenarios and light conditions. • 15 adjustments available as non-destructive layer or simple adjustment: Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Exposure/Gamma, Shadows/Highlights, Vibrance, Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, Temperature/Tint, Black and White, Gradient Map and more • 4 auto adjustments: Auto Contrast, Levels, Lightness, Saturation • Transform: Basic, Perspective, Warp • Dozens of filters with realtime preview and the ability to generate seamless patterns • Inpaint, Elastify (Liquify) • Retouching tools: Heal, Dodge, Burn, Sponge and more • Image resize, Canvas resize • Crop and Trim Animation Create animation from layers or groups and finally export it to one of the most popular animation format • Scrollable timeline view with Play/Pause • Onion skin • Customizable Frame duration • Always visible layers • Export to MP4, HEVC, Animated GIF/PNG Import/Export We have implemented many parsers from the most popular assets/images formats and we are especially proud of our ABR/TPL parser which not only reads brush stamps and patterns, but also most settings which are converted to Artstudio Pro brush engine values. Import • Images - PNG, JPEG, PSD, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, PDF, most raw formats • Brushes - ABR, TPL • Color swatches - ASE, ACO • Patterns - PAT • Gradients - GRD • Fonts - TTF, OTF Export • Images - PNG, JPEG, PSD, TIFF, PDF Other features • Floating panels for Colors, Layers, Brushes etc • Screen recording • Customizable Quick menu • Customizable Shortcuts • Snapping to guidelines, dynamic guidelines, grid • Perspective grid assist • Mirror (flipped) view • Support of iPad Drag and Drop, Split View, Sharing Extension, Open In, Clipboard Free version limitations: • locked Saving • canvas size limited to device screen size • layers count limited to 3 • export only to jpg • locked animation export Minimum System Requirements Artstudio Pro for iOS requires iPhone or iPad running iOS 15.0 or above Privacy policy: https://luckyclan.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://luckyclan.com/terms-use

About

Pixcall

This app helps you manage large creative assets by uploading photos, videos, and files to a cloud library. Organize your content with folders and tags, and keep everything in sync between your phone and computer.

Highlights
  • Cloud asset library
  • File upload (photos, videos, any type)
  • Folder and tag organization
  • Real-time phone-to-computer sync
  • Desktop application integration
Features
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Pixcall is your mobile companion for managing massive creative assets. Here's what I can do: - Upload photos, videos, and any file type from your phone to your cloud library - Organize all your files with folders and tags - Keep assets in sync between your phone and computer in real time, both ways Note: Pixcall mobile works best alongside the desktop Application, seamlessly bridging your phone and computer for asset synchronization. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.pixcall.com/docs/about/privacy/

Screenshots

Artstudio Pro4 screens
Pixcall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixcall at 5.0 against Artstudio Pro's 4.6. Pixcall also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (91% vs 74%). Artstudio Pro's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Artstudio Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year and Pixcall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixcall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artstudio Pro has 4.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Artstudio Pro's written reviews are positive against 91% of Pixcall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artstudio Pro ships an update monthly, Pixcall every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Artstudio Pro versus Pixcall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtstudio ProPixcall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size385 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLucky ClanHangzhou SimpleEasy Network Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Artstudio Pro

All ratings4,037 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews1,199 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative17.3%

Pixcall

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Artstudio Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Gradient tool not working as expected
  • Brush settings not saving properly
  • Unexpected canvas resizing and cropping
  • Layers disappearing or not rendering correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add custom brush creation
  • Improve canvas resizing and previewing
  • Implement better layer and mask management
  • Add more blending and color adjustment tools
  • Introduce keyboard shortcuts and gesture support
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  • Provide a comprehensive user manual or tutorials

Pixcall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Artstudio Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$3.491 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$14.99
2 purchases

Pixcall

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$5.991 Month
  • Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Artstudio Pro free?
Artstudio Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixcall free?
Pixcall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Artstudio Pro or Pixcall?
Pixcall is rated higher. Artstudio Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Pixcall averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Artstudio Pro or Pixcall have ads?
Neither Artstudio Pro nor Pixcall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artstudio Pro or Pixcall?
Artstudio Pro ships an update monthly, and Pixcall every 3 days. Most recently, Artstudio Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pixcall on October 30, 2026.

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