Artstudio Pro vs Holo.Draw Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Holo.Draw Lite
Turn your mobile device into a drawing tablet for your computer. Annotate, highlight, and paint directly on your PC or Mac screen to enhance presentations, collaborations, and learning.
- Draw on PC/Mac screen from mobile
- Annotate and highlight content
- Paint directly on screen
- Seamless connectivity
- Compatible with PC and Mac
- Remote control functionality
- Customizable settings
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Transform your Mac or PC screen into a canvas, and let Holo.Draw on the iPhone or iPad be its mirror. Utilize it to draw attention to any aspect displayed on the screen by annotating, highlighting, and painting, whether with your fingertips or the precision of the Apple Pencil. Communicate seamlessly, bringing your ideas to vibrant life. Whether you're a developer, analyst, tech writer, artist, educator, presenter or content creator – Holo.Draw elevates your work experience to the next level. Imagine presenting a complex business strategy in a Zoom call. Start Holo.Draw, share your screen and start annotating and highlighting valuable facts on your laptop screen, making presentations dynamic and engaging. Collaborate Anywhere: Adaptable for home offices or collaboration across continents, Holo.Draw fits your needs. Picture app developers having a crucial call in Teams. Actively discuss a part of the codebase causing a bug. One developer connects Holo.Draw, illustrating ideas and solutions visually for more effective discussions. Interactive Learning: Revolutionize teaching with interactive tools. Share screens, annotate presentations, and create engaging lessons. Create a dynamic classroom experience by connecting your laptop to a projector and activating Holo.Draw. Explain topics with additional highlighting and annotations directly on top of slides for an interactive and enjoyable learning experience. Effortless Connectivity: Seamlessly link your iPhone or iPad to Mac or PC for a world of collaborative possibilities. Versatile Compatibility: Compatible with both PC and Mac, ensuring flexibility in your collaborative endeavors. Remote Control at Your Fingertips: Connect your iPhone or iPad to any Mac or PC, perfect for presentations, remote video playback, or switching between applications. Customizable Settings: Tailor your creative process with customizable settings for brush, annotations, and more. Your creative journey, your way. User-Friendly Interface: Designed with Apple Pencil in mind, the intuitive interface ensures a smooth and responsive experience. Experience the Future of Collaboration – Get Holo.Draw Now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Holo.Draw Lite at none against Artstudio Pro's 2. Holo.Draw Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Artstudio Pro's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Artstudio Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year. Holo.Draw Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Holo.Draw Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artstudio Pro has 4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artstudio Pro | Holo.Draw Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucky Clan | P&D Capital OU |
Customer experience
Artstudio Pro
Holo.Draw Lite
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
Holo.Draw Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Artstudio Pro
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$3.491 Year
- Lifetime License$14.99
Holo.Draw Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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