Comparison

PaintMee 2 vs Vistablur

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

Head to head
About

PaintMee 2

Transform your photos into unique works of art with various styles and a powerful focus system. Experiment with different artistic expressions and create personalized paintings. Save your creations in high resolution or as a movie of the painting process.

Highlights
  • 92 tuned example styles
  • Focus point system for expression
  • Up to 5 focus points
  • Unique results with each use
  • Save painting process as movie
  • 4K resolution rendering
Features
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True Art happens when your mind is invited into a piece. When there is something intriguing, provoking, ambiguous or incomplete. Now YOU can make true art in an instant – and have fun while doing it. Your tools are STYLE and FOCUS. For a photo, choose a style and set a focus point. Moving the focus point dramatically alters the resulting painting. Use this very powerful tool to make the painting truly yours. Features • 92 carefully tuned example styles. • Styles range from oil paintings through sketches, ink splatter and wood carvings to downright craziness. • Use a powerful focus point system to control expression. • Place up to 5 focus points. • Different results every time, even for the same style. • Watch the painting take shape stroke by stroke. • Advanced users: fine tune styles to get that perfect look. • Advanced users: create your own styles and add them to the list. • Save the entire painting process as a movie. • Render and save painting in 4K resolution.

About

Vistablur

Features
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Vistablur helps artists study reference photos through color, value, and simplified form. Built for painters, students, and visual artists, Vistablur turns complex photos into clearer painting references so you can make better decisions about value structure, color relationships, and usable variations before you start painting. Use Vistablur to: - Simplify a photo into broader value shapes - Squint digitally by blurring away distracting detail - Apply a painterly filter to reduce noise and clarify masses - Pick colors directly from your reference - Explore related colors on a color wheel with similar perceived lightness Vistablur is designed for artists who want practical help seeing what matters: - What are the big value shapes? - Which colors belong together? - How can I shift hue without losing the same lightness feel? Whether you paint traditionally or digitally, Vistablur helps you turn photo reference into clearer artistic decisions.

Screenshots

PaintMee 24 screens
Vistablur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vistablur at Free against PaintMee 2's $5.99. PaintMee 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Vistablur is free to download; PaintMee 2 costs $5.99 up front. PaintMee 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vistablur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PaintMee 2 versus Vistablur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintMee 2Vistablur
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (123 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings123 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio MeeVortex Basis, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PaintMee 2

One-time1
  • High Definition Export$9.99
1 purchases

Vistablur

One-time1
  • Removes Ads$9.99

Questions

Is PaintMee 2 free?
PaintMee 2 costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Vistablur free?
Vistablur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaintMee 2 or Vistablur have ads?
Vistablur shows ads; PaintMee 2 does not.

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