PaintMee 2 vs Fogged Lens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Fogged Lens
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'Fogged Lens' is an interactive art app that recreates a nostalgic and evocative space, like a window sill on a rainy day, within your digital device. Select your favorite photo, and the screen instantly transforms into a foggy, frosted glass. Trace the glass with your fingertip, wiping away the condensation to awaken the vibrant image hidden beyond. 【Main Features】 ・Breathtakingly Realistic Physical Representation Using the latest rendering technology, it simulates irregularly shaped water droplets with random and organic forms. It calculates the refraction of light that distorts the background through the water droplets in real time, providing an immersive experience as if you were looking through real glass. ・Carefully Crafted Lighting The highlights and shadows of the water droplets maintain a natural light source direction regardless of the device's orientation or rotation. It guarantees a clear and beautiful visual experience from any angle. * Intuitive Wipe Interaction The action of wiping away the mist is surprisingly smooth. Water droplets remain where your finger traces, providing a satisfying "touch" experience digitally, just like cleaning a windowpane. * High-Definition Canvas Rendered at an optimized resolution that maximizes your device's performance. Enjoy the meticulously crafted details. [For These Scenarios] * For Relaxation: Relieve daily stress with an ASMR-like experience of mindlessly wiping glass while listening to the sound of rain. * For Creating a Special Image: View cherished memories and landscape photos with a dramatic "reveal" effect. * For Creative Pastime: Enjoy water droplet art created with a single fingertip and save your favorite moments with screenshots. * For Realistic Fake Screen: Use it as a "fake screen" in full screen for a surprise. Impress them with its incredibly realistic texture that looks just like the real thing. Your smartphone screen becomes a window connecting you to the world. Why not peek into your own unique view beyond the "fogged lens"?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fogged Lens at none against PaintMee 2's 1. Fogged Lens also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and price ($0.99 vs $5.99). PaintMee 2's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
PaintMee 2 costs $5.99 and Fogged Lens $0.99 up front. PaintMee 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fogged Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaintMee 2 ships an update every 3 months, Fogged Lens daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaintMee 2 | Fogged Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (123 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Mee | Masanori Katsuta |
In-app purchases
PaintMee 2
- High Definition Export$9.99
Fogged Lens
No in-app purchases









