See Value vs Artista
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
See Value
Visualize the lightness of colors in real-time through your camera or convert existing photos to grayscale. This tool helps artists train their eyes to perceive value and aids in creating quick sketches with specialized grayscale filters.
- View exact color lightness in camera view
- Convert photos to grayscale
- Apply various grayscale filters
- Switch between grayscale and color mode
- Save converted photos to library
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Note: This app does not show anything related to monetary value See the exact value (aka lightness of color) of the scene viewed with the camera. Or convert photos from your Photo Library to grayscale. Train your eye to see colors in value. Apply one of the grayscale filters to see main contour lines for drawing quick sketches. Helpful in sketching and other forms of grayscale art. Features: * ability to see the exact value of a given point in the camera view, or in a photo * ability to convert photos to grayscale and save them back to the Photo Library (note: this functionality is available as an in-app purchase) * grayscale filter selection: 2-level (black & white), 3-level, 4-level and and Continuum (continuous grayscale spectrum) * double-tap to switch between grayscale and color mode
Artista
Access thousands of high-quality reference photos for your art. Share your creations, learn from others' interpretations, and track your artistic progress over time. This app also features an art community for inspiration and feedback.
- Thousands of reference photos
- Share your drawings
- View others' interpretations
- Track progress
- Art community
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A photo reference tool and art community! - Thousands of high quality reference photos - Share your drawings with others - See how others drew a reference to help improve your own - See previous sessions and your progress over time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artista at none against See Value's 1. Artista also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (89% vs 70%). See Value's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 17) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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. See Value sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Artista asks for nothing beyond the download.
Artista holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: See Value has 97 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of See Value's written reviews are positive against 89% of Artista's.
See Value ships an update every 10 days, Artista every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | See Value | Artista |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (97 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Robert Jakubowski | Max Buster |
Customer experience
See Value
Artista
In-app purchases
See Value
- See Value Pro Features$0.99
Artista
No in-app purchases
