ArtGen vs Craft Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArtGen
This app helps artists, writers, and creatives overcome creative blocks by generating randomized character concepts. Customize word pools with themed packs and reroll or manually edit attributes. Save your generated characters and attach your artwork, with all data stored locally or privately via iCloud.
- Randomized character concept generation
- Customizable themed word packs
- Reroll or manually edit attributes
- Save generated characters
- Attach artwork to saved characters
- Local and private iCloud sync
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ArtGen is a character idea generator built for artists, writers, and creatives to help push past art/idea blocks. Choose from themed packs to customize your word pool. Tap generate to get a randomized character concept instantly. Reroll any attribute until it feels right, or manually make it your own. When you're done randomizing, save your character and attach your finished artwork. No AI, accounts. or data collection. Everything stays on your device or syncs privately through your personal iCloud. Your ideas belong to you!
Craft Vault
This app helps creators organize their crafting projects from initial idea to final sale. It offers tools for tracking expenses, calculating profits, and managing event sales, providing insights into creative workflows.
- Project tracking from idea to completion
- Pattern and website saving
- Photo gallery for progress and finished products
- Expense logging per project
- Profit tracking for projects and events
- Event sales monitoring
- Suggested retail pricing calculation
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Craft Vault helps you stay organized and turn your creative projects into profitable outcomes—all in one place. Whether you're planning your next idea or tracking sales from a market event, Craft Vault gives you the tools to manage every step of your crafting workflow. Key Features • Project Tracking – Document your projects from idea to completion • Pattern & Website Saver – Keep inspiration and resources organized • Photo Gallery – Store and review progress and finished products • Expense Tracking – Log materials and costs per project • Profit Tracking – See what you earn from each project or event • Event Tracking – Monitor sales across markets and shows • Suggested Retail Pricing – Automatically calculate pricing based on your costs Craft Vault is designed for creators of all experience levels who want clarity, organization, and better insight into their work. Start your free trial today and take control of your creative process Terms of Use: https://craft-organizer--hqmcmillian.replit.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Craft Vault at 5.0 against ArtGen's 3.2. Craft Vault also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). ArtGen's advantage is ratings volume (215 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). 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
Both are free to download. ArtGen sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Craft Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Craft Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArtGen has 215 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ArtGen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Craft Vault's.
ArtGen ships an update every 2 days, Craft Vault weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArtGen | Craft Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (215 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LIONBYTE LLC | ELIZABETH ERIN COLLIS |
Customer experience
ArtGen
Craft Vault
Bugs and requests
ArtGen
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when opening edited character
- App closes when scrolling down character profile
- Cannot delete characters
- Cannot edit character pictures
- App crashes when editing characters
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- App closes when scrolling
- Purchased packs not showing up
- App closes when trying to restore purchases
- App keeps exiting when opening
- Application suddenly shuts down
- Bought packs and nothing happened
- Scrolling is glitched
- Profile glitched after removing writing
- Black screen on launch
Requested features
19 requests- Grid view selection
- More detail options
- Ability to delete characters
- Ability to re-roll existing character details
- More powers/attributes
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- Add own attributes
- Sort characters into folders
- Add cover images to characters
- Option to choose selections instead of random
- Ability to choose own choices/type in traits
- Subcatalog by specific works
- More realism in generation
- More attributes (hair, eye color, age, traits)
- Add own character characteristics to generator
- Option to insert image or character creation look
- Additional questions (favorite color, zodiac sign)
- Sections/dividers for organizing characters
- Restore purchases button
- See all characters at once (icon mode)
Craft Vault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ArtGen
- Realistic PackFree
- Fantasy Pack$0.99
- Space Pack$0.99
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- Historical Pack$0.99
- Comic Book Pack$0.99
- Unlock All Packs$2.99
Craft Vault
- Craft Vault Monthly$1.991 Month
- Craft Vault Annually$19.991 Year
