Picasso Pro vs Pako Pablos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Picasso Pro
This app enables you to perform a magic trick where a spectator colors a drawing on their own phone. The app then reveals a matching prediction, requiring no special props. It's a customizable prediction tool for entertainment.
- Perform 'Color Match' magic trick
- Uses spectator's phone
- No special props needed
- Fully customizable templates
- Customizable color labels
- Prediction tool
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Perform ‘Color Match’ on a spectators phone. Picasso Pro allows you to perform the famous Picasso routine, know around the world as Color Match - with only your phone. No special props required. This app and the secrets within do all the work for you. Walk up to a spectator and have them color in a drawing on THEIR phone. When it’s completed you can show that it matches your prediction perfectly. Fully customizable, use your own templates (or choose one of the built in ones) and color labels, it’s the ultimate prediction tool. In collaboration with Promystic.com & Ellusionist.com, this is Picasso Pro. Download TODAY.
Pako Pablos
Experience augmented reality with exclusive merchandise from a famous artist. Access his shopping website, discover new artwork, and stay updated on events and news. Unlock full features by purchasing merchandise.
- Augmented reality merchandise features
- Access to artist's shopping website
- Discover new artwork
- Stay updated on events and news
- Exclusive merchandise unlock
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Obtain access to AR capabilities of famous artist Pako Pablos merchandise line, visit his shopping website and access to new artwork, events and news. To unlock the features of this app, you need to buy his exclusive merchandise, at the store on the app or at https://www.pakopablos.com #PakoPablos #DirtyFingerz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pako Pablos at Free against Picasso Pro's $29.99. Pako Pablos also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Picasso Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Pako Pablos is free to download; Picasso Pro costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pako Pablos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Picasso Pro has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Picasso Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Pako Pablos every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Picasso Pro | Pako Pablos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Ellusionist.com INC | Pako Pablos Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Picasso Pro
Pako Pablos
Bugs and requests
Picasso Pro
Reported bugs
12 issues- Notifications not received when app is in background
- App not opening after update
- Black screen after setup/account creation
- Safari can't find the server error
- Instructions crashing
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- Notifications not changing automatically
- Random color vibrations
- No push notifications
- Aspect ratio not adjusted to screen size
- Black screen after registering
- App black screens totally after registration
- Login doesn't work on site
Requested features
3 requests- Update warning video before ID creation
- Add Apple Watch support
- Part of the warning video within the app on first open
Pako Pablos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Picasso Pro
No in-app purchases
Pako Pablos
No in-app purchases
Questions
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