LīnArt (LineArt) vs subflow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LīnArt (LineArt)
Easily create beautiful 3D art by simply tapping and dragging your finger. Customize colors and line thickness with 3D Touch support. Save your creations to your photo library to keep them forever.
- Tap and drag drawing
- 3D Touch line size adjustment
- Vibrant color selection
- Customizable canvas color
- Save artwork to photos
- Minimalist interface
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Just tap and drag your finger across the canvas to start drawing. Within seconds you can create beautiful images. 3D Touch is supported allowing you to adjust the size of your lines. • Pick from a handful of vibrant colors. • Change the color of the canvas to your liking. • Supports 3D Touch to allow maximum artistic ability. • Save all of your works to your photos so you can cherish them forever. • No menus or settings, just you and your canvas.
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: subflow at none against LīnArt (LineArt)'s 1. subflow also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 33%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. LīnArt (LineArt) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. subflow asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for LīnArt (LineArt) against 4.3 for subflow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: subflow has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of LīnArt (LineArt)'s written reviews are positive against 67% of subflow's.
LīnArt (LineArt) ships an update every 19 months, subflow every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LīnArt (LineArt) | subflow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Giarraputo | Ello Skelling Productions |
Customer experience
LīnArt (LineArt)
subflow
In-app purchases
LīnArt (LineArt)
- LīnArt Pro$0.99
subflow
No in-app purchases
Questions
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