Comparison

Art Set 4 vs hueprism

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Art Set 4

Experience hyper-realistic digital art creation with advanced tools for painting and drawing. Explore a vast array of brushes, fluid simulations, and 3D paint effects. This app offers a customizable workspace and professional features for artists of all levels.

Highlights
  • Hyper-realistic art tools
  • Fluid watercolor simulation
  • 3D paint effects
  • Customizable workspace
  • Time-lapse video recording
  • PSD export
  • Layer masks
Features
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Art Set has been No.1 iPad app in over 30 countries around the world. Now completely re-written with some of the most advanced artistic digital painting and drawing tools ever created! An 'App of Day', this giant new version has tools with incredible levels of realism and many professional features. Exclusive artistically created brushes, from real world art mediums through to the purely digital for all styles of artwork. Watch fluid Watercolor flow and run as you paint. Express your strokes in 3D giving thick gloopy paint you can even etch back into. It's also a must for any Apple Pencil owner! Art Set brushes have many additional expressions that come into play, some deeply integrated, with new levels of sensitivity you may have never experienced before! It's now free to download for the first time ever! INCLUDED FOR FREE : HYPER-REAL TOOLS - Oil Paint, Watercolors, Oil Pastel, Pencil, Biro Pen, Marker, Wax Crayon, Blenders and more! - Fluid dynamic simulation for Watercolor - 3D Paint - Custom blending achieving rich deep color - Art Set keeps track of where the canvas is wet, dry when needed - Turn on Slow Draw for drawing to lag your stroke. Create smooth curves and lines; great for calligraphy! - Blur Filter with localised quick masking - Color Wheel - User Editable Palette - Metallic Colors - Time-lapse Video Recording; share how you made your artwork stroke by stroke. - PSD Export UI - Fully customizable workspace; have just a single brush or tools on every side of your screen. - Zoom, Pan and Rotate the canvas for fine detail - Light low contrast or Dark high contrast mode - Minimalist UI for less interference with your artwork WORKFLOW - Latest graphics technology written entirely in METAL 2 - Supports the iOS Files app to manage or or transfer documents - iTunes File Sharing - Auto save - Split Screen Multitasking - use a reference image whilst you draw side by side - Export to your photo album, email, AirDrop or social networks etc. - In-depth User Guide in the app complete with video - Import photos and images at screen resolution PREMIUM PRO FEATURES - Single Upgrade Unlocks everything : 200 ADVANCED BRUSHES - Wide variety of extra hyper-real Paints, Pens, Pencils, Inks, Chalks, Pastels, Charcoal, Wet media, Stamps, Splatters, Form, Graphics, Patterns, Fabric, 3D Texture, Neon to basic Pixel and Flat Digital - You can try out all premium brushes on a test area before upgrading! DRAWING - Flood fill - Symmetry - Pixel Art - Shape primitives for Ellipse, Circle, Square, Rectangle and Line in any brush - Echo shapes for special FX - Erase mode - use any brush as an eraser - Adjust brush Size, Opacity, Flow, Grain, Loading and Dynamics LAYERS - Layer Masks - Transform, move, rotate and scale - Flip - Adjust Opacity - Layer maintains resolution whilst transformed - Blend Modes - Alpha lock - Cut, Copy and Paste, to and from other documents or other Apps - Drag and drop layers from other apps - Import from your photos CUSTOM HIGH-RESOLUTION CANVASES - Choose any resolution canvas size, the highest being dependent on your device capabilities - Set DPI and canvas dimensions in millimeters, inches or Points and Pixels - Great for pixel art or tens of millions of pixels - if device allows - Papers and Canvases from old cardboard, raw canvas, graph, squared and isometric paper COLOR - Display P3 WideColor on supported devices - Auto Color Sample, allows you to easily turn photos into paintings - Color picker - Toolbar placable HSB and RGB sliders ADJUSTMENTS - Localized adjustments, allow you to tweak all or just part of your image via quick masking - Change Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Recolor, Invert, Contrast and Blur WORKFLOW - Auto backup, saves snapshots - iOS Pasteboard or Drag and Drop to or from other apps - Import photos and images and high resolution Art Set is a wonderful creative addition to any iPad!

About

hueprism

Features
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hueprism is an ambient generative art studio for any screen — refined, modern, and quietly mesmerizing. Twenty-eight live algorithms paint your display in real time. From the slow geometry of Sacred Geometry and Sri Yantra to the meditative spirals of Spirograph, from rain and snow to quasicrystals and cellular automata, no two minutes ever look the same. Thirteen color moods, twenty-seven palettes, and a soft transition engine make every session a unique stretch of calm. Use it as: • A second-monitor visual that elevates a workspace, cafe, or boutique • A modern alternative to looped video wallpapers • A focus aid that softens visual noise without demanding attention • Ambient art for an apartment lobby, gallery, or hotel lounge Highlights: • 28 generative themes, each with its own algorithm and feel • 13 color moods (Calm, Warm, Cosmic, Forest, Ocean, Blossom, and more), plus Auto, which gives each theme its own signature palette • 27 carefully tuned palettes • 3 transition styles (cross-fade, fade-out-in, instant) • Bold control to dial intensity from refined (0%) to vivid (100%) • Color drift mode for slow, gradient palette evolution • Ambient view hides the UI for a clean canvas; tap, or press Esc, to bring it back • Keeps the screen awake while hueprism is in front, so it can play on a spare iPad or a second monitor • Native menu bar (macOS) and lifecycle integration (iOS) • Anonymous diagnostics only — no accounts, no ads, no tracking On iPhone and iPad: swipe up or down for another theme, swipe sideways for other colors, and double-tap to pin the theme on screen. Double-tap again to resume auto-rotation. The visuals are computed locally on your device. Once installed, the app works offline. Settings stay on your device. Made by Whatever Works Studio. Privacy: hueprism collects no personally identifiable information. See https://hueprism-prod.web.app/privacy for details. Support: https://hueprism-prod.web.app/support

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hueprism at none against Art Set 4's 1. hueprism also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Art Set 4's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Art Set 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. hueprism asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Set 4 ships an update every 6 days, hueprism fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Art Set 4 versus hueprism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt Set 4hueprism
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLOFOPISangho Kim

Bugs and requests

Art Set 4

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening color palette or blending
  • Unexpected loss of work and canvas resets
  • Inability to resize canvas or change aspect ratio
  • Brush size and settings not preserved when switching tools

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more free brushes and tools
  • Improve layer management and export options
  • Allow more brush size and customization options in free version
  • Provide better documentation and tutorials
  • Add undo/redo gesture support
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  • Improve color management and palette tools

hueprism

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Set 4

One-time1
  • Unlock All$12.99
None

hueprism

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Set 4 free?
Art Set 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is hueprism free?
hueprism is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Art Set 4 or hueprism have ads?
Neither Art Set 4 nor hueprism shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Set 4 or hueprism?
Art Set 4 ships an update every 6 days, and hueprism fortnightly. Most recently, Art Set 4 was updated on November 7, 2026 and hueprism on October 31, 2026.

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