ARt Virtual Studio vs FocalPaint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARt Virtual Studio
Create and showcase your images in an augmented reality environment. This app allows artists and travelers to present their portfolios in a unique, immersive way. Save your favorite pieces to enhance your visual collection.
- Augmented reality image presentation
- Personal art studio space
- Portfolio enhancement
- Save favorite works
- Image showcasing
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ARt introduces a personal space for artists and travelers to present their images in augmented reality. Save your favorite works and watch as ARt takes your portfolio to the next level.
FocalPaint
This app offers a unique brush engine for realistic paint simulation, pigment mixing, and canvas textures. It allows for custom brush and layer creation using Metal GPU or Javascript code, with advanced features like spectral color models and Apple Pencil Pro support.
- Realistic paint and pigment mixing
- Custom brush and layer creation
- Transparent ink simulation
- Apple Pencil Pro support
- Spectral color model
- Open source shader code library
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FocalPaint's unique brush engine simulates thick paint and real pigment mixing with accurate physics models. Features: - Realistic color blending behaves like real paint! - Real canvas texture and paint thickness - Transparent Ink simulation - Open Source GPU shader code library for reference and customization - Write your own custom brush with Metal GPU or Javascript code - Write your own custom layer modes with Metal GPU code - Apple Pencil Pro support with hover - 16 channel "spectral" color model (256 bits per pixel) - Wide color gamut (P3) Please note: Apple A12 GPU or newer is required Terms of Use: https://www.focalpaint.com/p/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://www.focalpaint.com/p/privacy.html Special Thanks to: Scott Allen Burns Troy James Sobotka & Friends colour-science.org python library MyPaint painting software team Anna Timm (@anti-art)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ARt Virtual Studio at Free against FocalPaint's $4.99. ARt Virtual Studio also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). FocalPaint's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, 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
ARt Virtual Studio is free to download; FocalPaint costs $4.99 up front. FocalPaint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ARt Virtual Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARt Virtual Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ARt Virtual Studio's written reviews are positive against 79% of FocalPaint's.
ARt Virtual Studio ships an update every 5 months, FocalPaint monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARt Virtual Studio | FocalPaint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | 4.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 557 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Brackley | brien dieterle |
Customer experience
ARt Virtual Studio
FocalPaint
In-app purchases
ARt Virtual Studio
No in-app purchases
FocalPaint
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
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