Glitter Effect Studio vs Art Sketcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glitter Effect Studio
Easily add sparkling glitter effects to your photos with intuitive finger-painting tools. Choose from various glitter types and brush sizes, with options to zoom, pan, undo, and erase for precise customization. Save or share your dazzling creations directly.
- Finger-painting glitter application
- 11 glitter types
- Adjustable brush size
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Undo and eraser tools
- Save and share options
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Glitter Studio lets you transform your photos using your fingers. Simply select a photo from your Photo Library or take one using the camera and apply an optional image filter. Select a glitter pattern and a brush size in the app to easily paint on glitter in your photos. Pinch with two fingers to zoom in and out. Scroll with two fingers to pan. Use a single finger to draw on glitter. You can select from 11 different types of glitter. Use the small brush sizes and zoom in to precisely place the glitter for a smooth look. You can undo brush strokes or use the eraser to fix mistakes and get precise glitter placement. Once you have the look you want, you can save the image to your Photo Library or share directly to Facebook and Instagram.
Art Sketcher
Transform your photos into artistic sketches with a single tap. Apply various creative effects, adjust colors, add frames, and text to create unique photo artworks.
- AI sketch effects
- One-click photo repainting
- Adjustable color settings
- Retro photo frames
- Add text to photos
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Art Sketcher is a AI App to repainting your photos with fancy sketch effects. With it, you can one-click to generate your photo artworks. Features - Select picture from camera roll to make sketch effects - Multiple creative sketch effects to repainting with one-clicking - You can adjust brightness, exposure, saturation, sharpen etc. to adjust color for result photo - You can decorate the photo with retro photo frames - You can add simple style text to photo. Download and try it, make your great sketch artworks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Glitter Effect Studio at Free against Art Sketcher's $0.29. Glitter Effect Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Art Sketcher's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, 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
Glitter Effect Studio is free to download; Art Sketcher costs $0.29 up front. Glitter Effect Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Art Sketcher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Art Sketcher holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glitter Effect Studio has 51 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Glitter Effect Studio ships an update every 4 days, Art Sketcher every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Glitter Effect Studio | Art Sketcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.29 |
| Rating | 4.5 (51 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Backes | 晓航 郑 |
Customer experience
Glitter Effect Studio
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In-app purchases
Glitter Effect Studio
- Premium Upgrade$0.99
Art Sketcher
- PRO$1.99
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