Artisma vs PictoPocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artisma
Transform your device into a digital canvas and create stunning artwork with simple finger gestures. No prior artistic skill is required to generate realistic landscapes and share your masterpieces. Print your creations directly to canvas for a tangible piece of art.
- Create paintings with finger strokes
- Generate realistic landscapes
- No artistic skill required
- Share artwork
- Print to canvas
- In-app purchases
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Artisma turns you into an artist. Create amazing paintings with a few strokes of your finger. No skill is needed to use create a masterpiece. Just use your finger to create a closed area, then tap inside that area to fill. In a few minutes, you will be able to create a realistic landscape. After you create, you can share your work, or you can print to canvas! Enjoy the app, and please send suggestions for improvements. - Any payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions can be managed by the user by going to Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable To view our Terms of Service please visit: https://artisma.com/tos.html Our Privacy Policy is available at: https://artisma.com/privacy.html
PictoPocket
Transform your photos into dynamic displays with this app. Upload images from your device to a connected frame and watch them come to life. Easily update your display with new pictures whenever you wish.
- Upload photos from camera roll
- Connect to PictoPocket frame
- Dynamic photo display
- Easy photo updates
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PictoPocket lets you bring your pictures to life! Pair the app to a PictoPocket frame and upload any photo you choose from your camera roll. See the image expose on the PictoPocket frame. When you feel it's time for a change, simply choose a new photo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PictoPocket at 5.0 against Artisma's 3.5. PictoPocket also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Artisma's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 8). On price 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
Both are free to download. Artisma sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. PictoPocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
PictoPocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artisma has 1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Artisma's written reviews are positive against 100% of PictoPocket's.
Artisma ships an update every 11 days, PictoPocket every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artisma | PictoPocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artisma Inc. | Splinter Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Artisma
PictoPocket
Bugs and requests
Artisma
Reported bugs
3 issues- Drawing lines causes screen to freeze or go blank
- Filling in shapes doesn't work as expected
- App crashes or freezes frequently
Requested features
4 requests- Add more brushes like clouds, animals, houses, lava, snow
- Allow adjusting brush size
- Improve tree and other object rendering
- Implement a free version with limited features
PictoPocket
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Artisma
- Pro3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Pro$9.997 Days
- Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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- Pro2 variants$19.991 Year
- Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Pro$29.991 Year
- Pro$119.991 Year
PictoPocket
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Artisma free?
Is PictoPocket free?
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