Comparison

Quick Poses vs PictureTimer

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

Head to head
About

Quick Poses

This app helps artists improve their drawing skills with timed practice sessions. Users can customize pose durations, select from built-in or custom galleries, and track their progress over time. It's designed to enhance observation, anatomy, and composition skills through gesture drawing.

Highlights
  • Customizable pose durations
  • Session time control
  • Warm-up delay option
  • Built-in and custom galleries
  • Gesture drawing focus
  • Progress tracking
  • Left/right-handed support
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Quick Poses is THE ultimate tool to help artists sharpen their drawing skills by simulating REAL LIFE academic figure drawing sessions. Select your pose duration, choose your favorite photo galleries, and start drawing right away! Train your observation and anatomy skills with Quick Poses. The goal is simple: capture the ESSENCE of each pose within a limited time. As soon as the timer runs out, a new pose appears, keeping you focused and in the flow. At the end of your session, a SUMMARY gives you a clear picture of your progress. Over time, track your improvement in the HISTORY section and see how your skills evolve. This practice, called GESTURE DRAWING, is one of the BEST ways to build confidence, observation accuracy, and dynamic composition. It’s also an excellent warm-up before longer drawing sessions. FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • CUSTOMIZE pose durations anywhere from 5 SECONDS to INFINITY. • CONTROL your total session time by limiting the number of poses. • ADD a short WARMUP DELAY before each pose to prepare your workspace or materials. • USE your APPLE PENCIL directly on screen, and analyze your sketches after each session. • ACCESS the full TOOL PICKER for longer poses to unleash your creativity with more tools and colors. • SWITCH your drawing side for LEFT or RIGHT-HANDED comfort. • USE iPad MULTITASKING or PICTURE-IN-PICTURE to draw in your favorite app like Procreate with more screen real estate. • APPLY basic IMAGE EFFECTS (monochrome, 2-tones, 4-tones, line overlay, blur) to study poses in a whole new way. • ENJOY 7 BUILT-IN GALLERIES featuring various subjects (people, animals). • ADD your own galleries easily with the integrated GALLERY EDITOR (optional in-app purchase required). • DISPLAY poses in ORDER or RANDOM sequence. • REVIEW your past sessions in the HISTORY SCREEN and MEASURE your progress over time. • EXPORT your best drawings to share, print, or refine further in another app. • YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS – all your data stays on device unless you choose to share it. Master gesture drawing, stay motivated, and see your art grow session after session with Quick Poses.

About

PictureTimer

This app transforms your reference photos into timed slideshows for drawing practice. Easily set up custom timers and intervals to focus on gesture drawing, figure studies, and sketching.

Highlights
  • Use personal reference photos
  • Timed slideshows for practice
  • On-screen countdown timer
  • Connect to shared drives (SMB)
  • Customizable time intervals (Plus)
  • Shuffle and forward-only modes (Plus)
Features
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Build a regular drawing habit with your own reference photos. PictureTimer turns images into timed slideshows with an on-screen countdown for gesture drawing, figure studies, croquis and sketching practice. PRACTICE WITH YOUR OWN REFERENCES Choose photos from device albums, iCloud or folders. Connect to Mac shared drives and compatible NAS devices using SMB to work with your existing image library. KEEP YOUR SESSION MOVING View each reference alongside a countdown so you can focus on drawing. Use timed slideshows for personal practice, art classes, lesson pacing or presentations. MORE CONTROL WITH PICTURETIMER PLUS Choose a Plus subscription or the one-time Plus Lifetime purchase to unlock custom time intervals, images from subfolders, shuffle, a time-up sound and forward-only mode to keep your practice moving to the next reference. Bring the photos you want to study, choose your slideshow settings and start drawing. Privacy Policy: https://zincwhite.art/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Quick Poses at 87 against PictureTimer's 1. PictureTimer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Quick Poses sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PictureTimer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PictureTimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Poses has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Quick Poses's written reviews are positive against 100% of PictureTimer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Poses ships an update every 2 months, PictureTimer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Poses versus PictureTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick PosesPictureTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (87 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings87 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFrederic RuaudelZinc White Limited

Customer experience

Quick Poses

All ratings76 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative3.0%

PictureTimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quick Poses

One-time2
  • Long-time user offerFree
  • Add Custom User Galleries$5.99
3 purchases

PictureTimer

Subscriptions2
  • Plus (All Features Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Plus (All Features Yearly)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Quick Poses free?
Quick Poses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PictureTimer free?
PictureTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Poses or PictureTimer?
PictureTimer is rated higher. Quick Poses averages 4.8 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while PictureTimer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quick Poses or PictureTimer have ads?
Neither Quick Poses nor PictureTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Poses or PictureTimer?
Quick Poses ships an update every 2 months, and PictureTimer monthly. Most recently, Quick Poses was updated on October 14, 2026 and PictureTimer on October 9, 2026.

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