Comparison

Designgraphik vs Create ART·Next Gen Art Player

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

Head to head
About

Designgraphik

Explore a curated collection of innovative digital art from a renowned designer. This app showcases high-resolution works in a custom gallery, offering a unique artistic experience.

Highlights
  • High-resolution artwork display
  • Custom gallery presentation
  • Curated digital art collection
  • Exploration of online design boundaries
  • Artist's proprietary creative environment
Features
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Designgraphik is Michael Paul Young. His innovative work has been exhibited worldwide, from the 500,000 LED pixels of U2’s 360° Tour to a 70-foot tall projection on Richard Meier’s The Hague City Hall. He has won awards including the Clio and the Cannes Gold Cyber Lion and has spoken at the world’s most renowned design conventions and festivals. At the turn of the millennium, Young found himself needing a place to explore and test the boundaries of online digital art, resulting in his creation of the Designgraphik name and website. Whether on the web at that site and others like Submethod and Vir2l, in print, or on various hard media, his goal was always the exploration and testing of boundaries, under presentation circumstances that he controlled, in environments that were his own proprietary creations. The work helped to shape online design throughout the late 90s and early 00s, and was nominated for and won numerous multimedia and online design awards until Young retired the Designgraphik name in 2010. In 2020, as we enter the fourth decade of life online, nothing is proprietary. Online art is democratized and sanitized, cropped, compressed, formatted, influenced, ranked, rated and ultimately forgotten in a dark corner of a corporate data center. And so Young has re-launched the Designgraphik name and ethos, once again in presentation circumstances under his control, in an environment that is his own proprietary creation. The ultimate expression of that concept is this app, designed to present Young's work as Designgraphik in high resolution, in a custom gallery, for free.

About

Create ART·Next Gen Art Player

Generate unique, interactive art in real-time with a simple tap. Customize effects, filters, and styles, then showcase your creations in a personalized gallery. Unlock advanced features and support development with an optional membership.

Highlights
  • Real-time art generation
  • Interactive customization
  • AI-powered styles
  • Personalized art gallery
  • Customizable app experience
  • Photo integration
Features
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Create ART : Tap Play, Make Instant Art. What if creating art was as simple as pressing Play on a music player? With Create ART, press play to make instant, interactive, and endlessly customizable art. Press Play & Create Instantly • Art happens in real-time. Tap Play and watch art come to life. Remix & Customize • Adjust effects, opacity, filters, transformations, layers, and size. Infinite possibilities. Endless Art Styles • Scroll through unique styles, experiment with AI-powered tools, and combine with as many of your photos as you want. Personalized Gallery • Showcase your creations in a design centric, dynamic grids. Artificial Imagination • Make whatever you imagine real with Ai (available on iOS 18.1+ iPhone and iPad devices). Customize Your Experience • Choose app colors, toggle watermarks, extend play length, and set creative reminders. Upgrade to Create ART+ • Unlock the full creative experience with exclusive tools & support the future of interactive digital art by becoming a member. Have thoughts, ideas, or want to share your latest art? We’re always listening : createart@makeartapp.com There's way more to come. Tap play and add your art to the world. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Designgraphik4 screens
Create ART·Next Gen Art Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Create ART·Next Gen Art Player at Free against Designgraphik's $1.99. Create ART·Next Gen Art Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Designgraphik's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On 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

Create ART·Next Gen Art Player is free to download; Designgraphik costs $1.99 up front. Create ART·Next Gen Art Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Designgraphik asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Create ART·Next Gen Art Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Designgraphik has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Designgraphik's written reviews are positive against 100% of Create ART·Next Gen Art Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Designgraphik ships an update monthly, Create ART·Next Gen Art Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Designgraphik versus Create ART·Next Gen Art Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesigngraphikCreate ART·Next Gen Art Player
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYouWorkForThem, IncMake Art Inc.

Customer experience

Designgraphik

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Create ART·Next Gen Art Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Designgraphik

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Create ART·Next Gen Art Player

Subscriptions2
  • Create ART+ Monthly Membership$7.991 Month
  • Create ART+ Annual Membership$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Designgraphik free?
Designgraphik costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Create ART·Next Gen Art Player free?
Create ART·Next Gen Art Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Designgraphik or Create ART·Next Gen Art Player?
Create ART·Next Gen Art Player is rated higher. Designgraphik averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Create ART·Next Gen Art Player averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Designgraphik or Create ART·Next Gen Art Player have ads?
Neither Designgraphik nor Create ART·Next Gen Art Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Designgraphik or Create ART·Next Gen Art Player?
Designgraphik ships an update monthly, and Create ART·Next Gen Art Player weekly. Most recently, Designgraphik was updated on November 7, 2026 and Create ART·Next Gen Art Player on November 4, 2026.

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