FocalPaint vs VoxSome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)
VoxSome
Engage your creativity with a voxel-based game that lets you sculpt and color predefined models or create original designs. Enjoy intuitive controls and a burst mode for faster editing and higher scores. It's a free experience with no advertisements.
- Voxel sculpting and coloring
- Shape basic blocks into predefined models
- Freeform voxel editor for original creations
- Easy-to-handle camera controls
- Burst mode for faster editing and scoring
- Model customization after level completion
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"Every artist was first an amateur." —Ralph Waldo Emerson Explore your creative side with Voxsome, a voxel-based sculpting and coloring game. - Start each level with a basic block and shape it into a predefined model. - Use easy-to-handle camera controls for the best view. - Enter burst mode for quicker editing and to boost your score. - Customize your model further once you've completed a level. - For completely original creations, try the Freeform voxel editor. - Free to use with no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VoxSome at Free against FocalPaint's $4.99. VoxSome also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). FocalPaint's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
VoxSome is free to download; FocalPaint costs $4.99 up front. FocalPaint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. VoxSome asks for nothing beyond the download.
VoxSome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | FocalPaint | VoxSome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 557 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | brien dieterle | Daily Habit LLC |
Customer experience
FocalPaint
VoxSome
In-app purchases
FocalPaint
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
VoxSome
No in-app purchases
