FTL Paint vs UTM Remote Virtual Machines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FTL Paint
Create 8-bit pixel art on your mobile device with a suite of common and advanced tools. Import images, manage layers, and export your creations as PNGs or JSON. Ideal for casual users, artists, and game developers on the go.
- Common and advanced drawing tools
- Image import and export
- Layer management
- Color mixers
- Sprite sheet and tilemap creation
- Animation support
- PNG and JSON export
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Make pixel art on the go with your phone or tablet! During lunch, on the bus, or wherever you are, make wonderful 8-bit creations for yourself, your game, or to share with the world. Built by a game developer for casual users, artists, and developers alike. Core Features: - Common tools like Paint, Erase, Lasso, Fill, Color picker - Additional tools such as Curves, Color Replace. - Image import and Export support. - Layer Management. - Various kinds of Color Mixers - In-App documentation. - Create sprite sheets, tilemaps, and simple animations. - Export PNGs and JSON. Experimental Features: - Unreal Engine Paper2D export (engine plugin still WIP) This app is still under development. Please send an email to nshkurkin[at]ftlgoats.com if you want to suggest features, improvements, or report bugs.
UTM Remote Virtual Machines
Access and control your virtual machines from your iOS device. Stream Windows, Ubuntu, and other operating systems running on your Mac remotely. This app requires UTM for Mac to function.
- Stream virtual machines remotely
- Supports Windows, Ubuntu, and more
- Control VMs from iOS device
- Requires UTM for Mac
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Run Windows®, Ubuntu®, and other operating systems remotely from your Mac running UTM UTM Remote allows you to stream your virtual machines from your Mac to your iOS device. Requires UTM for Mac to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FTL Paint at 100% against UTM Remote Virtual Machines's 38%. FTL Paint also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). UTM Remote Virtual Machines's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FTL Paint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTM Remote Virtual Machines has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FTL Paint's written reviews are positive against 38% of UTM Remote Virtual Machines's.
FTL Paint ships an update every 2 months, UTM Remote Virtual Machines every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FTL Paint | UTM Remote Virtual Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 370 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolai Shkurkin | Turing Software, LLC |
Customer experience
FTL Paint
UTM Remote Virtual Machines
Bugs and requests
FTL Paint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UTM Remote Virtual Machines
Reported bugs
5 issues- App didn't work on opening
- Connection error on startup
- Crashes often
- Network error
- Unable to create VMs on iPadOS 17.5
Requested features
6 requests- Add a Linux port as a flatpak
- Support for ARM-based VMs
- Trackpad/Mouse support
- Make UTM SE available on App Store
- iOS support for UTM
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- Better documentation
In-app purchases
FTL Paint
No in-app purchases
UTM Remote Virtual Machines
No in-app purchases
Questions
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