Pendulum Art vs Keyboard Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendulum Art
This app simulates the mesmerizing flow of paint from a swinging bucket, offering realistic physics for a lifelike experience. Users can create beautiful, emergent art by simply filling a bucket with color and giving it a push. Explore AR mode to bring your creations into the real world and easily share them on social media.
- Realistic paint physics simulation
- Color bucket filling
- AR mode for real-world art
- Easy social media sharing
- Relaxing art creation process
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Pendulum app simulates the flow of paint from swinging paint bucket. We have perfected the physics so good that it will feel and behave as you would do it in real life. Simply fill your paint bucket with your favorite color and give it a push. Relax and enjoy beautiful emerging art while physics works for you. If this does not amaze you then try AR Mode to create bucket art in the real world. Unleash your creativity and amaze your family/friends by sharing your artwork by one click to social media.
Keyboard Art
Personalize your computer keyboard with vibrant artwork and designs. Use various tools like brushes, stencils, and spray paint to create unique, eye-catching keycaps. Decorate, work, and play with a custom-designed keyboard.
- Paint brushes
- Stencils
- Spray paint
- Keycap decoration
- Custom keyboard art
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It's high time that your boring computer keyboards had some colors and artwork showcased on them. Use paint brushes, stencils and spray paint to create cute, eye-popping art on those keycaps. Create, decorate, work and play! Keyboard Art is free. Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keyboard Art at 49% against Pendulum Art's 27%. Keyboard Art also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 643) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Pendulum Art's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Pendulum Art sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Keyboard Art sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Keyboard Art holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keyboard Art has 29K ratings behind it against 643, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Pendulum Art's written reviews are positive against 49% of Keyboard Art's.
Pendulum Art ships an update every 5 days, Keyboard Art every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pendulum Art | Keyboard Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (643 ratings) | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 643 | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dimensional Applications Inc | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
Customer experience
Pendulum Art
Keyboard Art
User reviews
Pendulum Art
From 643 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- 🎵 Nice zen music
- 💡 Innovative loop purchasing system
- 🌈 Multi-color feature
- 📱 AR functionality
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive ads
- 💰 Unfair monetization and pricing issues
- ⚙️ Poor touch responsiveness
- 🎨 Inconsistent painting value rewards
- 📊 Low image quality for small circles
Keyboard Art
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Amazing and fun game
- 👍 Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
- 🎨 Lots of customization options
- 🎉 Great entertainment value
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🤕 Laggy performance
Bugs and requests
Pendulum Art
Reported bugs
6 issues- Color selection mismatch (selecting one color produces different color)
- Game glitches that ruin paintings
- Sharing feature sends only white screen
- Slow touch response and direction recognition
- No-ads purchase not transferring to new phone
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- Painting value not increasing with better colors
Requested features
6 requests- Rainbow paint option with all color fades
- In-game currency or coin system
- Color picker tool (eyedropper from real life)
- Music selection/picker feature
- Unlimited loops and colors sandbox mode
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- Better contact/support accessibility
Keyboard Art
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keys turning completely black on special levels
- Game freezing or kicking out after watching ads
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Coins/progress not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- More creative freedom to design own keys
- Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option
- Improve stability and fix bugs
- Add sound effects and music
In-app purchases
Pendulum Art
- Add 10 Loops$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Add 25 Loops$1.99
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- Add 50 Loops$2.99
- Add 100 Loops$3.99
Keyboard Art
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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