String Art Designer vs String Art DIY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
String Art Designer
Create intricate string art designs with various string types and modes. Transform photos into unique string art pieces. Offers in-app purchases for expanded features and unlimited string options.
- Math-String mode
- Cyclic string type
- Step string type
- Custom string type
- Portrait mode for photo art
- In-app purchases for advanced features
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String Art Designer makes possible to design string art with using various strings. Math-String mode Availabe string types: - cyclic string string will be hooked on pins with a specified cycle - verious step string string will be hooked on start/end pin which are moved by specified rule - custom string string will be hooked on specified pins Portrait mode make string art from photo In-App Purchase: - unlimited number strings for math-string mode - make string art from your photo (from Photo library) Note: A photo editing app would help to get better Portrait String Art
String Art DIY
Create unique string art designs with this DIY generator. Weave your own patterns or let the app generate them for you. Enjoy a free experience with optional premium features.
- String art generator
- DIY weaving tool
- Free to use
- Premium club functionalities
- Pattern creation
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This is the fastest string art/thread art generator app you may ever try. The app is designed as a DIY (Do it yourself) kit which you can use to generate and/or weave the threads yourself. Usage of the app is all free but you may decide to join the Zigzag club to have access to some other cool functionalities. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myzigzagart.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: String Art DIY at 4.3 against String Art Designer's 3.0. String Art DIY also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). 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. String Art Designer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and String Art DIY sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
String Art DIY holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: String Art DIY has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of String Art Designer's written reviews are positive against 20% of String Art DIY's.
String Art Designer ships an update every 2 months, String Art DIY every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | String Art Designer | String Art DIY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tomoaki Yagishita | MyZigzagArt AB |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
String Art Designer
- Unlimited String$5.99
- PortraitArt$19.99
String Art DIY
- Bronze membership$2.991 Month
- Silver membership$6.991 Month
- Gold membership$9.991 Month
- X Small credit sack$1.99
- Pattern pack$4.99
- Small credit sack$11.99
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- Medium credit sack$39.99
- Large credit sack$119.99
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