ArtDen vs HEAVYPAINT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArtDen
This app connects artists with art enthusiasts, serving as a marketplace for digital art commissions. Artists can showcase their work and find clients, while buyers can discover new talent and commission unique pieces. It fosters a community for creators and art lovers to connect.
- Showcase digital art
- Commission custom art
- Discover new artists
- Connect with buyers
- Art community forum
- Discord integration
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WHO WE ARE ArtDen is a marketplace app for digital art commissions where artists can showcase, share, and be commissioned (or hired) to create unique and amazing pieces. ArtDen is not just for artists; anyone with a passion for art can explore our platform, and discover new talents. Join us at ArtDen, where creativity has no limits! NEW ART COMMUNITY Join our brand new art community to post your art, find artists, and connect with buyers! We are excited to be here and hope you discover new art and artists, as well as find customers if you're an artist! DISCORD Join our Discord server to connect and communicate with others on the platform.
HEAVYPAINT
This app offers a raw digital painting experience with unique tools for creating textured art and quick studies. It's designed for artists who embrace digital chaos and seek a streamlined, mobile art studio.
- Unique digital brushes
- Color Jitter for texture
- Fast color blocking tools
- Line Blend for gradients
- Liquify tool
- Minimalist interface
- Gallery for creations
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Raw digital painting with unique brushes & color chaos. The painter's painting app that celebrates digital chaos. HEAVYPAINT is unapologetically digital and a bit unhinged. It’s a celebration of digital impressionism. Whether you're sketching on the train, painting outdoors, or creating quick color studies, this is your pocket art studio. Unique Digital Tools Color Jitter: Unleash beautiful digital chaos and texture Fan Fill and Lasso Fill for fast color blockins, textured foliage, notan, organic shapes. Rake tool for softening up edges in a graphic way Line Blend for instant gradients Liquify to adjust proportions and shapes Built for Speed & Mobility Perfect pochade box replacement for pleinair painting. Great for quick paintings on public transit, many will finger paint on their phones. Streamlined interface.Focus on pure color and shape without digital clutter. Streamlined Experience Minimalist interface puts painting first Customizable tools that adapt to your style Strong shape design tools for bold, crisp artwork Gallery to review and organize your creations + Plein air painters who want to ditch heavy supplies + Quick color studies and concept sketches + Figure painting and gesture drawing + Artists wanting to rediscover digital painting joy + Anyone seeking a uniquely digital aesthetic HEAVYPAINT balances professional capabilities with unhinged creativity. Embrace procedural randomness / crunchiness / glitchiness that digital enables. Touch grass. Ideal for pleinair painting and quick studies This app is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArtDen at none against HEAVYPAINT's 3. ArtDen also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 58%). HEAVYPAINT's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 12). On price, rating, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. HEAVYPAINT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ArtDen asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArtDen holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEAVYPAINT has 66 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ArtDen's written reviews are positive against 58% of HEAVYPAINT's.
ArtDen ships an update every 4 weeks, HEAVYPAINT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArtDen | HEAVYPAINT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | 4.0 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 57.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brianna Norwood | HEAVYPOLY, Inc. |
Customer experience
ArtDen
HEAVYPAINT
Bugs and requests
ArtDen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HEAVYPAINT
Reported bugs
3 issues- Gallery crashes
- Artwork files not saving properly
- Eyedropper tool not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Improved layer management
- More customization options
- Better color controls and eyedropper tool
In-app purchases
ArtDen
No in-app purchases
HEAVYPAINT
- Gallery Sync Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Gallery Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$9.99
