PaintMee Lite vs OilPaintPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaintMee Lite
Transform your photos into oil paintings with this original photo filter app. It offers a unique artistic effect for your images. A watermark is present in the Lite version, which can be removed with a one-time in-app purchase.
- Photo to oil painting effect
- Original filter
- Watermark removal option
- In-app purchase for full features
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Please note: this LITE versions adds a watermark on saved images, unless unlock with a single in app purchase. The original photo-to-oil painting app! Featured under "New and Noteworthy" in the App Store. You will probably want to check out PaintMee 2, it's amazing!
OilPaintPlus
Transform your photos into stunning oil paintings with advanced image effects. Enhance clarity and focus, or capture new moments with integrated camera features. Share your artistic creations easily across social media platforms or save them directly to your device.
- Convert photos to oil paintings
- Apply advanced image effects
- Enhance photo clarity and focus
- Integrated camera with flash and zoom
- Share creations to social media
- Save edited photos to camera roll
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OilPaintPlus converts your photos into beautiful looking oil paintings! Share your oil paintings via Facebook, X, email, messages, or Instagram. Save your oil painting to your camera roll. Additional advanced image effects also add cool new looks to your photos. Add clarity and focus to your existing photos. Use the camera to take new pictures. Camera functions such as flash, zoom adjustment, front and rear facing modes are supported. If you are in to photography and want to apply advanced image effects or make an image look like an oil painting then this is the app for you! We would appreciate a review since reviews provide valuable feedback for future revisions!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PaintMee Lite at 4.8 against OilPaintPlus's 3.3. PaintMee Lite also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). OilPaintPlus's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 74%). On price, ratings volume, 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. PaintMee Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and OilPaintPlus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PaintMee Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of PaintMee Lite's written reviews are positive against 88% of OilPaintPlus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PaintMee Lite ships an update every 5 months, OilPaintPlus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaintMee Lite | OilPaintPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.5% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Mee | Dean Andreakis |
Customer experience
PaintMee Lite
OilPaintPlus
Bugs and requests
PaintMee Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes mid-painting
- Inconsistent detail rendering
- Poor performance on some devices
- Degraded quality after updates
Requested features
10 requests- Add native save-to-photo-library functionality
- Pause/resume painting process for study
- Manual stroke control options
- Easier toolbox accessibility
- Desktop/computer version
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- More paint layer options
- Improved slider controls
- Factory preset settings
- Full picture painting without cropping
- Speed control for painting animation
OilPaintPlus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PaintMee Lite
- Unlock$2.99
OilPaintPlus
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Massive Tip$1.99
- Amazing Tip$4.99
Questions
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