Comparison

Artist's Touch for iPad vs PaintMee 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Artist's Touch for iPad

Transform your photos into stunning artwork with a powerful natural-media paint app. Its unique algorithm enables anyone to create masterpieces using realistic painting tools and textures, regardless of artistic skill.

Highlights
  • Realistic media painting (oil, watercolor, pencil, etc.)
  • Realistic paper textures
  • Photo paint tinting for artistic effects
  • Brush splatter for faster painting
  • Streamlined UI with pinch-to-zoom
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NY Times: "As an unskilled and untalented artist, I was able to achieve the best results from a program called Artist's Touch" Artist's Touch is a powerful natural-media paint app with a unique "photo-paint" algorithm that allows anyone, regardless of skill, to paint like a master using photos from their iOS library. More Reviews: • Macworld.com: "Even if you've never painted a day in your life, you can count on producing beautiful works of art in no time with the help of Artist's Touch" • CNET: Five favorite iPhone photo apps • TopTenREVIEWS.com: Top Ten Photography App • 148apps.com: "Feeling artistic? [Artist's Touch] can help you work on becoming the digital equivalent of Van Gogh. Though you’ll still never hear the end of it about all that money dad spent on art school." • NewLaunches.com: If you thought that the iSteam App was cool, wait until you see the new Artist's Touch app. FEATURES • Paint in Realistic Media – Oil paint – Watercolor – Pencil – Airbrush – Scratchboard – Charcoal – Chalk – Pastel – Finger paint – Pen and Ink – Calligraphy • Paint on Realistic Paper Textures – Canvas – Brick – Cracked Paint – Mosaic – Rough Paper – Stone • Brush splatter -- create painting 5x faster than before! • Photo Paint Tinting -- create amazing artistic effects from your photos by tinting them as you paint in any medium like oil, watercolor, etc. • Completely redesigned and streamlined user interface with multi-touch pinch to zoom while painting More features coming up in our FREE update... stay tuned! For questions, contact us at customerservice@artamata.com

About

PaintMee 2

Transform your photos into unique works of art with various styles and a powerful focus system. Experiment with different artistic expressions and create personalized paintings. Save your creations in high resolution or as a movie of the painting process.

Highlights
  • 92 tuned example styles
  • Focus point system for expression
  • Up to 5 focus points
  • Unique results with each use
  • Save painting process as movie
  • 4K resolution rendering
Features
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True Art happens when your mind is invited into a piece. When there is something intriguing, provoking, ambiguous or incomplete. Now YOU can make true art in an instant – and have fun while doing it. Your tools are STYLE and FOCUS. For a photo, choose a style and set a focus point. Moving the focus point dramatically alters the resulting painting. Use this very powerful tool to make the painting truly yours. Features • 92 carefully tuned example styles. • Styles range from oil paintings through sketches, ink splatter and wood carvings to downright craziness. • Use a powerful focus point system to control expression. • Place up to 5 focus points. • Different results every time, even for the same style. • Watch the painting take shape stroke by stroke. • Advanced users: fine tune styles to get that perfect look. • Advanced users: create your own styles and add them to the list. • Save the entire painting process as a movie. • Render and save painting in 4K resolution.

Screenshots

PaintMee 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PaintMee 2 at 4.7 against Artist's Touch for iPad's 3.2. PaintMee 2 also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 62%) and ratings volume (123 vs 11). Artist's Touch for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Artist's Touch for iPad costs $4.99 and PaintMee 2 $5.99 up front. PaintMee 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Artist's Touch for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PaintMee 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PaintMee 2 has 123 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Artist's Touch for iPad's written reviews are positive against 79% of PaintMee 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artist's Touch for iPad ships an update every 5 months, PaintMee 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Artist's Touch for iPad versus PaintMee 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtist's Touch for iPadPaintMee 2
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating3.2 (11 ratings)4.7 (123 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtamata, Inc.Studio Mee

Customer experience

Artist's Touch for iPad

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative31.1%

PaintMee 2

All ratings123 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Artist's Touch for iPad

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PaintMee 2

One-time1
  • High Definition Export$9.99

Questions

Is Artist's Touch for iPad free?
Artist's Touch for iPad costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaintMee 2 free?
PaintMee 2 costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Artist's Touch for iPad or PaintMee 2?
PaintMee 2 is rated higher. Artist's Touch for iPad averages 3.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while PaintMee 2 averages 4.7 from 123 ratings.
Do Artist's Touch for iPad or PaintMee 2 have ads?
Neither Artist's Touch for iPad nor PaintMee 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artist's Touch for iPad or PaintMee 2?
Artist's Touch for iPad ships an update every 5 months, and PaintMee 2 every 3 months. Most recently, Artist's Touch for iPad was updated on October 19, 2026 and PaintMee 2 on October 26, 2026.

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