Comparison

Art in Motion vs Craion

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

Head to head
About

Art in Motion

This app allows users to create dynamic, evolving digital art scenes rather than static paintings. Utilize a powerful physics engine to bring orbs, colors, and interactive elements to life, offering a unique artistic experience on multi-touch devices.

Highlights
  • Create dynamic art scenes
  • Powerful physics engine
  • Interactive multi-touch support
  • Customizable orb behavior
  • Evolving color palettes
  • Pre-bundled scene examples
Features
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Art in Motion is a new kind of art application. It’s based on the idea that art should evolve with technology. The iPad is the best multi-touch device on the market, and it is packed with huge processing power. Standard drawing can be very fun, but it hardly makes full use of these advancements in technology. How does Art in Motion compare to standard drawing? • With Art in Motion you create a scene instead of a painting. • Instead of drawing mountains, or trees, you customize and add orbs to your scene. • Instead of looking at your drawing, you watch your orbs come alive. • Unlike a painting, there is motion and life in your creation. You can even interact with your scene. • In a painting colors don’t change, in the scene colors fade and flow constantly. What are some examples of scenes I can create? • By adding many small orbs with little friction and bounce, you can create a water effect. It can slosh around realistically as you tilt your iPad. • You can create a large orb with gravity, and many smaller ones. Watch them as they orbit around like comets flying around a star. • You can create a scene where brilliant colors follow your fingers as you touch the screen. • You can create a scene where you fling fireworks with your fingers and watch them explode into beautiful colors. Features • Powerful physics engine • 20 bundled scenes (to play with and study) • Intuitive interface for creating new scenes of your own • Full multi-touch support, so all 10 fingers can play at once • Many settings allowing for unique and one of a kind scenes • Clear documentation • VGA out support What are people saying about it? • "... very organic, smooth, I like it a lot!" Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater! • “It’s what they would use on board the USS Enterprise for entertainment” G. C. • "Be prepared to melt away hours of your night!" J. S. • “Every iPad owner should have this app, there’s nothing like it!” C. K.

About

Craion

Unleash creativity by generating drawings and stories from text or emojis. This app lets users color their creations digitally or print them for traditional coloring fun.

Highlights
  • Create drawings from text prompts
  • Generate stories from emojis
  • Digital coloring
  • Printable coloring pages
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Craion allows you or your child to create beautiful stories and drawings using emojis or help them type out their imagination and make it into a drawing. They can then color them in on an iPhone or iPad. You can also print them out and color them in with pencil crayons, crayons or felts.

Screenshots

Craion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Craion at Free against Art in Motion's $1.99. Craion also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). Art in Motion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Craion is free to download; Art in Motion costs $1.99 up front. Craion sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Art in Motion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art in Motion ships an update every 11 months, Craion fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Art in Motion versus Craion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt in MotionCraion
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPDJ AppsBenchApp Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Art in Motion

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative27.8%

Craion

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Art in Motion

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Craion

Subscriptions4
  • Craion Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Craion Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Craion Plus Semi-annual$24.996 Months
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  • Craion Plus Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Craion Plus$1.99

Questions

Is Art in Motion free?
Art in Motion costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Craion free?
Craion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Art in Motion or Craion have ads?
Neither Art in Motion nor Craion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art in Motion or Craion?
Art in Motion ships an update every 11 months, and Craion fortnightly. Most recently, Art in Motion was updated on October 21, 2026 and Craion on October 21, 2026.

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