Art in Motion vs Craion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create dynamic art scenes
- Powerful physics engine
- Interactive multi-touch support
- Customizable orb behavior
- Evolving color palettes
- Pre-bundled scene examples
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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.
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.
- Create drawings from text prompts
- Generate stories from emojis
- Digital coloring
- Printable coloring pages
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Art in Motion ships an update every 11 months, Craion fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Art in Motion | Craion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PDJ Apps | BenchApp Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Art in Motion
Craion
In-app purchases
Art in Motion
No in-app purchases
Craion
- 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
- Craion Plus$1.99








