Comparison

Line Art vs Flowpaper Classic

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

Head to head
About

Line Art

Create mesmerizing, ever-changing kinetic art with dynamic lines. Utilize multitouch gestures to influence the drawing process and capture stunning visual creations.

Highlights
  • Kinetic art creation
  • Constantly changing lines
  • Multitouch control
  • Screenshot capture
  • Smooth line drawing
Features
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Line Art creates smooth constantly changing kinetic art. Control how the lines are drawn using multitouch. Capture beautiful screenshots.

About

Flowpaper Classic

Create unique generative art with dynamic ink physics. Draw flowing lines that react and settle, allowing for delicate or sweeping strokes. Export your creations in high resolution.

Highlights
  • Dynamic ink thread physics
  • Continuous draw mode
  • Customizable ink and canvas colors
  • Draw over imported photos
  • High-resolution export
  • Shareable artwork
Features
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Flowpaper Classic is the original Flowpaper, brought back for modern iPhone and iPad, one purchase, every feature unlocked. Draw with ink that has a life of its own. Each stroke is a bundle of fine threads that trail behind your finger, swing past it, and settle under their own momentum. Move slowly and you get delicate, controlled line work. Sweep quickly and the threads fan out into smoke, feathers and long flowing tails. No two strokes come out the same. • Thread physics that turn a single gesture into something you could never draw by hand • Continuous draw mode, the threads never lift, so one unbroken line builds an entire piece • Choose any ink and canvas colour, and adjust the brush to taste • Bring in a photo from your library as a background and draw over it • Export at high resolution, straight to your photo library • Share your work anywhere the system share sheet reaches No account, no sign-in, no subscription, no in-app purchases. One price, the whole app. Made for people who would rather find a drawing than plan one. PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy is available at: https://flowpaper.io/privacy-policy TERMS OF SERVICE: Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Line Art4 screens
Flowpaper Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flowpaper Classic at every 2 weeks against Line Art's every 5 months. Flowpaper Classic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). Line Art's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Line Art costs $0.99 and Flowpaper Classic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flowpaper Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Line Art has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Art ships an update every 5 months, Flowpaper Classic every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Line Art versus Flowpaper Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine ArtFlowpaper Classic
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPDJ AppsBotto Studio LLC

Customer experience

Line Art

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.7%

Flowpaper Classic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Line Art

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update for iphone 5
  • RETINA DISPLAY?
  • Pause and save creation
  • Choose colors
  • Record short movie
Show 3 more
  • Grab personal pics
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Flowpaper Classic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Line Art

No in-app purchases

None

Flowpaper Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Line Art free?
Line Art costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flowpaper Classic free?
Flowpaper Classic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Line Art or Flowpaper Classic?
Flowpaper Classic is rated higher. Line Art averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Flowpaper Classic averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Line Art or Flowpaper Classic have ads?
Neither Line Art nor Flowpaper Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Line Art or Flowpaper Classic?
Line Art ships an update every 5 months, and Flowpaper Classic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Line Art was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flowpaper Classic on November 6, 2026.

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