Comparison

ArtRage vs Amaziograph

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

Head to head
About

ArtRage

This app offers a realistic digital painting experience, simulating the behavior of real-world art supplies like oils, watercolors, and pencils. It allows for smearing, blending, and texture application, making it accessible for aspiring artists without the mess or expense of traditional materials.

Highlights
  • Realistic paint simulation (oils, watercolors, etc.)
  • Smearing and blending capabilities
  • Layer support with blend modes
  • Import images as reference or tracing
  • Apple Pencil pressure and tilt support
  • Customizable interface
Features
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The most advanced simulation of real paint on iOS! Get creative on a digital canvas with smearing, blending oils, delicate watercolor, and much more! Ever wanted to try painting your masterpiece but were put off by the mess and expense? Now you can! ArtRage isn't just about color: It knows how much paint you've used so you can smear it around to spread it over the canvas. It knows how wet your paint is so you can blend it with other paints. It even knows about the roughness of your paper so your pencils can be used for soft shading. It's not just a special effect either - ArtRage is a live simulation of the properties of real artistic media that lets you can get creative with colors and textures using tools you already know how to use! ArtRage takes full advantage of the features of your device like larger canvases on iPad Pro, Apple Pencil support for pressure & tilt, and 3D touch on your iPhone. Join the ArtRage community: Forums: forums.artrage.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/artrage Features: Real world painting tools: Oils, Watercolors, Paint Rollers, Pencils, Crayons and more. Each tool has a range of familiar properties such as how much thinner is applied to the paint, or how soft a pencil tip is. Tools apply texture as well as color, and blend under the brush. Add Layers to your painting and work on individual elements without damaging others. ArtRage supports a wide range of Layer Blend Modes, and layer contents can be scaled moved and rotated independently. Import images, converting them to oil for smearing or as Reference Images pinned to the canvas as a visual guide. Load photos as Tracing Images which are overlaid on the canvas, and have ArtRage select colors automatically as you paint. The interface has been designed to maximize your creative space without hiding away critical functions such as tool and color selection. As you paint, it gets out of the way so that you don’t have to stop and manually adjust panels. Record your paintings! The ArtRage Script system lets you record strokes while you paint for playback in desktop versions of the product at higher resolution. Import and Export using external services such as Dropbox, and iCloud Drive. Share your images on Facebook, Twitter, and any other sharing app on your device. Tools: • Oil Brush, Watercolor, Airbrush, Palette Knife, Paint Roller, Paint Tube, Inking Pen, Pencil, Marker Pen, Chalk, Crayon, Glitter Tube, Gloop Pen, Eraser, Flood Fill. • Paint simulation monitors the physical properties of your paints to allow natural blending, smearing, and other real world behavior. • Preset support to save your favorite settings for later use. • Supports the Apple Pencil's Pressure and Tilt properties, and 3D Touch where available to add realism to the simulated paint strokes. Layers: • Unlimited layers with Photoshop standard blend modes, visibility and opacity controls. Scale, rotate, and position layer contents independently. Utilities: • Record your paintings as Scripts then play them back in a desktop version of ArtRage. • Unlimited Undo / Redo. Load photos as References or Tracing images. Store color samples for later use. Files: • Create paintings up to 2048 x 2048 or 4096 x 4096 on iPad Pro. • Control the texture and color of the canvas to create different effects. Canvas presets can be stored to save your favorite settings for later. • Export PTG, JPG or PNG to services such as Email, iOS11 Files, Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, and more. Share images on Facebook or Twitter. Import photos to a new file or a layer, with camera support. Interface: • Easy access pods provide functionality without getting in the way. Elements vanish as you paint so you can paint underneath. Multi-Touch shortcuts for canvas manipulation, Undo/Redo, and Brush Size. • Adapts to suit iPhone layouts. Stylus & Input Support: • Apple Pencil Pressure & Tilt. • Supports 3D Touch. • Includes support for Wacom, Adonit, Adobe, and Pogo styluses.

About

Amaziograph

Unleash your inner artist with this intuitive drawing app. Create stunning tessellations and mandalas using a variety of symmetries and tools. Perfect for both beginners and professionals, it offers a relaxing and fun way to express creativity.

Highlights
  • 20 types of symmetries
  • Brush and eraser tools
  • Paint bucket tool
  • Color mixing and RGB options
  • Layer support
  • High-resolution canvas
  • Automatic line correction
  • Export in multiple formats
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Have you ever wanted to draw like a professional artist? Are you fascinated by symmetry and tessellations? If so, Amaziograph will help you express your creativity. Amaziograph lets you create breathtaking tessellations and mandalas in an easy and fun manner. The intuitive user interface makes drawing easy and relaxing, and advanced features make Amaziograph suitable for everyone from children to professional artists. Amaziograph offers you a choice of 20 symmetries you can combine to draw anything. Once you touch the screen, the stroke is simultaneously drawn in multiple sections of the canvas, turning your movement into mesmerizing tessellations and mandalas. Amaziograph features: * 20 types of symmetries * Brush and eraser tools with adjustable stroke width, softness and opacity * Paint bucket tool * Easy to use color palette -- mix colors just like you would do in real life. If you still want to choose colors with RGB values, you have that option too * Layers * Canvas size up to 4096x4096px * Automatic correction of circles and straight lines * Draw dashed and dotted lines automatically * Export your artwork in JPEG and PNG formats, or in Amaziograph format to share with other Amaziograph users We cannot describe the feeling of drawing with Amaziograph - it’s up to you to discover your inner art nature.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Amaziograph at 4.9 against ArtRage's 3.5. Amaziograph also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 171) and review sentiment (70% vs 57%). ArtRage's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

ArtRage costs $2.99 and Amaziograph $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amaziograph holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amaziograph has 6.8K ratings behind it against 171, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of ArtRage's written reviews are positive against 70% of Amaziograph's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArtRage ships an update monthly, Amaziograph every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ArtRage versus Amaziograph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtRageAmaziograph
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.5 (171 ratings)4.9 (6.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews69.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1716.8K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmbient Design Ltd.AMAZIOGRAPH OOD

Customer experience

ArtRage

All ratings171 ratings
Positive57.9%
Neutral11.7%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews737 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative28.0%

Amaziograph

All ratings6,805 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews722 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral13.4%
Negative16.8%

User reviews

ArtRage

From 171 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Realistic paint simulation
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 💡 Variety of tools and customization options
  • 🎨 Blending and mixing of colors works well
  • 🎨 Simulates traditional media like oil, watercolor, and pastels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Laggy performance, especially with larger brushes
  • 🔍 Limited canvas size and resolution
  • 🐛 Bugs with layer handling and saving progress
  • 🔍 Missing some basic features like shapes and text

Amaziograph

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Relaxing and fun to use
  • 👍 Great for creating mandalas and patterns
  • 👍 Versatile and flexible
  • 👍 Affordable price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezing and lagging issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and loss of work
  • 🐛 Buggy after updates
  • 🐛 Pixelated lines and poor quality
  • 🐛 Inability to import images

Bugs and requests

ArtRage

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and loss of unsaved work
  • Bugs with color picker and blending tools
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between tools

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to resize and rotate canvas
  • Improved palm rejection and touch controls
  • Larger brush sizes and more customization options
  • Support for higher resolution canvases and export
  • Autosave and cloud sync functionality

Amaziograph

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Loss of existing work after updates
  • Inability to open certain saved files
  • Unresponsive or delayed input

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to import images and use as a template
  • More advanced drawing tools like rulers, line smoothing, and pressure sensitivity
  • Improved color palette and mixing options
  • Layer management features
  • Ability to duplicate layers
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  • Larger canvas sizes and higher resolution exports
  • Gesture support like two-finger undo

In-app purchases

None

ArtRage

No in-app purchases

None

Amaziograph

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArtRage free?
ArtRage costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Amaziograph free?
Amaziograph costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArtRage or Amaziograph?
Amaziograph is rated higher. ArtRage averages 3.5 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while Amaziograph averages 4.9 from 6.8K ratings.
Do ArtRage or Amaziograph have ads?
Neither ArtRage nor Amaziograph shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArtRage or Amaziograph?
ArtRage ships an update monthly, and Amaziograph every 3 months. Most recently, ArtRage was updated on November 10, 2026 and Amaziograph on November 11, 2026.

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