Comparison

Art Tools vs Teachable online courses

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

Head to head
About

Art Tools

This app helps artists plan their compositions and analyze subjects before painting. It allows you to import photos, apply grids, adjust values, and manipulate images to achieve the desired proportions and layout for your artwork.

Highlights
  • Import photos or use camera
  • Apply various grids (e.g., golden ratio)
  • Adjust image values and color
  • Resize, rotate, and move photo
  • Value checker tool
  • Save and email projects
Features
Currently charting
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Are you ever in such a hurry to get started painting that you forget to design your canvas or analyze your subject matter? "Take time to save time." Use Accurasee Art Tools to get your composition and your proportions right from the start. 1. Take a photo of desired subject. Or choose reference from the camera roll. 2. Choose the window opening to match your canvas 3. Choose from a selection of grids including the golden ratio or use no grid at all. 4. Alter size relationships, change value, color or thickness of frame and grid. 5. Using 2 finger method, enlarge, shrink, rotate and move your photo for desired compositional effect. 6. Quickly change photo to B/W and color 7. Use the value checker tool to check for proper values. 8. Save and store your project for future reference or email to yourself. We hope that you enjoy Art Tools. If you like Art Tools, please give us a review and share it with your friends. We'd really appreciate any feedback you might have. Thanks and keep drawing!

About

Teachable online courses

Access your online courses from any Teachable-powered school on your mobile device. Seamlessly sync your progress across devices and learn new skills or hobbies on the go. Enjoy a free learning experience with over 7 million students.

Highlights
  • Access online courses on mobile
  • Learn new skills and hobbies
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Free to use for enrolled students
  • Carry courses in your pocket
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Discover the freedom of learning on the move with Teachable’s iOS app. Whether you’re looking to master a skill or pick up a new hobby, join over 7 million students who are already learning through Teachable-powered schools. Access Anytime, Anywhere: Carry your online courses in your pocket. Access all your Teachable-powered school content whenever and wherever you are. Automatic Sync Across Devices: Switch between your iPhone app and web browser effortlessly. Your course progress is seamlessly synced, allowing you to pick up right where you left off. Using the Teachable iOS app is completely free. Once you’re enrolled in a course on a Teachable-powered school, you get full access to the content by downloading the app.

Screenshots

Art Tools4 screens
Teachable online courses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Teachable online courses at Free against Art Tools's $2.99. Teachable online courses also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Art Tools's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 22%) and chart position (#167 vs unranked). On ads 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

Teachable online courses is free to download; Art Tools costs $2.99 up front. Art Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Teachable online courses asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teachable online courses holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teachable online courses has 9.4K ratings behind it against 258, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Art Tools's written reviews are positive against 22% of Teachable online courses's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, Teachable online courses fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Art Tools versus Teachable online courses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt ToolsTeachable online courses
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (258 ratings)4.6 (9.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2589.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAccuraseeTeachable

Customer experience

Art Tools

All ratings253 ratings
Positive59.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative27.4%

Teachable online courses

All ratings9,366 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews726 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative67.8%

User reviews

Art Tools

From 258 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for drawing
  • 👍 Useful for artists
  • 👍 Great for proportions
  • 👍 Useful for plein air
  • 👍 Good value tool

Room to improve

  • 👎 Not user-friendly
  • 👎 Grid customization tricky
  • 👎 Difficult to figure out
  • 👎 No instructions
  • 👎 Poor replacement for value viewer

Teachable online courses

From 9.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth interface
  • 🔒 Secure login
  • 👍 Consolidated course access
  • 🚀 Offline video downloads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent video playback
  • 👎 Lack of iPad support
  • 👎 Missing key features (bookmarks, speed controls)

Bugs and requests

Art Tools

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Cannot update to paid version
  • Shop not open
  • App abandoned by developers
  • No support or help
  • Bugs in updated version
Show 15 more
  • Split view stuttery
  • Difficulty seeing options
  • Importing photos doesn't work
  • Editing feature blank screen
  • App freezes when opening photos
  • App crashes when uploading photos
  • App crashes when turning photos
  • App crashes when saving photos
  • App crashes on iPad
  • App crashes on iPhone
  • App crashes on iPad mini
  • App needs Adobe Flash
  • Buttons don't always work
  • App keeps crashing
  • Cannot download content

Requested features

29 requests
  • New app will be better
  • Make grid intro clearer
  • Vertical plumb lines
  • Option for square paintings
  • Option for horizontal paintings
Show 24 more
  • Rotate photos by 90 degrees
  • Fit to frame button
  • Golden ratio harmonics
  • Spiral grid
  • Print project with grid
  • Implement user suggestions
  • Rectangular grid options
  • Fibonacci curve
  • Moveable grid instead of picture
  • More plumb lines
  • Slider for grid squares
  • Comparison tool for painting progress
  • Color picker
  • Color scheme helper
  • Update value viewer app
  • Manual frame size adjustment
  • Landscape option for frame
  • More stable two-finger sizing
  • Separate vertical/horizontal/diagonal sizing
  • Support for iPad
  • Fix bugs on iPad mini
  • Fix bugs on iPhone
  • Fix bugs on iPad
  • Fix crashing when uploading/turning/saving photos

Teachable online courses

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Courses not syncing between app and website
  • Videos not loading or playing properly
  • Inability to log in with valid credentials

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add iPad native app
  • Implement video playback controls (rewind, speed)
  • Allow bookmarking progress in videos
  • Improve offline mode reliability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Tools

One-time1
  • Art Tools Pro$2.99
None

Teachable online courses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Tools free?
Art Tools costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Teachable online courses free?
Teachable online courses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art Tools or Teachable online courses?
Teachable online courses is rated higher. Art Tools averages 3.4 out of 5 from 258 ratings, while Teachable online courses averages 4.6 from 9.4K ratings.
Do Art Tools or Teachable online courses have ads?
Neither Art Tools nor Teachable online courses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Tools or Teachable online courses?
Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, and Teachable online courses fortnightly. Most recently, Art Tools was updated on October 24, 2026 and Teachable online courses on October 25, 2026.

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