Art Tools vs Craftsy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Craftsy
Connect with fellow creators and learn new skills through expert-led video courses. Explore a wide range of crafts from quilting and knitting to baking and cooking. Get step-by-step guidance and downloadable resources to bring your creative ideas to life.
- Expert-led video instruction
- Step-by-step guidance
- Downloadable patterns and recipes
- Community of like-minded makers
- Courses for all skill levels
- Wide range of craft categories
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Craftsy is the place for creative connection with other like-minded makers. Making isn't what you do, it's part of who you are. At Craftsy, we understand that handmade means more. We are home to a collective group of curious, driven doers who believe in the power of creating. From our expert instructors to our passionate employees - we’re here to answer your questions, share inside tips and ensure all of our members thrive in our community. Whether you are just getting started with a craft, or looking to advance your skills, our world class instruction is here to help. With instruction on quilting, sewing, knitting, crotchet, baking, cooking, cake decorating, and more, Craftsy instructors guide and encourage you, empowering you to take your ideas from thought to action. With step-by-step video instruction, along with downloadable patterns and recipes, Craftsy is the place for creative connection with other like-minded makers. Whether you are looking for a new project, a specific technique, an advanced challenge or a "hey I'm just getting started" class, you'll find the instruction you need to turn ideas into projects you can be proud of. Welcome to Craftsy! http://www.tnmpolicies.com/terms/ http://www.tnmpolicies.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Art Tools at 65% against Craftsy's 11%. Art Tools also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.9) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). Craftsy's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On ratings volume, 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
Craftsy is free to download; Art Tools costs $2.99 up front. Art Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Craftsy sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Art Tools holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 253 and 281 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Art Tools's written reviews are positive against 11% of Craftsy's.
Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, Craftsy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art Tools | Craftsy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (253 ratings) — better | 1.9 (281 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 253 | 281 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #169 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Accurasee | TN Marketing |
Customer experience
Art Tools
Craftsy
User reviews
Art Tools
From 253 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Craftsy
From 281 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ 5 star reviews
- 🎨 Great variety of content
- 🤩 Amazing app
- 👍 Fantastic app
- 🎓 Excellent source of hobby help
Room to improve
- 🤯 Confusing membership and pricing
- 🤖 Buggy app with crashes and login issues
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 💸 Expensive subscription fees
- 🤔 Unclear what is included in membership
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
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- 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
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- 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
Craftsy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login issues and unable to access account
- Downloaded content disappears
- Search and navigation is broken
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Allow downloading of class materials
- Improve search and organization of classes
- Add ability to save progress in classes
- Integrate app and website functionality
- Provide better customer support
In-app purchases
Art Tools
- Art Tools Pro$2.99
Craftsy
- Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$10.001 Month
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- Premium Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$11.001 Month
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$89.991 Year
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$97.001 Year
- Premium Yearly$97.001 Year
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$112.991 Year
- Premium Yearly2 variants$112.991 Year
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$122.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$122.991 Year
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$124.991 Year
- TVOD Tier10 - 50% Off$4.99
- TVOD Tier40 - 75% Off$9.99
- TVOD Tier40 - 50% Off$19.99
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- TVOD Tier54 - 50% Off$34.99
