Comparison

Art Tools vs Rivlon Parent

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

Head to head

Art Tools

Design, Grid and Value tool

$2.99

📚 Education

★ 3.4253 ratingsView app →

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

#169Top Paid · Education

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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

Rivlon Parent

Features

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Rivlon Parent is the all-in-one school communication app that keeps you connected with your child's education. Designed for parents, it brings everything you need — attendance, fees, homework, exams, timetables, and direct teacher messaging — into a single, beautifully designed app.

Screenshots

Art Tools4 screens

Rivlon Parent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rivlon Parent at Free against Art Tools's $2.99. Rivlon Parent also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Art Tools's advantage is chart position (#169 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, Rivlon Parent every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level

Art Tools versus Rivlon Parent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Art Tools	Rivlon Parent
Price	$2.99	Free — better
Rating	3.4 (253 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	64.5% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	253 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Best chart rank	#169 — better	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	15 MB	41 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Accurasee	Gokul Prasad

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

Rivlon Parent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Tools

One-time1

Art Tools Pro$2.99

None

Rivlon Parent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Tools free?

Art Tools costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

Is Rivlon Parent free?

Rivlon Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Art Tools or Rivlon Parent have ads?

Neither Art Tools nor Rivlon Parent shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Art Tools or Rivlon Parent?

Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, and Rivlon Parent every 2 months. Most recently, Art Tools was updated on October 16, 2026 and Rivlon Parent on October 17, 2026.