Comparison

Art Tools vs Muse

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

Muse

Features
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Discover the world's greatest paintings and the stories behind them. Muse brings you 2,600+ fine art masterpieces from history's most iconic artists and movements. Each painting comes with a rich description so you can truly understand what you're looking at not just see it. EXPLORE ART LIKE NEVER BEFORE • Browse paintings by artist, style, or movement • Read the story and context behind each masterpiece • Discover new works every day with Today's Picks • Save paintings you love to your personal collection FROM IMPRESSIONISM TO MODERN ART Explore movements like Impressionism, Surrealism, Baroque, Renaissance, Abstract Expressionism, and many more — all in one place. GREAT ARTISTS, ALL IN ONE PLACE Discover works by Van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet, Klimt, Dali, Frida Kahlo, and hundreds more. A CLEAN, DISTRACTION-FREE EXPERIENCE No ads. No clutter. Just art. Whether you're an art lover, student, or simply curious Muse is your pocket art gallery.

Screenshots

Art Tools4 screens
Muse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Muse at Free against Art Tools's $2.99. Muse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 months). Art Tools's advantage is chart position (#167 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, Muse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Art Tools versus Muse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt ToolsMuse
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (258 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings258 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAccuraseeBatu Alp Ustagul

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
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

Muse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Tools

One-time1
  • Art Tools Pro$2.99
None

Muse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Tools free?
Art Tools costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Muse free?
Muse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Art Tools or Muse have ads?
Neither Art Tools nor Muse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Tools or Muse?
Art Tools ships an update every 8 months, and Muse daily. Most recently, Art Tools was updated on October 24, 2026 and Muse on October 17, 2026.

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