Comparison

Calligraphy Art vs Bubble Photo Paint

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

Head to head
About

Calligraphy Art

Learn and practice the art of calligraphy on your iPad. This app replicates real pen strokes with adjustable angle, thickness, and color. Create beautiful letters and designs with guided exercises for Western and Chinese alphabets.

Highlights
  • Realistic pen stroke simulation
  • Western and Chinese alphabet exercises
  • Adjustable pen angle, thickness, and color
  • Zoom and undo/redo functionality
  • Save and share creations
  • Import photos as textures
Features
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Calligraphy is an ancient art that just anyone can do. Now comes on the iPad. CALLIGRAPHY ART replicates the strokes of the pen in real life: angle, thickness and colors. You can really enjoy calligraphy with this app for its learning ability, then draw beautiful letters on papers with the same easiness. ********** REVIEWS ********** 1/ PRODUCT-REVIEWS: "Every writing page has help and guidelines that coincide with the font. Calligraphy Art uses the same functions that you would find using a pen including different colors, width and the angles. Practice to get beautiful letters in this easy to use application and adapt your own authentic style." "With Calligraphy Art, you will find a beautiful ancient technique to drawing letters that are currently used for all types of great looking documents." --------------------------- 2/ APPADVICE: "Calligraphy Art is a beautiful and functional app that will teach you how to create graceful lettering in traditional calligraphy style or help you perfect your letter art. This app stands out from others because of the way that the virtual pens perfectly mimic their real counterparts." --------------------------- This application is not for language learning. It is divided is 3 parts: - A main page for freehand calligraphy and creation. This is the most complete featured page with ALL TOOLS available. - Western alphabets exercises - Chinese words exercises All writing surfaces are pre-filled with guidelines according to the hand (font) presented. Today calligraphy is used in many documents and papers, giving to them an elegant and unique touch: graphic design, logo design, type design, paintings, scholarship, maps, menus, greeting cards, invitations, legal documents, diplomas, cut stone inscriptions, memorial documents, props and moving images for film and television, business cards, lettering envelopes, place cards, poems and much more. MAIN FEATURES: - Specific long paper size: 1536X458 - 21 Western hands - 3 Chinese writing styles - 16 inkpens, 4 brushes - 24 preselected pen angles - 9 pen sizes - Zoom rate 2000%, undo redo, clear, eraser. - Save to photos gallery with or without background. - Share by email - 12 old style backgrounds - Color palette - Stylish letter textures. Import photo as texture. - 1 flourish tutorial

About

Bubble Photo Paint

Transform your photos into unique bubble paint artwork with natural brush effects and captivating animations. Explore over 100 creative combinations and export high-resolution images or animated GIFs. This ad-free app is designed for privacy and works seamlessly on iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Transform photos into bubble paint artwork
  • Natural brushes for painting effects
  • Bubble paint animation progression
  • Over 100 creative photo enhancement combinations
  • Generate animated GIFs from bubble paint
  • Export high-resolution images
Features
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Bubble Photo allows you to transform your photos into stunning bubble paint artwork. Utilizing special algorithms, we create unique bubble paintings like never before seen. Download it now to enjoy future add-ons and enhancements. Features: • Turn your photos into bubble paint artwork. • Utilize natural brushes to replicate painting effects such as watercolor or oil painting. • Observe the bubble paint animation as it progresses. • Explore over 100 creative combinations for photo enhancement. • Choose from preset bubble settings, including random scale, rotation, and transparency, to simulate imperfections. • Utilize your bubble paint to generate captivating animated GIFs, with each rendering yielding different results. • Create an artist’s journal or notebook using your bubble paint. • Share your bubble paint creations on Instagram, and other social media platforms. • Export images at high resolution. • Works seamlessly on both iPhone and iPad. • Lightweight, compact app optimized for everyday use. • Ad-free and built with privacy in mind. Note: • Rendering speed varies based on brush size; smaller brushes require longer rendering times, while larger brushes render faster. We appreciate your support and encourage you to stay tuned for upcoming surprise updates. Alternatively, visit us at nitrio.com for more information.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calligraphy Art at 4.8 against Bubble Photo Paint's 4.0. Calligraphy Art also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (172 vs 1). Bubble Photo Paint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Calligraphy Art costs $3.99 and Bubble Photo Paint $3.99 up front. Calligraphy Art sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Photo Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calligraphy Art holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calligraphy Art has 172 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calligraphy Art ships an update every 3 months, Bubble Photo Paint every 26 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calligraphy Art versus Bubble Photo Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalligraphy ArtBubble Photo Paint
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.8 (172 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings172 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtienne Nguyen Tan HonHeng Jia Liang

Customer experience

Calligraphy Art

All ratings160 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews407 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative4.9%

Bubble Photo Paint

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Calligraphy Art

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when using undo function
  • Difficulty exporting work without artifacts
  • Inconsistent behavior when rotating device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to print or export calligraphy creations
  • More calligraphy font styles and scripts
  • Option to import images and write on them
  • Improved palm rejection and stroke precision
  • Larger practice canvas and ability to save work in-app

Bubble Photo Paint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calligraphy Art

One-time2
  • Tracing letters pack 1$0.99
  • Tracing letters pack 2$0.99
None

Bubble Photo Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calligraphy Art free?
Calligraphy Art costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Photo Paint free?
Bubble Photo Paint costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calligraphy Art or Bubble Photo Paint?
Calligraphy Art is rated higher. Calligraphy Art averages 4.8 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while Bubble Photo Paint averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Calligraphy Art or Bubble Photo Paint have ads?
Neither Calligraphy Art nor Bubble Photo Paint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calligraphy Art or Bubble Photo Paint?
Calligraphy Art ships an update every 3 months, and Bubble Photo Paint every 26 months. Most recently, Calligraphy Art was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bubble Photo Paint on November 1, 2026.

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