PicBlender vs Foolproof Art Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicBlender
Create astonishing photos by blending and fusing two images. Enhance your pictures with various blending modes and adjustable effect strength. Save, print, or share your creations easily.
- Photo blending and fusion
- 18 blending modes
- Adjustable effect strength
- Blend with embedded images
- Save and share creations
- Improve HDR photos
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Blend and fusion your photos and pictures with PicBlender and create astonishing photos. PicBlender is the perfect app to improve your photos, and HDR photos, and to fusion 2 differents photos to create astonishing effects. Featured by Apple as New & Noteworthy in the US, French AppStores for its release. Just select 2 photos in your photo library and start blending them; choose a blending mode with the top scroll menu, and adjust the strength of the effect with bottom slider. Save your newly created photos in your photos library, print them out or share them by email, or publish them on social networks. Blend a photo with itself, or your HDR photos with the original ones to improve them (exposure, lights, colors, luminosity...). Select one of the embedded image and blend it with one of your photos to create color tone effects, black and white effect and many other different artistic effects. Special features: - Blending mode: 18 different blending modes to improve your photos (Color, Color burn, color dodge, darken, lighten, difference, exclusion, hue, saturation, hard light, soft light...) - Effect strength: adjust accurately the strength of the effect with the bottom slider - Switch the order of the blending of the photos and get even more possibilities to improve your photos. NOTE: you shall allow the app to access your photo library; if you don't the app won't be able to import and export photos from and to your camera roll. You can change this setting in the Settings app -> Privacy -> Photos. Please don't add your bug reports in your review: send us your bug reports at support@seb-appstore.com and we'll be able to help you and fix the app. The app is compatible with all the listed iDevices; if you experience some issues with your device, send us an email at support@seb-appstore.com. Find out many other great iPhone apps at www.SEB-AppStore.com
Foolproof Art Studio
Transform any photo into a unique piece of art in seconds. This intuitive painting application offers a fun and flexible way to create detailed or blurred effects, suitable for both novice and experienced artists. Export your creations in high resolution or as a movie of your artistic process.
- Create art from any photo
- Intuitive painting controls
- Adjust detail with brush speed
- Export in 4K resolution
- Export session as a movie
- Dynamic paint sounds
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Create art with your personal touch from any photo – in seconds. The smartest painting app for beginners and pros. 148apps: “I can see Foolproof Art Studio being a real must have photography app.” PhotoCruncher: “Anyone can operate this ship and feel like a seasoned Captain at the helm.” Appstraction: “Foolproof is a fresh break from the mould.” Apple: “Keep your fingers clean and your palette creative with Foolproof Art Studio.” Featured as New and Noteworthy in 125 countries. • Simple: Paint FAST to blur, paint SLOWLY for details. • Flexible: Export as 4K images – or the whole session as a movie. • Fun: Enjoy the dynamic paint sounds following your slightest brush twist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Foolproof Art Studio at 4.4 against PicBlender's 3.1. Foolproof Art Studio also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 35%) and ratings volume (57 vs 7). PicBlender's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
PicBlender costs $0.99 and Foolproof Art Studio $2.99 up front. Foolproof Art Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PicBlender asks for nothing beyond the download.
Foolproof Art Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Foolproof Art Studio has 57 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of PicBlender's written reviews are positive against 74% of Foolproof Art Studio's.
PicBlender ships an update every 9 months, Foolproof Art Studio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicBlender | Foolproof Art Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 73.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien BUET | Studio Mee |
Customer experience
PicBlender
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In-app purchases
PicBlender
No in-app purchases
Foolproof Art Studio
- High Definition Export$9.99
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