Comparison

PicBlender vs Popart Studio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Photo blending and fusion
  • 18 blending modes
  • Adjustable effect strength
  • Blend with embedded images
  • Save and share creations
  • Improve HDR photos
Features
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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

About

Popart Studio

Features
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Turn your everyday pictures into real works of art! With Popart Studio, you can easily and quickly transform your photos into a stunning pop art style. Whether you want to create a new masterpiece or choose a photo from your gallery, our app provides the perfect filters to give your images that iconic retro and artistic look. Features: Select photos directly from your gallery. Apply creative pop art filters with just one tap. Save your artwork and share it instantly with friends and family via social media or messaging apps. Get creative and bring some color into your photo gallery! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://glowiszyn.com/privacy/

Screenshots

PicBlender4 screens
Popart Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Popart Studio at Free against PicBlender's $0.99. Popart Studio also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). PicBlender's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Popart Studio is free to download; PicBlender costs $0.99 up front. Popart Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PicBlender asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PicBlender ships an update every 9 months, Popart Studio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PicBlender versus Popart Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicBlenderPopart Studio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETGlowiszyn UG

In-app purchases

None

PicBlender

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Popart Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Popart Pro Yearly$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is PicBlender free?
PicBlender costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Popart Studio free?
Popart Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PicBlender or Popart Studio have ads?
Popart Studio shows ads; PicBlender does not.
Which is updated more often, PicBlender or Popart Studio?
PicBlender ships an update every 9 months, and Popart Studio every 2 months. Most recently, PicBlender was updated on October 26, 2026 and Popart Studio on October 25, 2026.

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