Soft Box Color vs Brushstroke
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soft Box Color
Enhance your photography with a portable lighting studio on your iPad. Choose from various color filters to set the perfect mood for your shots. This app is designed to complement your existing camera, not replace it.
- Portable lighting studio
- Range of color filters
- Set mood for photos
- Enhance photography
- Screen brightness adjustment
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Transform your iPad into a portable lighting studio with Soft Box - the ultimate photo shoot companion. With a range of color filters to choose from, easily set the mood and enhance your photos. Just remember to adjust your screen brightness before using the app. Perfect for photographers on the go, use Soft Box to showcase your portfolio and elevate your photography game. Note: This app does not take photos, use your iPhone or professional camera for capturing images ** This app does NOT take pictures. Use your iPhone or a professional camera to take the photos.
Brushstroke
Transform your photos and videos into stunning paintings with a single touch. Edit, personalize with a signature, and share your creations on social media. High-quality canvas prints of your artwork can also be ordered and delivered directly to your home.
- Photo to painting transformation
- Video to painting transformation
- Signature personalization
- Social media sharing
- Canvas print ordering
- Multiple painting styles
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Turn your photos into paintings with Brushstroke. Brushstroke transforms your album photos and snaps into beautiful paintings in one touch. Edit, sign, and share your work on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Want your artwork printed? We've teamed up with CanvasPop to provide the best quality canvas prints available. Pick a frame and size, and you’ll have your masterpiece delivered and hanging on your wall in no time. For something extra special, try transforming your videos into incredible moving paintings at up to 4K resolution with Video Paintings. Features: • Automatically transform your photos into one of many painting styles • Load photos from your Camera Roll and other Albums • Take snaps and watch them transform instantly • Experiment with different color palettes • Adjust your painting to get just the right look • Select from a variety of canvases and surfaces • Sign your painting to personalize it • Share your art on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook • Have your art printed and shipped right to your doorstep • Transform your videos into art with Video Paintings Subscribe or purchase Brushstroke to unlock all features. For more information, visit us at www.codeorgana.com, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @codeorgana. Find out more about CanvasPop prints and their 100% "Love it" lifetime guarantee at www.canvaspop.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soft Box Color at none against Brushstroke's 16. Brushstroke's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On price 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
Both are free to download. Brushstroke sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Soft Box Color asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brushstroke holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushstroke has 14K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Soft Box Color's written reviews are positive against 80% of Brushstroke's.
Soft Box Color ships an update every 30 months, Brushstroke monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soft Box Color | Brushstroke |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (147 ratings) | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 147 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Rouda | Code Organa |
Customer experience
Soft Box Color
Brushstroke
Bugs and requests
Soft Box Color
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brushstroke
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when importing certain photos
- Saved images disappear from camera roll
- Slider controls not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More painting/filter styles
- Ability to adjust brush size/strokes
- Better photo organization/search
- Improved printing quality/options
In-app purchases
Soft Box Color
No in-app purchases
Brushstroke
- Brushstroke2 variants$4.997 Days
- Brushstroke2 variants$9.991 Month
- Brushstroke3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
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- Brushstroke3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- Illustration Pack$3.99
- Video Paintings$3.99
- Unlock Full Version$6.99
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- Unlock Full Version$7.99
- Unlock Full Version$13.99
- Unlock Full Version$15.99
- Brushstroke2 variants$79.99
Questions
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