Retro Art Studio vs AR Bobbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Art Studio
Unleash your creativity with three classic-inspired art tools. Design pixel art, create vibrant peg-style designs, or sketch with playful dial controls. This app offers a simple, satisfying, and mess-free way to make art for all ages.
- Pixel art creation
- Peg-style artwork
- Dial doodle sketching
- Intuitive grid interface
- Distraction-free design
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Super Retro Art Studio Create. Play. Relax. Super Retro Art Studio brings together three classic-inspired creative tools in one simple, satisfying app. Whether you want to unwind, experiment, or just make something fun, it’s all here—no pressure, no mess. Three Ways to Create Pixel Painter Design colorful pixel art with an intuitive grid. Tap, fill, and bring your ideas to life : one square at a time. LED Lights Create vibrant peg-style artwork inspired by classic light boards. Bright, bold, and instantly rewarding. Dial-A-Doodle Twist your way to playful sketches with classic dial controls. No undo-just pure creative flow. Features • Simple, satisfying creative tools • Draw, fill, erase, and experiment freely • Clean, distraction-free design • Designed for all ages Make something from yesterday today.
AR Bobbles
Experience Augmented Reality by bringing custom bobbleheads to life. Place virtual characters, from athletes to celebrities, in your real-world environment.
- Augmented Reality integration
- Bring virtual characters to life
- Custom bobblehead creation
- Place characters in real-world environments
- Athlete and celebrity models
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Using the power of Augmented Reality, bring your favorite athlete, celebrity, or even your own custom bobblehead to life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Bobbles at none against Retro Art Studio's 1. AR Bobbles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Retro Art Studio's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Retro Art Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AR Bobbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro Art Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Retro Art Studio ships an update every 4 months, AR Bobbles monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Art Studio | AR Bobbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Six Foot Three Foot | brandVR |
Customer experience
Retro Art Studio
AR Bobbles
Bugs and requests
Retro Art Studio
Reported bugs
16 issues- Constantly crashes
- Crashed on save, lost drawing
- Won't load
- Not opening on iPad 2
- Can't open the stupid thing
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- Won't even open
- Doesn't open on iPods
- Kept on crashing
- Wont even open on my iPhone 5
- Couldn't even open it! Crash Crash Crash!
- App acts like I have an iPhone 5
- Buttons on the bottom are too small
- Error saving photo
- App closes out when trying to open pixel painter
- Facebook button does not work
- Save an image is a screenshot of the whole screen
Requested features
15 requests- More art settings
- Update to fix crashing
- More colors
- Zoom functionality
- Color Spectrum Pad
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- Dropper Tool
- Templates
- Online community for sharing creations/forum
- Fix buttons on bottom being too small
- Fix saving issues
- Add more things to do
- More brushes
- Fix app acting like it's on iPhone 5 when it's not
- Fix update issues
- Add more colors
AR Bobbles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Retro Art Studio
- Remove Ads$2.99
AR Bobbles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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