Impressionism Camera vs ArtCard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Impressionism Camera
Transform your photos into Impressionist-style paintings with various artistic filters. Create unique artwork by repeating transformations and add your personal autograph to your creations.
- Impressionist art styles
- Photo transformation
- Customizable styles
- Autograph addition
- iOS 9.0+ compatibility
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Impressionism Now turns your photos into paintings like an Impressionism art! Choose from different styles to change your photos. You can also create your own picture by repeating the transformation. You can write your autograph! Please Note: This application is only available in iOS 9.0 and later. Please have a look at the screen shots below.
ArtCard
Transform your photos into stunning works of art with a variety of painting styles and effects. This app uses AI to apply the styles of famous artists to your images, with options to adjust intensity and color. You can also print your creations as postcards or on canvas.
- Photo to painting art effects
- AI-powered artist styles
- Adjustable effect intensity
- Color transfer options
- Integrated postcard printing
- Canvas and poster printing service
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ArtCard is a powerful app that transforms every photo instantly into a stunning piece of art. Download ArtCard for free and enjoy amazing photo-to-painting effects. ArtCard was created to make awesome pictures, to try out different painting styles and to play around with new photo filters. With ArtCard, you have the right tool to create incredible results out of your photos. Our team is constantly working on new effects and filters that will make your photos stick out of the mass. For that, we use a powerful combination of artificial intelligence and image filters. We extract personal styles of famous artists, e.g., from Munch, van Gogh, or Picasso, and apply them to your photos. You don’t need a subscription for ArtCard! You will get all these features for free: - Transform as many photos as you like into art - Apply powerful photo effects instantly on your iPhone - Play around with the intensity of each effect - Apply the color of the effect or keep the colors of your photo As a plus we work to together with MyPostcard (www.mypostcard.com) to offer an integrated postcard service. They will send your awesome results as a real postcard for only $2.69, including free shipping! Keep in touch with your friends and family all over the world in a fun and easy way. Surprise them with a postcard on any occasion. Use ArtCard to send greetings from your travels and vacations, or send a postcard as greeting card for a birthday, anniversary, to say thank you, or just because you’d like to say "Hi!". We’ve also teamed up with CanvasPop to offer a printing service with a 100% "Love it" guarantee. Have your favorite artwork printed on canvas or as a poster and delivered straight to your door. Even large sizes are not a problem thanks to our high-quality, high-resolution technology. HOW DOES IT WORK? - Select a photo from your library - Crop your photo into the right format to prepare it for sharing - Choose a photo effect to create art in one touch - All effects are free to use! Try sparkle and glitter effects, pastel colors or choose the style of an famous artist that was extracted with the help of artificial intelligence - Change the intensity of the photo effect and/or enable/disable the color transfer - Save your painting in high-resolution - Share your art on social media like Instagram and Facebook - Print your results with our integrated printing services, e.g., order a postcard for just $2.69 (includes free shipping!) ArtCard’s goal is to make state-of-the-art technology of image stylization in high-resolution available to everyone. What’s different to other apps? We combine styles of famous artists with traditional image filtering techniques, e.g. with oil painting, watercolor or cartoon effects. Your photos will convert instantly, using the power of your device. All of your photos and artworks created with ArtCard won’t leave your iPhone until you say so. READY FOR MORE? If you love the effects of ArtCard, you should try out BeCasso, too. It’s our premium app that gives you more than 2 Million possible effects to build on your own. Freely combine and edit different styles with traditional image filters (oil painting, watercolor, sketch and cartoon effects). You will be also able to add colors filter, vignettes, frames and more. BeCasso lets you transform your photos in every way you like! FOLLOW US Facebook: http://facebook.com/becassoapp/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/becassoapp/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/becassoapp/ SUPPORT If you have any questions or feedback for us, please feel free to send us an email at support@digitalmasterpieces.com. Optimized for iOS 18, the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ArtCard at 4.8 against Impressionism Camera's 4.3. ArtCard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (83% vs 57%). Impressionism Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Impressionism Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ArtCard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ArtCard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArtCard has 3.9K ratings behind it against 381, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Impressionism Camera's written reviews are positive against 83% of ArtCard's.
Impressionism Camera ships an update every 2 months, ArtCard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impressionism Camera | ArtCard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (381 ratings) | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 381 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 445 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osawa Shunsuke | Digital Masterpieces GmbH |
Customer experience
Impressionism Camera
ArtCard
User reviews
Impressionism Camera
From 381 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Good for photo personalization
- 🖼️ Creates artistic photo styles
- 🤩 Fun to use
- 💯 Satisfied with results
Room to improve
- 🤔 Limited painterly styles
- 👎 Few styles even in premium
- 💸 Expensive premium version
- ❌ App is broken/useless for some
- 🚫 Issues with payment methods (PayPal refusal)
ArtCard
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Variety of artistic filters and effects
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Transforms photos into unique artwork
- 🎁 Ability to create personalized postcards
- 🎨 Impressive and creative results
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Watermark removal requires in-app purchase
- 🔒 Confusion around watermark removal purchase
- 🔒 Watermark persists even after purchase
- 🔒 Inconsistent behavior with watermark removal
Bugs and requests
Impressionism Camera
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes during processing hi-res images
- Pen not functioning
- App closes unexpectedly
- Pointillism is broken
- Photos become unrecognizable after first use
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- App rarely works
- Stuck on loading screen for full version
- Hieroglyphs appear sometimes
- App doesn't work as expected
- Images are squashed
Requested features
3 requests- More painterly styles
- More variety of styles
- Ability to use PayPal for payments
ArtCard
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to save certain photos
- Exported images limited to lower resolutions
- Green screen overlay on saved images
Requested features
4 requests- Add more artistic filter options
- Improve batch processing capabilities
- Provide better integration with cloud photo services
- Allow adjustments to color, brightness, and intensity
In-app purchases
Impressionism Camera
- Premium Edition$3.99
- Treat wine for developer$9.99
ArtCard
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Unlock Export Settings$1.99
Questions
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