Impressionism Camera vs Arts Maker
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.
Arts Maker
Transform your photos into stunning oil paintings with this easy-to-use photo editor. Simply import your image, select an art style, and save your masterpiece.
- Convert photos to oil paintings
- Multiple art blend modes
- Save edited images to album
- Simple 3-step process
- Import photos from album
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[Arts Maker - Turn photo into painting] Arts Maker a photo editor that can help users convert a photo to a photo that is transformed into an art painting, just like an oil painting. Only 3 Simple Steps: 1. Import - Select a photo from your album 2. Choose – pick the best blend mode 3. Save – Save it to your album Give it a try.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Impressionism Camera at 4.3 against Arts Maker's 3.8. Impressionism Camera also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 33%) and ratings volume (383 vs 89). Arts Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Impressionism Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Arts Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Impressionism Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 383 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Impressionism Camera's written reviews are positive against 33% of Arts Maker's.
Impressionism Camera ships an update every 2 months, Arts Maker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Impressionism Camera | Arts Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (383 ratings) — better | 3.8 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 383 — better | 89 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osawa Shunsuke | 鹏程 熊 |
Customer experience
Impressionism Camera
Arts Maker
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
Arts Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Impressionism Camera
- Premium Edition$3.99
- Treat wine for developer$9.99
Arts Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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