Comparison

Mematic vs Portrait Drawing

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

Head to head
About

Mematic

Easily add text and captions to your photos and videos. Create collages with custom layouts, use filters, and access a library of images and GIFs. Share your creations instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Add captions to photos and videos
  • Use own images or access library
  • Create collages with layout tools
  • Apply filters
  • Freely arrange text, images, and stickers
  • Share creations directly to social media
Features
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The most popular meme maker app, with over 10 million downloads! Add captions to photos and videos. Use your own images or access a large collection of memes, free premium photos and gifs directly from the app. Create collages with the new layout tools - combine your best photos in beautiful frames. Use filters to create the perfect mood. Mematic is more than a Meme maker: Create inspirational quotes, tell a quick story, comment on news, celebrate an achievement, sell your car, crack a joke ... It's fast and easy: With a few taps you can add captions to any picture and share them with your friends. Create the perfect layout in Mematic - you can freely arrange text, images and stickers. If you prefer, choose one of the quick styles to create modern and classic memes within seconds. Share all your creations with your friends, directly from Mematic: Share on WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, or upload to Instagram and Facebook within seconds - it's super easy! Mematic is the meme maker app you were looking for. Become the best meme creator in your favorite subreddit within minutes! Mematic respects your privacy: • Mematic does not track you. • Mematic does not show any third party advertisements. • All memes that you create with Mematic are private. Nobody will get access to them until you share them by yourself. --------------------- You can subscribe for unlimited access to all Pro features offered within Mematic. Subscriptions are billed monthly ("Mematic Pro Monthly") or annually ("Mematic Pro Yearly") at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. While you are subscribed, all Pro features in the app are unlocked, and all advertisements are removed. The Pro features include access to all collage layouts, fonts, all text colors, a custom color mixer and custom watermarks. Your subscription will be charged through your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless you turn it off in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage the subscription, and turn off the auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. By using this app, you agree to our privacy policy and to our terms of use. Read the terms of use for this app at https://mematic.net/terms.html Read the privacy policy for this app at https://mematic.net/privacy.html

About

Portrait Drawing

Transform your photos into artistic portraits with this app. It automatically detects faces, isolates them from backgrounds, and applies an artist-drawn effect. Get unique, stylized images from your existing pictures.

Highlights
  • Artist-drawn portrait generation
  • Automatic face detection
  • Background isolation
  • Photo library integration
  • Unique artistic effects
Features
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Portrait Drawing is an app that allows you to get an artist-drawn person face image. Simply take a photo or select a photo from the photo library on your iPhone, the the app will detect a person's face, isolate it from background and generate an artistic portrait drawing image. * Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ** The first photo shown above is Rafaella Mendes Diniz on https://unsplash.com ** The second photo shown above is by Alex Perez on https://unsplash.com ** The third photo shown above is by Clem Onojeghuo on https://unsplash.com

Screenshots

Mematic4 screens
Portrait Drawing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mematic at none against Portrait Drawing's shown. Mematic also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (163K vs 2). Portrait Drawing's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mematic sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Portrait Drawing sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Portrait Drawing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mematic has 163K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Mematic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Portrait Drawing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mematic ships an update every 9 days, Portrait Drawing every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mematic versus Portrait Drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMematicPortrait Drawing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (163K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings163K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#54 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB172 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTrilliarden Entertainment GmbHHikaru Tsuyumine

Customer experience

Mematic

All ratings163,091 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews718 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.2%

Portrait Drawing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mematic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing when selecting templates
  • Memes not saving properly
  • Subscription issues and inconsistent access to pro features

Requested features

5 requests
  • More font and color options
  • Ability to reorder layers
  • Improved image resizing tools
  • Integration with video and GIFs
  • Dedicated photo album for meme creations

Portrait Drawing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mematic

Subscriptions4
  • Mematic Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Mematic Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Mematic Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
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  • Mematic Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Portrait Drawing

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-free$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Mematic free?
Mematic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Portrait Drawing free?
Portrait Drawing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mematic or Portrait Drawing?
Portrait Drawing is rated higher. Mematic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 163K ratings, while Portrait Drawing averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mematic or Portrait Drawing have ads?
Portrait Drawing shows ads; Mematic does not.
Which is updated more often, Mematic or Portrait Drawing?
Mematic ships an update every 9 days, and Portrait Drawing every 22 months. Most recently, Mematic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Portrait Drawing on October 24, 2026.

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