Comparison

Starry Night Interactive vs Phoenixx

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

Head to head
About

Starry Night Interactive

Experience Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" like never before. This app brings the iconic painting to life with hypnotic animation and interactive elements. Control the flows with your touch, explore the landscape in immersive 3D, and enjoy responsive ambient music for an enchanting artistic journey.

Highlights
  • Hypnotic animation of "Starry Night"
  • Interactive touch controls for flows
  • Immersive 3D zoom
  • Responsive ambient music
  • Re-discover classic art
Features
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Watch the iconic flows of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" come to life, in a hypnotic animation! Drive the flows with your hand to create your own variation of the original painting! Dive in the landscape with immersive 3D zoom! Listen to the background ambient music, which is also responsive. Have an enchanting experience and re-discover a classic masterpiece. ::::: REVIEWS ::::: "Very cool! An interactive animation of van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'." MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art of New York (facebook page) "Imagine being Vincent Van Gogh. Imagine giving form to 'Starry Night' with your hands. ... Playing the artist instead of the observer is now possible. ... As the viewer drags his finger across the painting, the dashed oil lines react, creating a river-like effect of blues and golds over the night sky. With each brushstroke movement, a soft note of ambient music rings out as well. The work that went into creating such an elaborate piece of art is impressive. Vrellis took a piece with a seemingly unsurpassable amount of artistic merit, and breathed new life into it." Huffington Post "We find Vrellis' interactive piece enchanting - and even, given Van Gogh's tragic story, emotionally powerful." C|NET "Van Gogh's Starry Night modded into beautiful interactive light and sound show. …This is one of those little projects you wish you could just play with the second you've seen it." Engadget "The effect is so beautiful and mesmerising." Gizmodo "Beauty through simplicity at its finest and most playful." Creative Applications Network "A very fascinating version of ‘Starry Night’... The result is stunning!" Today and tomorrow "This interactive version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night seems to be something wholly different and wonderful.” Colossal art & design "The work finds success in subtlety.” Design.org "Designer Petros Vrellis adds a whole new dimension with his animated and interactive version of the painting." Dutch daily news "The results, which also have a musical soundtrack, are quite stunning." The verge "This app can function as a lovely example of new possibilities. It's so impressive, allowing everyone to feel like Van Gogh for a few moments." O Globo "If Vincent had the tools that we have today, this is the work that he would have created." skyguide.newsvine.com "Utterly beautiful to look at and interact with ... positively delightful, both peaceful and wondrous with a similarly attractive musical score. ... Using a finger to ripple through the artwork is a mesmerising experience. ... It makes art accessible for the masses and brings it to life for children." 148Apps.com "With hypnotic relaxing visuals and audio, 'Starry Night’ is our new favorite thing to play with on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ... It is hard to describe what a wonderfully immersive experience it is getting hands-on with an art piece like this, you just have to have a go." iPadCreative.com ::::: INSTRUCTIONS ::::: - There are three modes: interaction, navigation, screen-saver and dream mode. 1. In interaction mode, just touch to interact with the brushstrokes! 2. In navigation mode, use one finger to rotate around a point, two fingers to zoom and pan. 3. In screen-saver mode, just relax and watch the animation with automated smooth camera movements; you can also touch the brushstrokes! 4. In dream mode, see the original painting melt into a colorful dreamscape. ::::: FEATURES ::::: - Enchanting animation - Immersive 3D zoom and pan - Dynamic interaction - Speed selection - Responsive background music ::::: PREVIEW ::::: This app is an modern interpretation of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCHFAsXYHGA ::::: TIP ::::: For best iPad experience, disable "Multitasking Gestures". ::::: SUPPORT ::::: For any problems please email us at: info@artof01.com

About

Phoenixx

Engage in intense space combat, defending your ship against alien hordes. Utilize a variety of controls, including gamepad and touch, to shoot enemies and activate your shield. Progress through levels by eliminating all alien threats.

Highlights
  • Shoot aliens
  • Protect ship with shield
  • Complete levels
  • Gamepad MFI support
  • Virtual joystick controls
  • Touchscreen controls
Features
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Shoot all Aliens from deep Space! Protect your ship with Shield! Shoot Aliens Hordes to complete levels! GamePad MFI --------------- · Joystick, DigitalPad, moves right & left. · Button A,X, fire. · Button B,Y, shield. Touch Controls ---------------- Left part of Screen -> Tap and hold, move with Virtual Joystick (Left & Right) Right part of Screen -> Bottom, tap to lasers shoot. Slide to use Shield. Enjoy!!!

Screenshots

Starry Night Interactive4 screens
Phoenixx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starry Night Interactive at 87% against Phoenixx's 44%. Starry Night Interactive also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (44 vs 10). Phoenixx's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Starry Night Interactive costs $1.99 and Phoenixx $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Starry Night Interactive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Starry Night Interactive's written reviews are positive against 44% of Phoenixx's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starry Night Interactive ships an update every 6 months, Phoenixx every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Starry Night Interactive versus Phoenixx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarry Night InteractivePhoenixx
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better3.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB8 MB
Age rating4++12
Developerartof01Ivan Cerra de Castro

Customer experience

Starry Night Interactive

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.0%

Phoenixx

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative46.7%

Bugs and requests

Starry Night Interactive

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Cannot see lines of brushstrokes
  • Cannot long press to enter painting
  • Update removed desired effects
  • App doesn't appear to be maintained
  • Website not secured
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  • No sound on some devices
  • Doesn't work on some older iPads (iOS 6)
  • Blurry graphics/pixelation
  • Auto-orientation doesn't work
  • Music settings not saved
  • Doesn't fit iPhone 5 screen

Requested features

28 requests
  • Bring back old effects (galaxy)
  • Allow long press to enter painting
  • See lines of brushstrokes
  • Support newer iPhones
  • More true full-screen support
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  • Legacy mode option
  • Print or save option
  • More pictures/paintings
  • Ability to change color hues
  • Add more Van Gogh paintings
  • User ability to create/share paintings
  • Add custom music option
  • Snapshot feature
  • More color flow options
  • Tap and drag stars
  • Pinch, flick, twist kinetics
  • Zoom in and out
  • Push blue ridge line
  • Dab color dots
  • More town interaction
  • Video capture/record feature
  • Screen capture feature
  • Save/load custom colors
  • 3D effect for modified paintings
  • Retina quality graphics
  • Auto-rotation for landscape
  • More music options
  • Don McLean song integration

Phoenixx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Starry Night Interactive

No in-app purchases

None

Phoenixx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starry Night Interactive free?
Starry Night Interactive costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phoenixx free?
Phoenixx costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Starry Night Interactive or Phoenixx?
Starry Night Interactive is rated higher. Starry Night Interactive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Phoenixx averages 3.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Starry Night Interactive or Phoenixx have ads?
Neither Starry Night Interactive nor Phoenixx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Starry Night Interactive or Phoenixx?
Starry Night Interactive ships an update every 6 months, and Phoenixx every 3 weeks. Most recently, Starry Night Interactive was updated on October 11, 2026 and Phoenixx on October 9, 2026.

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