Artistic String vs Restore Old Photos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artistic String
Design intricate string art with monochrome and multicolor drawing modes. This app offers a unique way to create visual art using virtual threads. Explore your creativity with a simple yet powerful interface.
- String art creation
- Monochrome drawing mode
- Multicolor drawing mode
- Unique thread art designs
- Intuitive interface
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Create and guide painting with string art, with the best quality, unique monochrome and multicolor drawing mode. Term of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Restore Old Photos
Revive faded, damaged, or black and white photos with AI. This app can restore lost detail, colorize monochrome images, enhance resolution, and remove scratches with a single tap. No editing skills are required to bring old memories back to life.
- Restore faded and damaged photos
- Colorize black and white images
- Enhance resolution and clarity
- Remove scratches and blemishes
- One-tap photo transformation
- Simple and easy to use interface
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Bring your old photos back to life. ClearPast uses powerful AI to restore, colorize, and sharpen any photo in seconds. No editing skills, no complicated tools. Just pick a photo and tap once. What you can do: RESTORE: Revive faded, damaged, and decades-old photos. Bring lost detail and clarity back to your most precious memories. COLORIZE: Turn black & white photos into vivid, lifelike color with a single tap. See your history the way it really looked. ENHANCE: Fix blur, noise, and low resolution. Get crisp, HD-quality results ready to print or share. DESCRATCH: Erase scratches, creases, tears, and spots, as if the damage was never there. Simple and easy to use: Pick a photo, tap once, watch it transform. No tutorials needed. Anyone can do it in seconds. Perfect for: - Old family photos and portraits - Faded or damaged prints - Scanned albums and film negatives - Black & white memories worth reliving Download ClearPast and give your memories the clarity they deserve. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Restore Old Photos at 100% against Artistic String's 0%. Restore Old Photos also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Artistic String's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Artistic String sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Restore Old Photos sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Restore Old Photos holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Artistic String's written reviews are positive against 100% of Restore Old Photos's.
Artistic String ships an update every 2 months, Restore Old Photos monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artistic String | Restore Old Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiem Pham Dinh | BaruzoTech Private Limited |
Customer experience
Artistic String
Restore Old Photos
In-app purchases
Artistic String
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$44.991 Year
Restore Old Photos
- Starter$4.99
- Essentials$9.99
- Professional$24.99
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