Artista vs Perspectify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artista
Access thousands of high-quality reference photos for your art. Share your creations, learn from others' interpretations, and track your artistic progress over time. This app also features an art community for inspiration and feedback.
- Thousands of reference photos
- Share your drawings
- View others' interpretations
- Track progress
- Art community
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A photo reference tool and art community! - Thousands of high quality reference photos - Share your drawings with others - See how others drew a reference to help improve your own - See previous sessions and your progress over time
Perspectify
This app helps artists draw from life by using your phone's camera to measure real-world angles. You can then transfer these measurements directly to your paper, improving drawing accuracy and streamlining your creative process.
- Real-time angle capturing
- Transfer angles to paper
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Designed for traditional art
- Improve drawing accuracy
- Streamline drawing process
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Perspectify: A Tool for Artists Free 30 day trial. Perspectify is a straightforward app designed for artists who draw from life. It utilizes your iPhone camera to help you measure angles in your environment, which you can then transfer directly to your paper. How It Works 1. Identify an Angle: Use your phone's camera to capture an angle you'd like to include in your drawing. 2. Sketch it Out: Lay your phone on your paper as a guide for drawing the angle. 3. Repeat for all the angles you want to draw. Features Accurate Angle Measurements: Real-time angle capturing for better drawing accuracy. Simple Interface: Intuitive design that's easy to use. Designed for Traditional Art: Specifically made for artists who use paper, pens, and pencils. Why Use Perspectify? Improve Accuracy: Make your drawings more precise with captured angles. Convenient: Your iPhone becomes a handy drawing assistant. Streamline Your Process: Make your drawing process more efficient. Perspectify aims to bring a small but meaningful enhancement to your urban sketching. Use of this app is covered by this EULA... https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artista at none against Perspectify's 2. Artista also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). Perspectify's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads 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. Perspectify sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Artista asks for nothing beyond the download.
Perspectify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artista has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Artista ships an update every 3 weeks, Perspectify daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Artista | Perspectify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Buster | David Walden |
In-app purchases
Artista
No in-app purchases
Perspectify
- 30-day Trial.Free
- Buy Perspectify$1.99
