Artista vs Drawing FORCE
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
Drawing FORCE
Learn a unique drawing approach that brings life to your creations. This app provides access to all instructional videos in one place, offering limitless potential for expressive storytelling and stylized work.
- Animator's drawing approach
- Access all instructional videos
- Push notifications for updates
- Save favorite posts
- Expressive storytelling techniques
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FORCE: An Animator's Approach to Drawing Welcome to the official FORCE Drawing App. Learn how FORCE drawing can breathe life into your creations. The foundations you obtain here lead to a vast variety of finalized and stylized work that can be used across many different careers and hobbies. Explore the limitless potential for expressive storytelling that our unique drawing approach offers you. Inside the DrawingFORCE app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Artista at 89% against Drawing FORCE's 0%. Artista also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Drawing FORCE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Artista asks for nothing beyond the download.
Artista holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Artista's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drawing FORCE's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artista | Drawing FORCE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Max Buster | Drawing FORCE LLC |
Customer experience
Artista
Drawing FORCE
In-app purchases
Artista
No in-app purchases
Drawing FORCE
- FORCE Foundation Bundle$494.99
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