Comparison

Renee's Studio vs GoldBrush Academy

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

Head to head
About

Renee's Studio

Learn watercolor painting at your own pace with real-time videos and step-by-step lessons. Explore basic skills to fine art paintings, with new content added weekly. Access free introductory lessons before subscribing for full content.

Highlights
  • Real-time video tutorials
  • Step-by-step lessons
  • Basic to advanced techniques
  • Weekly new content
  • Painting challenges
  • Articles answering common questions
Features
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Learn to paint bright, vibrant watercolours with me, at your own pace. Real-time videos and step-by-step lessons, from basic skills through to full fine art paintings. FREE TO START - 2 free lessons - Q&A knowledgebase answering common watercolour questions - More than 40 guided painting challenges SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK EVERYTHING A monthly subscription unlocks all the lessons, including every new lesson I add (new lessons are added regularly). Watch as many times as you like. Pricing varies by region and is confirmed before purchase in the app. Cancel any time in the App Store. ABOUT ME I'm Renee Walden and I've put all my favourite watercolour tutorials here in Renee's Studio. You'll find lessons on a wide range of subjects (I love to paint everything!). In my artistic journey I have explored many mediums, but watercolour painting has been a constant passion, both in my studio and in painting plein air. Watercolours give me the most pleasure during the painting process: brushing paint onto a page and watching it move and blend has not lost its fascination after all this time. In the balance of both control and letting go, there's a joy in the painting process that I think is unique to watercolours. Teaching people how to paint in watercolours has been one of the highlights of my artistic journey. Over the years I've given hundreds of people skills, so that they can capture their memories on paper in a wonderfully visual way. Now I'm going to share that joy with you! Welcome. Let's get started! All content is in English, with auto-translation and video subtitles in French, Spanish and German. TERMS If you opt in for a monthly subscription, you can manage your subscription and auto-renewal settings in the App Store. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24hrs before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24hrs prior to the end of the current cycle. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.reneewalden.com/legal/renees_studio_privacy.htm

About

GoldBrush Academy

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Goldbrush Academy Learning Portal is a premium online learning space created for artists, watercolor enthusiasts, creative professionals, and serious learners who wish to deepen their artistic practice with structure, sensitivity, and mastery. Designed by Madhubanti Mukherjee, internationally recognized watercolor artist, mentor, technologist, and founder of Goldbrush Academy of Creative Arts, this app brings together the academy’s signature courses, workshops, learning resources, assignments, community updates, and guided artistic journeys in one convenient mobile experience. At Goldbrush Academy, we believe that art is not merely a hobby, a technique, or a weekend escape. Art is a disciplined yet soulful journey of seeing, feeling, thinking, and expressing. This learning portal is created to help students move beyond random tutorials and fragmented learning into a more guided, meaningful, and transformational path. Through the app, learners can access their enrolled courses, watch structured lessons, revisit demonstrations, follow step-by-step watercolor processes, receive important course updates, track assignments, and stay connected with the academy’s learning ecosystem. Whether you are beginning your watercolor journey, refining your foundation, preparing for professional-level artworks, or exploring creativity as a deeper personal practice, the Goldbrush Academy Learning Portal supports you with thoughtfully curated content and mentorship-led learning. Inside the app, learners can: Access enrolled watercolor and creativity courses anytime Watch recorded lessons, demonstrations, and technique-based sessions Stay updated about live classes, workshops, and academy announcements Follow structured modules and assignments Learn watercolor foundations, composition, color, values, layering, texture, light, and storytelling Explore premium programs such as Watercolor Mastermind, Watercolor Grandmasters Fellowship, sculpture painting modules, still life studies, and creativity-based journeys Engage with a serious learning environment designed for artistic growth Revisit lessons whenever needed for practice and revision Goldbrush Academy’s teaching approach blends fine art fundamentals, watercolor technique, creative thinking, visual storytelling, and reflective artistic development. The academy encourages students not only to paint beautifully, but to see deeply, observe honestly, think independently, and create with both skill and soul. This app is especially useful for learners who want a more organized and accessible way to continue their artistic practice without losing track of lessons, resources, or course progress. It is a dedicated space for committed learners who want to carry their studio, mentor, and learning path with them wherever they go. Goldbrush Academy Learning Portal is more than a course app. It is a quiet studio in your pocket. A place where water, pigment, thought, and imagination meet. A place where technique becomes confidence. Where practice becomes sensitivity. Where learning becomes a lifelong creative companionship. Begin your journey with Goldbrush Academy and experience watercolor learning that is structured, soulful, and deeply transformative.

Screenshots

Renee's Studio3 screens
GoldBrush Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GoldBrush Academy at none against Renee's Studio's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Renee's Studio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.00 per month and GoldBrush Academy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Renee's Studio versus GoldBrush Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRenee's StudioGoldBrush Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB53 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDavid WaldenMohammad Hasan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Renee's Studio

Subscriptions1
  • Renee's Studio$10.001 Month
1 purchases

GoldBrush Academy

One-time1
  • Jewel in the Jungle$1.99

Questions

Is Renee's Studio free?
Renee's Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoldBrush Academy free?
GoldBrush Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Renee's Studio or GoldBrush Academy have ads?
Renee's Studio shows ads; GoldBrush Academy does not.

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