Comparison

PaintMagic vs Motion Flow

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

Head to head
About

PaintMagic

Features
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What is PaintMagic? PaintMagic turns your everyday photos into stunning, painterly masterpieces - right from your iPhone or iPad! Easily adjust paint strength, add realistic effects, and watch your images transform into artwork that’s perfect for profile pics, postcards, wallpapers, messages, stickers, WhatsApp, and more. All the magic happens on your device - no internet needed, no data uploaded, ever. Completely FREE to use: - No ads - No In-App purchase - No subscriptions - No sign-ups - 100% private Have fun creating - and don’t forget to explore the other apps too!

About

Motion Flow

Features
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Motion Flow paints with the way you hold your phone. Tilt it, and three brushes move across the canvas: one red, one green, one blue. There is nothing to press. TWO CANVASES Pigment is paint on white paper. Colours darken where they layer, and red over green gives brown, the way it does on a palette. Light is light in a dark room. Colours brighten where they cross, red over green gives yellow, and all three give white. You pick one per canvas, because each needs its own ground. THE PAINT COMES FROM THE GESTURE Move slowly and the brush leaves everything it carries. Move quickly and it leaves a trace, because the paint has not had the time to transfer. Nothing on screen controls this. Your hand does. THE BRUSHES HAVE WEIGHT Four bodies to choose from. Rigid is exactly where you point. Loaded rounds off the corners of a gesture. Heavy arrives late into a turn. The whip goes past and comes back. Blue is the heaviest of the three brushes and red the lightest, so the group opens out in a turn and closes again on the straight. You can move the three brushes apart or join them together, and they mix wherever their paint overlaps. ALSO INSIDE Three paint modes: watercolour, acrylic, oil. Save your work to Photos whenever you like. Statistics, if you enjoy knowing how far your wrist has travelled. Five languages: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese. Made for iPhone and iPad. No ads. No subscriptions. No tracking. No account. Nothing leaves the device. There is an optional tip. It unlocks nothing: the app is all here. Made for the pleasure of trying something out.

Screenshots

PaintMagic4 screens
Motion Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PaintMagic at 16.0 against Motion Flow's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PaintMagic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Motion Flow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaintMagic ships an update every 5 months, Motion Flow every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
PaintMagic versus Motion Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintMagicMotion Flow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan NutbroekMercurio Solutions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PaintMagic

One-time1
  • 10 Frames for Paintings$1.99
1 purchases

Motion Flow

One-time1
  • Support Motion Flow$0.99

Questions

Is PaintMagic free?
PaintMagic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Motion Flow free?
Motion Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PaintMagic or Motion Flow have ads?
Neither PaintMagic nor Motion Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaintMagic or Motion Flow?
PaintMagic ships an update every 5 months, and Motion Flow every 3 months. Most recently, PaintMagic was updated on November 12, 2026 and Motion Flow on November 9, 2026.

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