Comparison

makeART vs Cloudfarb

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

Head to head
About

makeART

Transform your device into a digital canvas with an interactive art studio. Create stunning artwork using intuitive touch controls, a vast library of assets, and AI-powered styles. Save your creations to a personal gallery and share them on social media.

Highlights
  • Intuitive touch creation
  • Customization suite
  • Freestyle mode with millions of assets
  • Infinite art styles
  • Personal gallery for saving
  • Social media ready content
  • Professional quality artwork
Features
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Tap the canvas and art appears. makeART is a collage art studio for iPhone and iPad. Mix art pieces, photos, gifs and stickers into art that looks like you. Start with curated art styles or make your own, then layer it, animate it, draw on it and share it. TAP TO MAKE ART • Pick an art style, then tap or swipe: pieces land where your finger goes • Shuffle for a fresh mix, or change every piece at once • Size and opacity sliders, plus undo and redo • Move, scale and rotate any piece CURATED + DESIGNED ART STYLES TO MIX • glass, flowers+time, new classics, rain, neomesh, freestyle and more • Several variants inside each style • Search art styles by name and jump back into recent canvases MAKE YOUR OWN ART STYLE • Mix art pieces, photos and gifs from every style into a set that is all yours • Name it, save it, and make art with it like any other style • Build mood boards, vision boards and scrapbook pages from your own pieces COLLAGE PHOTOS, GIFS + STICKERS • Add photos from your library • Search gifs and stickers from GIPHY and photos from Unsplash • Cut the subject out of a photo and use it like a sticker • Make images with Image Playground on supported devices LAYERS, TEXT + BACKGROUNDS • Background, pieces, overlay and text layers • Drag pieces to reorder them • Backgrounds in solid colors, gradient meshes (iOS 18 and later) or your own photo • Tap any piece to swap it, add filters, duplicate it or change its order, with a live preview BRING YOUR ART TO LIFE • Animations: appear, bounce, change, cloud, grow, rotate, shift, thunder and wave • Animation is part of the makeART+ membership • Record a time-lapse video of your art coming together DRAW ON YOUR ART • Sketch right on top of your pieces with your finger • Use Apple Pencil on iPad SAVE, KEEP EDITING + SHARE • Save to your gallery and reopen any artwork to keep editing • Download to Photos • Share in sizes for Instagram posts and Stories, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook and X • Choose fill or fit and a background color before you share makeART+ MEMBERSHIP Choose monthly or annual. Membership includes: • Every art style and variant • Unlimited art styles of your own • Animation • Every saved version of your art • Unlimited gallery • All filters, tools and canvases • Sharing with no watermark We read every note: thoughts@makeartapp.com Designed by humans who love art and tech. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

Cloudfarb

Features
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Cloudfarb is a drawing app made by artists for people who love to draw. Drawing is free, and no account is needed. LIVING BRUSHES • 70+ brushes: pencils from 2H to 6B, charcoal, sanguine, pastel, ink and fineliners, markers, watercolor, gouache, acrylic and oil • Paper grain, wet edges and bristle marks • Your own brushes and brush set import. A COMPLETE STUDIO • Layers with blend modes and masks • Selection, transform, liquify, symmetry and shapes • Text, reference, fill and eyedropper • Import images, layered PSD and PDF; export to PNG, JPEG, layered PSD and time-lapse video of your drawing process. CLOUDFARB PRO • Color by number: turn any picture into a numbered coloring page with its own palette • Catalog: new coloring pages and palettes • Notebooks: your artwork in beautiful notebooks • Progress: how much you've colored and how much time it took • Cloud: cloud sync for your projects. Try PRO free for 14 days. After that, subscribe monthly or yearly. PRO requires an internet connection. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Cloudfarb PRO is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Cloudfarb Terms: https://cloudfarb.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cloudfarb.com/app-privacy.html Questions or ideas? Write to us from the app (Profile → Support) or at cloudfarb@gmail.com.

Screenshots

makeART4 screens
Cloudfarb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloudfarb at daily against makeART's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. makeART sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Cloudfarb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

makeART ships an update every 3 weeks, Cloudfarb daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
makeART versus Cloudfarb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermakeARTCloudfarb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size425 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMake Art Inc.Oleh Smetanin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

makeART

Subscriptions2
  • makeART+ Monthly Membership$7.991 Month
  • makeART+ Annual Membership$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Cloudfarb

Subscriptions2
  • Cloudfarb PRO14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Cloudfarb PRO14 Days trial$45.991 Year

Questions

Is makeART free?
makeART is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloudfarb free?
Cloudfarb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do makeART or Cloudfarb have ads?
Neither makeART nor Cloudfarb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, makeART or Cloudfarb?
makeART ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cloudfarb daily. Most recently, makeART was updated on October 27, 2026 and Cloudfarb on October 29, 2026.

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