Comparison

HEAVYPAINT vs Modulator

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

Head to head
About

HEAVYPAINT

This app offers a raw digital painting experience with unique tools for creating textured art and quick studies. It's designed for artists who embrace digital chaos and seek a streamlined, mobile art studio.

Highlights
  • Unique digital brushes
  • Color Jitter for texture
  • Fast color blocking tools
  • Line Blend for gradients
  • Liquify tool
  • Minimalist interface
  • Gallery for creations
Features
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Raw digital painting with unique brushes & color chaos. The painter's painting app that celebrates digital chaos. HEAVYPAINT is unapologetically digital and a bit unhinged. It’s a celebration of digital impressionism. Whether you're sketching on the train, painting outdoors, or creating quick color studies, this is your pocket art studio. Unique Digital Tools Color Jitter: Unleash beautiful digital chaos and texture Fan Fill and Lasso Fill for fast color blockins, textured foliage, notan, organic shapes. Rake tool for softening up edges in a graphic way Line Blend for instant gradients
Liquify to adjust proportions and shapes Built for Speed & Mobility Perfect pochade box replacement for pleinair painting. Great for quick paintings on public transit, many will finger paint on their phones. Streamlined interface.Focus on pure color and shape without digital clutter. Streamlined Experience Minimalist interface puts painting first Customizable tools that adapt to your style Strong shape design tools for bold, crisp artwork Gallery to review and organize your creations + Plein air painters who want to ditch heavy supplies + Quick color studies and concept sketches + Figure painting and gesture drawing + Artists wanting to rediscover digital painting joy + Anyone seeking a uniquely digital aesthetic HEAVYPAINT balances professional capabilities with unhinged creativity. Embrace procedural randomness / crunchiness / glitchiness that digital enables. Touch grass. Ideal for pleinair painting and quick studies This app is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Modulator

Create designs using standard shapes or custom vector paths. Achieve complex effects with blend modes and organize your work with artboards. Export designs as images or vector files for further editing.

Highlights
  • Standard and custom vector path creation
  • Blend modes for complex effects
  • Artboards and pages for organization
  • Export as images or vector files
Features
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• Use standard shapes or custom vector paths to create simple designs • Take advantage of advanced features like blend modes to achieve complex effects • Organize your creations with artboards and pages • Export finished designs as images or vector files for further editing in other design software

Screenshots

HEAVYPAINT4 screens
Modulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Modulator at 5.0 against HEAVYPAINT's 4.0. Modulator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). HEAVYPAINT's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HEAVYPAINT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Modulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Modulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEAVYPAINT has 66 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HEAVYPAINT versus Modulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEAVYPAINTModulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (66 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHEAVYPOLY, Inc.Lars Augustin

Bugs and requests

HEAVYPAINT

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Gallery crashes
  • Artwork files not saving properly
  • Eyedropper tool not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved layer management
  • More customization options
  • Better color controls and eyedropper tool

Modulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HEAVYPAINT

Subscriptions2
  • Gallery Sync Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Gallery Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99
None

Modulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEAVYPAINT free?
HEAVYPAINT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Modulator free?
Modulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HEAVYPAINT or Modulator?
Modulator is rated higher. HEAVYPAINT averages 4.0 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Modulator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HEAVYPAINT or Modulator have ads?
Neither HEAVYPAINT nor Modulator shows ads.

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