Comparison

ArtLoop vs EscaloFrio

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

Head to head
About

ArtLoop

This app offers a playful drawing experience with step-by-step tutorials, creative challenges, and multiplayer modes. Experiment with different art styles, from pixel art to neon glow, and enjoy dynamic brushes. It's designed for all skill levels, providing a fun and stress-free environment to improve drawing abilities.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step drawing tutorials
  • Pixel art and neon glow modes
  • Dynamic animated brushes
  • Speed and precision drawing challenges
  • Multiplayer art battles
  • Offline drawing functionality
Features
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Unlock Your Artistic Potential with Our Drawing App! Discover ArtLoop – a playful drawing game where learning to draw happens through fun, challenges and experiments, not boring lessons. From calm step-by-step tutorials to fast multiplayer battles, ArtLoop turns your screen into a creative playground for any skill level. Draw in Different Styles: Follow clear, step-by-step tutorials to draw characters, objects, food, animals and more. Explore a wide variety of styles: from simple doodles and cute cartoons to more detailed illustrations. Practice at your own pace – repeat drawings, try new colors and build your own gallery of finished artworks. Pixel Art & Neon Glow: Pixel Art Mode – create retro-style pictures pixel by pixel, like a tiny digital mosaic. Neon & Glow Drawings – draw with bright glowing lines on a dark canvas. Experiment with different looks and turn simple sketches into bold, stylized art. Dynamic Drawing Modes: Use dynamic brushes with animated strokes that wobble, pulse and move, making your lines feel alive. Combine classic drawing with playful effects so every sketch feels fresh and satisfying. Draw Rush – Speed & Precision: In Draw Rush, you copy simple shapes and lines as quickly and accurately as you can. Race against the timer, focus on precision and try to beat your own score in short, intense rounds. Great for quick drawing challenges when you only have a few minutes. Art Battle: Join Art Battle and compete in drawing challenges with friends! It’s all about fun, creativity and friendly competition – not about being “perfect”. Fun Challenges, Not Stressful Lessons: No strict rules, no pressure – just a safe space to experiment and enjoy drawing. No prior art skills needed: simple guidance helps you start, and varied modes keep you motivated. User-Friendly Interface: Enjoy a clean, intuitive interface that keeps the focus on your drawing, not on menus. The drawing pad is comfortable for both finger and stylus, so you can relax and focus on your lines, colors and ideas. Paint Offline Keep drawing even when you’re offline. Most tutorials and practice modes work without an internet connection, so you can sketch on a trip, in a café or anywhere else. For Anyone Who Loves to Draw (or Wants to Start) Whether you’re: a beginner taking your first steps in digital drawing, a casual doodler who wants fun challenges, or a more experienced artist looking for new styles and modes to play with, ArtLoop gives you a playful way to practice, experiment and grow your skills over time. Jump into ArtLoop today and turn everyday doodles into a fun drawing habit! Privacy Policy: https://artloop.netlify.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://artloop.netlify.app/terms-of-use

About

EscaloFrio

Features
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On a stormy night, four figures climb the stairs of an abandoned castle. All of them want to reach the tower. None of them wants to be recognised. Escalofrío is a board game for 2 to 4 people on a single iPhone or iPad. You pass the device around, roll the die and climb. But the die has two ghost faces, and when one comes up you do not move: you throw a sheet over a figure, or you swap two of the figures that are already covered. That is where the real game starts. Everyone sees the swap. Nobody tells you which one was yours. Only your memory does. HOW IT WORKS - 2 to 4 players, taking turns on the same device. - Roll a number and climb that many steps. - Roll a ghost and you either cover a figure with a sheet or swap two covered ones. - You may move any covered figure, yours or not. That is the catch. - First one to the tower wins. If that figure turns out to belong to nobody, the castle wins and everyone else stays down there. WHY IT IS HARD Nothing is hidden and nothing is random behind your back: every swap happens in front of everyone. The only thing that can fail is you. And twenty steps in, between lightning and crossing sheets, it does. THE HOUSE The night changes on its own while you play. Sometimes the whole staircase is clear under the moon. Sometimes fog rises and swallows half the climb. Sometimes a storm rolls in and the thunder makes the lanterns flinch. The stairs never change; how much of them you can see does. NO SMALL PRINT - Free and complete. No in-app purchases, no ads, no subscriptions. - No account, no sign-up, no permissions. - Works with no internet connection. - Collects no data at all. Nothing leaves the device because nothing is stored. - iPhone and iPad, in English and Spanish. All you need is a table, people around it and a good memory.

Screenshots

ArtLoop4 screens
EscaloFrio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EscaloFrio at none against ArtLoop's 6. EscaloFrio also leads on ads (none vs shown). ArtLoop's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price 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. ArtLoop sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. EscaloFrio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ArtLoop versus EscaloFrio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtLoopEscaloFrio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB9 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAnhelina DenezhkoJavier Cabo Roca

Bugs and requests

ArtLoop

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Frequent ads disrupt drawing experience

Requested features

2 requests
  • More drawing options and styles
  • Subscription model without ads

EscaloFrio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ArtLoop

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access$0.991 Month
One-time5
  • Handful of Paint$0.99
  • Bucket of Paint$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
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  • Barrel of Paint$4.99
  • No Ads Forever$19.99
None

EscaloFrio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArtLoop free?
ArtLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EscaloFrio free?
EscaloFrio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ArtLoop or EscaloFrio have ads?
ArtLoop shows ads; EscaloFrio does not.

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