Comparison

Project Indigo vs MP Art

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

Head to head
About

Project Indigo

This app offers advanced computational photography with manual controls for a natural, SLR-like image look. It captures bursts of photos to create high-quality images with reduced noise and enhanced dynamic range, suitable for both casual and professional users.

Highlights
  • Computational photography pipeline
  • Natural image look (SLR-like)
  • Full manual camera controls
  • Photo and Night modes
  • Super-resolution for zoom
  • Macro mode
  • Live viewfinder with histogram and zebra striping
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Welcome to Project Indigo, a new camera experience from Adobe Labs. With a custom computational photography pipeline, a natural image look, and full set of manual camera controls, it offers something for professional and casual photographers alike. Also with new controls for computational cameras and a glimpse into the future of AI image processing on our Tech Previews page. Available for iPhone 12 and 13 Pro/Pro Max, and all 14, 15, 16, or 17-series devices, and initial support for iPads. For best experience we recommend using iPhone 15 Pro or newer. A COMPUTATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA Instead of capturing a single photo, for every shutter press Indigo captures a burst of photos and combines them together to produce a high-quality photo with lower noise and higher dynamic range. PHOTO MODE VS NIGHT MODE Photo mode is intended for everyday use in good lighting and has zero shutter lag, meaning it captures the moment you wanted. Night mode is intended for use in low light. In this mode images are captured after you press the shutter button, but use longer exposure times, further reducing noise. NATURAL LOOK Photos produced by Indigo employ computational photography and AI to produce a natural (SLR-like) look for your photos, including special (but gentle) treatment of subjects and skies. This look is applied when generating JPEG images and is embedded as a rendering suggestion in raw DNG files (if enabled). All raw pixels remain intact – the look does not alter them. PRO CONTROLS Take full control of how Indigo captures the image: manually specify focus, exposure time and ISO, exposure compensation, or white balance. Includes an optional magnified loupe for setting precise focus, and white balance control allows you to tap on an object known to be neutral gray. Unique to Indigo’s Night mode is manual control over the number of frames aligned and merged into a final photo. More frames result in lower noise but longer capture time. There is also a Long Exposure mode: if the phone is on a tripod, this allows the capture of synthetic long exposure effects like “water-into-silk" with infinite number of frames where the camera captures and merges images until stopped. SUPER-RESOLUTION FOR ZOOM Using pinch-to-zoom in any camera app often results in image quality loss. To recover the image Indigo employs multi-frame super-resolution which can restore much of the lost quality. ‘SR’ indicator on the zoom buttons shows when it is active. MACRO MODE Enable Macro from the viewfinder and capture stunning close-up shots. VIEWFINDER Provides a view of the camera parameters that will be used for capture, a live histogram of the scene, zebra striping that shows you where there are over-exposed areas in the image, and a level to help you capture straight images. LIGHTROOM INTEGRATION Adobe Lightroom for mobile is the most powerful photo editor in the App Store. Indigo filmstrip allows you to send an image directly to Lightroom mobile app for editing. In addition, our raw DNG files provide maximum compatibility with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. TECHNOLOGY PREVIEWS Technology Previews will be a place where we will offer an early look at technologies that may eventually be deployed in Adobe’s flagship products, or that already appear in these products in a slightly different form: - AI Denoise is a variant of the AI-based denoising from Camera Raw and Lightroom desktop clients. It uses DNG as input, and it saves a new DNG to your camera roll. - Remove Reflections is a variant of the technology from Camera Raw and Lightroom desktop clients. It uses DNG as input, and it saves a medium-resolution JPEG to your camera roll. It tries to remove reflections when shooting through plate glass windows covering most of the camera field of view. - Face Dewarp corrects warp on faces near the edge of images captured using wide-angle lenses. It uses DNG or JPEG as input and saves a JPEG to your camera roll.

About

MP Art

Transform your Samsung Frame TV into a dynamic art gallery with over 790,000 masterpieces. Browse, discover, and save art from renowned institutions and curated collections. Premium features offer AI stories, audio narration, and seamless TV display.

Highlights
  • 790,000+ artworks from major museums
  • Community-curated collections
  • Search by artist, style, period
  • AI Artwork Stories (Premium)
  • Audio Narration (Premium)
  • Send to TV with matte styles (Premium)
  • Multi-language support
Features
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TRANSFORM YOUR FRAME TV INTO AN ART GALLERY Turn your Samsung Frame TV into a rotating art museum with 790,000+ masterpieces from world-renowned institutions plus community-curated favourites. BROWSE & DISCOVER - 790,000+ artworks from 5 major museums: National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and Cooper Hewitt - Community Curated Collection with hand-picked contemporary and classic works - Search by artist, title, style, period, or museum - Curated themed collections and categories - Save unlimited favourites with a free account AI ARTWORK STORIES (Premium) - Read the complete story behind every artwork - AI-generated descriptions with rich historical context - Learn about techniques, symbolism, and artistic movements AUDIO NARRATION (Premium) - Listen to artwork descriptions read aloud - Like having a personal museum guide in your pocket - HD voice quality powered by Chirp3 ARTWORK INSIGHTS (Premium) - Colour palette analysis for every artwork - Tags, themes, and style classifications - Room recommendations to match your decor - Technical details: orientation, brightness, complexity SEND TO TV (Premium) - Display any artwork on your Samsung Frame TV instantly - 21+ professional matte styles to match your interior - Upload your own photos from camera roll - Remote control: turn Art Mode on/off from your phone - All artworks optimised for 4K resolution SHARE & SAVE (Premium) - Download artworks to your photo library - Share beautiful art with friends and family - Sync favourites across all your devices 6 LANGUAGES Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, and Japanese. Switch languages anytime in Settings. REQUIREMENTS - Samsung Frame TV (2019 or newer) - Same Wi-Fi network as your TV - Works without TV for browsing, searching, and saving favourites PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION - $9.99/year unlocks all premium features - Payment charged to Apple ID account - Auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before period end - Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Perfect for art enthusiasts, interior designers, and anyone who wants to elevate their living space with beautiful, rotating artwork. Terms of Use: https://art.miguelpuig.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://art.miguelpuig.com/privacy

Screenshots

Project Indigo4 screens
MP Art4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Project Indigo at 45% against MP Art's 0%. Project Indigo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (719 vs 3). MP Art's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and ads 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. MP Art sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Project Indigo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MP Art holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project Indigo has 719 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Project Indigo's written reviews are positive against 0% of MP Art's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Indigo ships an update every 3 weeks, MP Art every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Project Indigo versus MP Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject IndigoMP Art
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (719 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings719 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAdobe Labs, Inc.Miguel Puig

Customer experience

Project Indigo

All ratings702 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews1,193 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral15.8%
Negative39.0%

MP Art

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Project Indigo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Shutter sound cannot be disabled
  • AI-based features causing loss of detail

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for higher resolution photos
  • Improved tap-to-focus functionality
  • Better optimization for battery and thermal performance

MP Art

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Project Indigo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MP Art

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Project Indigo free?
Project Indigo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MP Art free?
MP Art is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Project Indigo or MP Art?
MP Art is rated higher. Project Indigo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 719 ratings, while MP Art averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Project Indigo or MP Art have ads?
Neither Project Indigo nor MP Art shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Indigo or MP Art?
Project Indigo ships an update every 3 weeks, and MP Art every 3 days. Most recently, Project Indigo was updated on October 25, 2026 and MP Art on October 25, 2026.

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