Comparison

Image Play Studio vs Cob Paint

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

Head to head
About

Image Play Studio

Generate stunning AI art directly on your iPhone or Mac. Transform text prompts or existing images into various artistic styles with a focus on privacy and on-device processing. Export your creations in high resolution.

Highlights
  • AI-powered image generation from text
  • Image-to-image transformations
  • Multiple artistic styles
  • On-device processing, no tracking
  • High-resolution export
  • Iterative refinement with generated images
Features
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Unleash your imagination with stunning AI-generated art on iPhone and Mac. Image Play Studio is a beautifully crafted, fully native app that turns your ideas into captivating visuals using Apple’s Image Playground framework. Create images from text prompts, or use a source image to generate variations and transformations — all on-device, with no tracking. Features: • AI-powered image generation from natural language prompts • New image-to-image generation: use a photo as a source and transform it with optional text guidance • Built entirely with Apple frameworks (SwiftUI, AppKit, ImagePlayground) • Wide range of artistic styles: illustration, photorealism, surreal, and more • Reuse any generated image as a new source for iterative refinement • Export in high resolution (PNG, JPEG, TIFF) • Fully on-device with zero data collection or tracking • Clean, responsive interface with live progress feedback and advanced prompt controls Use cases: • Create concept art and mood boards • Transform photos into stylized artwork • Iterate on designs by reusing results as new inputs • Design wallpapers, posters, and social visuals • Educate and engage students with creative exercises One purchase, two platforms: • A single purchase unlocks Image Play Studio on both iOS and macOS (requires a supported device) Why it’s different: • No internet required — everything runs on your device • No accounts, no tracking, no cloud storage • Fast, private, and secure native experience Type your idea (and optionally add a source image) — Image Play Studio turns it into art.

About

Cob Paint

Create pixel art with a realistic watercolor feel. This app uses a custom engine for instant strokes and natural blending, offering tools that mimic real art materials. Record and share your painting process.

Highlights
  • Realistic watercolor simulation
  • Custom engine for instant strokes
  • Tilt and mic for water effects
  • Color mixing and eyedropper
  • Shape and line snapping
  • Painting playback recording
Features
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Cob Paint is a pixel art sketchbook that paints like the real thing. Stop overthinking and draw something now. A custom engine makes every stroke feel instant, made for perfectly imperfect artwork. Sketches come out soft, warm and personal. Real materials, in pixels. Watercolour pools and spreads across the page. Tilt your phone to move the water as it dries, or blow into the mic to dry it faster. Paint with plain water to soften edges, blend colours and lift dried paint. Gouache, chalk and pencil each behave like the real thing, and every tool has its own story, from the familiar mechanical pencil to a chunky Japanese eraser. A focused palette. A small set of colours keeps you making art instead of fiddling with tools. Mix any colour you need in the mixing tray, or hold your finger still on the page to pick up any colour you see. Little shortcuts. Draw a line, circle or rectangle and keep holding: it snaps into a clean shape. Spin the wheel to change brush size. Paint with Apple Pencil and move around with a finger. Watch it come to life. Every page records each stroke as you paint. Play your painting back in 15 seconds, 2 minutes or real time, then save the video or send it to a friend. Your sketchbook. Keep every painting in a leather-bound book, each one a tall, wide or square card. Paint upright or sideways on iPhone and iPad, in light or dark. Now go make something and share it.

Screenshots

Image Play Studio4 screens
Cob Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cob Paint at 100% against Image Play Studio's 0%. Cob Paint also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Cob Paint is free to download; Image Play Studio costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Image Play Studio versus Cob Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage Play StudioCob Paint
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDor PascalFreddie Iboy

Customer experience

Image Play Studio

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Cob Paint

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Image Play Studio

No in-app purchases

None

Cob Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Play Studio free?
Image Play Studio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cob Paint free?
Cob Paint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Image Play Studio or Cob Paint have ads?
Neither Image Play Studio nor Cob Paint shows ads.

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