Chart Maker vs ChartPrism
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chart Maker
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Pic2Graph turns tables of numbers into professional charts in seconds—no subscriptions, no hidden costs. Simply scan data from a photo or screenshot, and instantly create bar, line, pie, or stacked charts ready to insert into presentations, reports, and more. It’s the simple spreadsheet alternative for anyone who wants clean, customizable charts without spreadsheet hassles. Pic2Graph is designed to take the mystery out of creating professional-grade charts. If manipulating multiple spreadsheet menus is not your area of expertise, you can use Pic2Graph to bypass the hassle and create custom charts in seconds. One tool lets you capture data, and generate Line Charts, Bar Charts, Stacked Bar Charts, and Pie Charts instantly. You can go from taking a picture of your data to having all four charts in under 10 seconds. Once the data is imported you can then modify the charts to your liking in dozens of ways. Charts will display up to 5 separate data rows simultaneously, with free tunable adjustments for color, border, backgrounds and title/axis labels. The Pro Upgrade expands customization with more data, more colors, color palettes, line width and dashing, grid colors, min/max y-axis settings, x-axis stride/angle/font size, line smoothing, point symbols, stacked and grouped-style bar charts, various pie and donut slice shapes, slice labeling, and legend on-off. With Pro, you also can select the shape of your output to match your final presentation--horizontal, square, or vertical. Finally, simply long-press the chart to generate a .jpeg image and Copy, Save, or Share. You can insert the generated charts directly into a document or presentation. You can go from a data table of numbers to inserting a stacked bar chart into your presentation in under a minute!
ChartPrism
Create publication-ready charts from your data on iPhone and iPad. Offers 41 chart types and 400 themes, with offline functionality and no account required. Export as PNG or PDF.
- 41 chart types
- 400 color themes
- Offline functionality
- CSV import
- PNG/PDF export
- iCloud sync
- App lock
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Turn raw numbers into beautiful, publication-ready charts right on your iPhone and iPad. ChartPrism is a fast, fully on-device chart maker — no account, no sign-up, and everything works offline. Build 41 chart types across 8 families: COMPARISON — weigh values side by side Bar, Grouped Bar, Stacked Bar, Horizontal Bar, Pictorial Bar, Range Bar, Waterfall, Radar, and Gauge. TIME SERIES — follow change over time Line, Step Line, Area, Stacked Area, Theme River, and Calendar Heatmap. DISTRIBUTION — see how a whole breaks down Pie, Donut, Rose, Funnel, and Histogram. RELATIONSHIP — reveal correlation and density Scatter, Bubble, Animated Scatter, Heatmap, and Parallel Coordinates. STATISTICAL — summarize spread and ranges Candlestick, Box Plot, Error Bars, and Violin. HIERARCHY — break down part-to-whole structure Treemap, Nested Treemap, Sunburst, Tree, and Icicle. FLOW — trace connections and movement Sankey, Network, and Chord. GEOGRAPHIC — map your data by region World Choropleth, US States, Europe, and Geo Scatter. MAKE IT YOURS Style every chart with 400 built-in color themes spanning 10 moods — warm, cool, earthy, pastel, bold, muted, vintage, nature, monochrome, and jewel. Star your favorites for one-tap access, then fine-tune individual data points, titles, legends, axes, and styling until it looks exactly right. GET DATA IN FAST Import a CSV file, paste straight from the clipboard, or type values by hand. The editor adapts to your data shape — including OHLC, box-plot stats, matrices, hierarchies, flows, and map coordinates. SHARE AND KEEP Export crisp PNG or PDF images, send them through the share sheet, and save every chart to a searchable library. Turn on optional iCloud sync to carry your work across devices. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Charts render on your device and the app works completely offline — no account, no uploads. Lock the app behind Face ID whenever you like. Start free and create a chart a day. ChartPrism Pro unlocks the full chart library, every theme, and unlimited saves. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chart Maker at 17.6 against ChartPrism's 26.2. 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
Both are free to download. Chart Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ChartPrism sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Chart Maker | ChartPrism |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russell Metzger | Life Utility Apps, LLC |
In-app purchases
Chart Maker
- Pic2GraphPro$9.99
ChartPrism
- Monthly$8.991 Month
- Yearly$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$49.99







