Comparison

ArtDeck vs Prism

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

Head to head
About

ArtDeck

Organize visual inspiration and study images with this app. Create moodboards by collecting images, videos, links, and notes, then analyze their composition, color, and values. Seamlessly sync your boards across all your Apple devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Collect images, videos, and links
  • Create moodboards and reference boards
  • Analyze image values, color, and composition
  • Sync boards across Apple devices
  • Offline access to boards
  • Annotate and draw on images
  • Organize with infinite canvas
Features
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ArtDeck is a reference board for iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Collect images, videos, links, and notes, then arrange and zoom them on an infinite canvas. Make a moodboard or open the built-in tools when you want to analyze value, color, composition, or motion. You can also keep references next to Procreate on iPad or your creative apps on Mac. iCloud sync is optional. CAPTURE NOW, USE IT ANYWHERE See a texture, a color combination, or a striking composition while you're out? Take a photo right inside ArtDeck and drop it on a board. Because your boards sync, it's there on your Mac and iPad, ready next to your design, 3D, or drawing tools. COLLECT FROM ANYWHERE • Shoot photos and video on iPhone and iPad; on Mac, take the photo with the webcam or your iPhone • Import from Photos or Files • Scan a document on iPhone or iPad, or use Continuity Camera on Mac • Save any link as a card, or paste a link to an image, video, or PDF to import it • Drag and drop, paste, or use the Share menu from any other app • Opens all common image formats, plus WebP, AVIF, JXL, HDR, EXR, and SVG. Video, GIFs, and PDFs up to 300 pages • HDR images and video at full brightness on capable screens, for the whole app or per board STUDY WHAT YOU COLLECT Study any image or video frame through the ToolBox's five lenses, without touching the original: • Values: grayscale, a value ladder, and Notan to read your darks and lights • Color: pull a palette from any image, or see its temperature and saturation zones • Composition: overlay grids, test new framings, or check the symmetry • Read: simplify to the big shapes, find where detail piles up, follow the edge hierarchy • Measure: drop plumb lines, read an angle off a snapping guide, and compare two lengths The Analysis panel shows value range, a histogram, hue, saturation, and color distribution. Export a study, or keep a copy on your board. Step through GIFs and video frame by frame, with onion skin and a GIF filmstrip ANNOTATE AND DRAW • Mark up an image, or draw directly: pen, highlighter, and shapes • Draw a stroke, then hold at the end to straighten it ARRANGE IT YOUR WAY • An infinite canvas to drag, scale, rotate, and zoom • Snap to objects and grid; align, distribute, and tidy up • Group and nest, reorder, lock, with undo and redo YOUR BOARDS, EVERYWHERE • The same boards on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, synced through your iCloud • Works fully offline: sync catches up when you're back online • Choose which boards sync • Split View and Stage Manager on iPad • Keep your window on top of the others on Mac YOUR GALLERY • Carousel and grid views of every board • Labels and multi-label filtering • Favorite, archive, rename, or duplicate any board MAKE IT YOURS • Dark, light, and high-contrast themes • Set one theme for the whole app, or one per board • An editor to fine-tune the colors and create your own themes • Import and export themes by file or link ACCESSIBILITY • VoiceOver support across the app, including items on the canvas • Respects Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion • A theme editor that checks color contrast and flags colors that are hard to tell apart EXPORT AND HAND OFF • Export a whole board or just a selection • PNG, JPEG, HEIC, or PDF, up to 8K, with a transparent background where the format allows • Save a whole board as one .artdeck file to back up or hand off TRY IT FREE, KEEP IT FOR LIFE Start with a free, individual 7-Day Trial. It does not renew. Lifetime Access is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. No separate ArtDeck account is required. Keep what catches your eye.

About

Prism

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Color is everywhere. Prism helps you discover it, capture it, and turn it into beautiful palettes. Whether you're designing something new, searching for inspiration, or simply notice a combination of colors you love, Prism gives you an intuitive way to explore the colors around you. CAPTURE COLOR FROM THE WORLD Take a photo or choose one from your library and Prism will reveal a palette inspired by the colors inside it. Explore extracted colors directly on the image and see exactly where each color came from. DISCOVER COLOR LIVE Point your camera at the world around you with Live Palette and watch colors appear in real time. Find inspiration in a sunset, an outfit, a room, artwork, nature, or anywhere else color catches your eye. CREATE YOUR OWN PALETTES Generate new color combinations and explore color harmonies when you need inspiration. Create palettes for design projects, illustrations, interiors, branding, or simply for the joy of discovering something beautiful. EXPLORE & GET INSPIRED Browse photography-inspired palettes and Prism Originals to discover new combinations, moods, and ideas. BUILD YOUR COLOR LIBRARY Save the palettes you love and return to them whenever inspiration strikes. SHARE BEAUTIFULLY Turn your palettes into beautiful, customizable share cards. Choose from Light, Dark, Minimal, and Photo styles, then personalize your card with titles, HEX values, and Prism branding. EXPORT FOR DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT Take your colors beyond Prism. Export palettes as HEX, RGB, SwiftUI, CSS, JSON, or CSV for use in apps, websites, design projects, and creative workflows. PRISM PRO For those who want to create without limits, Prism Pro unlocks unlimited palette generation, unlimited photo color extraction, unlimited saved palettes, an ad-free Gallery, and access to future premium creative tools. SEE COLOR DIFFERENTLY From the colors already around you to combinations you haven't discovered yet, Prism makes exploring color simple, visual, and inspiring. Privacy Policy: https://www.jesserubio.com/prism/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.jesserubio.com/prism/support/

Screenshots

ArtDeck4 screens
Prism4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ArtDeck at none against Prism's shown. ArtDeck also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ArtDeck sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Prism sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArtDeck ships an update weekly, Prism every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArtDeck versus Prism: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtDeckPrism
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre AlvesJesse Rubio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ArtDeck

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Lifetime Access$5.99
3 purchases

Prism

Subscriptions2
  • Prism Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Prism Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is ArtDeck free?
ArtDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prism free?
Prism is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ArtDeck or Prism have ads?
Prism shows ads; ArtDeck does not.
Which is updated more often, ArtDeck or Prism?
ArtDeck ships an update weekly, and Prism every 4 weeks. Most recently, ArtDeck was updated on November 7, 2026 and Prism on October 31, 2026.

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