Comparison

Flame Painter for iPhone vs Pets UP!

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

Head to head
About

Flame Painter for iPhone

This application allows users to create original artworks, light effects, and backgrounds using unique particle brushes. It offers intuitive controls for mixing colors and gradients, and enables painting over existing photos. Users can also design custom brushes and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Create original artworks and flame effects
  • Design custom brushes with dynamic sliders
  • Mix beautiful colors and gradients
  • Paint over photos from gallery
  • Share artworks via email and social media
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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We believe that everyone can be an artist, we just need an inspiration. That is why Flame Painter was born - a unique paint application that lets you easily create original artworks, light effects, unconventional design or beautiful backgrounds with fantastic particle brushes. Download, be inspired and have fun! • "I'm very impressed. How beautiful and brilliantly executed." - S.C. Kavassalis, painter • "It is a powerful and extremely fun creative tool." - Maura Ackley, artist • "Flame Painter is truly an unique and remarkable instrument to create the most beautiful impressionnist images." - Jean-Michel Paris, painter • "The creative possibilites are innumerable." - Michael F., photographer • "Uaaaaau!!!" - children when painting :) It is a little brother of Flame Painter for Mac OS and Windows, which is used by thousands of professional CG artists, designers, enthusiasts or children in school and we have had nothing but great feedback. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Pablo Picasso iPhone and iPad edition not only offers a new ways of creative painting, but we designed a beautiful and intuitive user interface to enjoy and have fun with flame brushes, colors and gradients. We believe that it encourages every grown up and every child to discover and awake an artist within more easily. Flame Painter for iPhone lets you: • paint original artworks and flame effects • create your own brushes with dynamic sliders • mix beautiful colors and gradients • enjoy a beautiful app design • paint over pictures from iOS photo gallery • share your artworks by e-mail and on main social networks • have fun while unleashing your creativity Tip: Try to paint with two fingers.

About

Pets UP!

Guide adorable training pets as they jump through matching colors to break height records. Dodge enemies and collect cute characters in this doodle-style adventure. Experience a fun, engaging story with simple, intuitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Jump through matching colors
  • Dodge hidden enemies
  • Collect cute characters
  • Doodle-style graphics
  • Height record challenge
Features
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They are training pets trying to break the height record! Just jump to through colors same as you collected! Look out for enemies hiding around you, TOO! More cute characters on the way!

Screenshots

Flame Painter for iPhone4 screens
Pets UP!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pets UP! at 4.8 against Flame Painter for iPhone's 4.0. Pets UP! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (90% vs 78%). Flame Painter for iPhone's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). 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. Flame Painter for iPhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pets UP! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pets UP! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flame Painter for iPhone has 55 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Flame Painter for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 90% of Pets UP!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, Pets UP! every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flame Painter for iPhone versus Pets UP!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Painter for iPhonePets UP!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEscape Motions, s.r.o由 李

Customer experience

Flame Painter for iPhone

All ratings55 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.2%

Pets UP!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flame Painter for iPhone

One-time1
  • Full VersionFree
None

Pets UP!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flame Painter for iPhone free?
Flame Painter for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pets UP! free?
Pets UP! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flame Painter for iPhone or Pets UP!?
Pets UP! is rated higher. Flame Painter for iPhone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Pets UP! averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Flame Painter for iPhone or Pets UP! have ads?
Pets UP! shows ads; Flame Painter for iPhone does not.
Which is updated more often, Flame Painter for iPhone or Pets UP!?
Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, and Pets UP! every 19 months. Most recently, Flame Painter for iPhone was updated on July 9, 2026 and Pets UP! on August 31, 2026.

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