Comparison

Flood Filter for Water Reflections vs Brushstroke

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

Head to head
About

Flood Filter for Water Reflections

Easily add realistic water reflections to your photos. Adjust waves, ripples, and perspective to create stunning, custom landscapes. Perfect for transforming ordinary images into extraordinary scenes.

Highlights
  • Add water reflections to photos
  • Adjust waves and ripples
  • Change perspective with swipe
  • Match photo angle with grabbies
  • Choose water appearance (calm, choppy, mirror)
  • Share directly to social media
Features
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Flood is the app for adding water reflections to photos. Submerge your friends and drown the landscape. Simple to use: choose your photo and move the colored dots to add water. Adjust waves, add a ripple, change the perspective with a swipe – or roll the dice for something random. Presto! You can revise landscapes for a picture-perfect result. Tilted photo? No problem. Flood's yellow grabbies let you match the angle exactly. Choppy seas, glassy calm, ink-dark or mirror-bright – you choose the water that fits the scene. When you’re finished with your picture you can share it directly via email, Twitter, and Facebook.

About

Brushstroke

Transform your photos and videos into stunning paintings with a single touch. Edit, personalize with a signature, and share your creations on social media. High-quality canvas prints of your artwork can also be ordered and delivered directly to your home.

Highlights
  • Photo to painting transformation
  • Video to painting transformation
  • Signature personalization
  • Social media sharing
  • Canvas print ordering
  • Multiple painting styles
Features
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Turn your photos into paintings with Brushstroke. Brushstroke transforms your album photos and snaps into beautiful paintings in one touch. Edit, sign, and share your work on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Want your artwork printed? We've teamed up with CanvasPop to provide the best quality canvas prints available. Pick a frame and size, and you’ll have your masterpiece delivered and hanging on your wall in no time. For something extra special, try transforming your videos into incredible moving paintings at up to 4K resolution with Video Paintings. Features: • Automatically transform your photos into one of many painting styles • Load photos from your Camera Roll and other Albums • Take snaps and watch them transform instantly • Experiment with different color palettes • Adjust your painting to get just the right look • Select from a variety of canvases and surfaces • Sign your painting to personalize it • Share your art on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook • Have your art printed and shipped right to your doorstep • Transform your videos into art with Video Paintings Subscribe or purchase Brushstroke to unlock all features. For more information, visit us at www.codeorgana.com, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @codeorgana. Find out more about CanvasPop prints and their 100% "Love it" lifetime guarantee at www.canvaspop.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Flood Filter for Water Reflections4 screens
Brushstroke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brushstroke at Free against Flood Filter for Water Reflections's $0.99. Brushstroke also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 44%) and ratings volume (14K vs 18). Flood Filter for Water Reflections's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads 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

Brushstroke is free to download; Flood Filter for Water Reflections costs $0.99 up front. Brushstroke sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Flood Filter for Water Reflections asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brushstroke holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushstroke has 14K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Flood Filter for Water Reflections's written reviews are positive against 80% of Brushstroke's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flood Filter for Water Reflections ships an update every 2 months, Brushstroke monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Flood Filter for Water Reflections versus Brushstroke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlood Filter for Water ReflectionsBrushstroke
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (18 ratings)4.8 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews79.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1814K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlaming Pear SoftwareCode Organa

Customer experience

Flood Filter for Water Reflections

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative53.7%

Brushstroke

All ratings14,016 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews656 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative15.7%

Bugs and requests

Flood Filter for Water Reflections

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brushstroke

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when importing certain photos
  • Saved images disappear from camera roll
  • Slider controls not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More painting/filter styles
  • Ability to adjust brush size/strokes
  • Better photo organization/search
  • Improved printing quality/options

In-app purchases

None

Flood Filter for Water Reflections

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Brushstroke

Subscriptions4
  • Brushstroke2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Brushstroke2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Brushstroke3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
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  • Brushstroke3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
One-time7
  • Illustration Pack$3.99
  • Video Paintings$3.99
  • Unlock Full Version$6.99
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  • Unlock Full Version$7.99
  • Unlock Full Version$13.99
  • Unlock Full Version$15.99
  • Brushstroke2 variants$79.99

Questions

Is Flood Filter for Water Reflections free?
Flood Filter for Water Reflections costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brushstroke free?
Brushstroke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flood Filter for Water Reflections or Brushstroke?
Brushstroke is rated higher. Flood Filter for Water Reflections averages 4.5 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Brushstroke averages 4.8 from 14K ratings.
Do Flood Filter for Water Reflections or Brushstroke have ads?
Neither Flood Filter for Water Reflections nor Brushstroke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flood Filter for Water Reflections or Brushstroke?
Flood Filter for Water Reflections ships an update every 2 months, and Brushstroke monthly. Most recently, Flood Filter for Water Reflections was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brushstroke on October 31, 2026.

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