Comparison

Circular Tiny Planet Editor vs Artista Impresso

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

Head to head
About

Circular Tiny Planet Editor

Transform your photos into unique circular images with advanced editing tools. Add professional effects like lens flares, celestial bodies, and customizable center objects to create miniature worlds. Supports 360-degree photos for immersive edits.

Highlights
  • Circular image creation
  • 360-degree photo support
  • Adjustable zoom, rotation, and invert-mode
  • Professional effects (lens flares, sky objects, centers)
  • Filters and lens textures
  • Center object placement
Features
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Now supports 360 degree photos! - A new twist on photo editing. Turn your photos into amazing circular images with Circular+. Circular+ is a fun app with powerful new features never seen before in this type of app. You can easily zoom in and out of your circular image to get it just right. Once you're happy with your image, add professional effects such as lens flares and sky objects like the sun, moon, planets, and birds. REVIEWS "My favorite iPhone app for this purpose is Circular+" - Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal "I've tried them all and Circular is by far the best "tiny planet" app. You get more controls and fun effects like lens flares and moons. Having a blast with this app!" - Customer Review "I tried different Tiny planet apps, but this is really the best. Love that I can put different things inside the picture ... Thanks for the great work." - Customer Review This app does so much more than just turn your image into a tiny planet. It has all kinds of effects you can add and you have a lot of control over how it twists your image. - Customer Review VIDEO: http://vimeo.com/brainfevermedia/circular Another really cool feature is a collection of "center" objects. These include spheres, planets, and geometric shapes to place at the center of your image circle. This turns your image into a mini world. FEATURES - Super fast and responsive editing - Adjust image zoom, rotation, invert-mode, and repeats - Professional effects: lens flares, sky objects, and centers. The lens flares are the same as the pro desktop app, LensFlare Studio - Filters and Lens Textures - Fun sample images to get your started Tag your photos with #CircularApp for a chance to be featured!

About

Artista Impresso

Transform your photos into stunning Impressionist masterpieces with artistic brush strokes and rich textures. This app offers various styles and tools to create captivating, print-worthy paintings from your snapshots.

Highlights
  • Impressionist painting styles
  • Ellipse detail tool for fine brush strokes
  • Canvas or linen texturing
  • Customizable artistic finishes
  • One-touch settings for quick transformations
  • Multiple brush stroke styles
Features
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Artista Impresso has been chosen as the official app of the Macy’s® Art in Bloom Flower Show—A Springtime Celebration of Imagination and Creativity! Transform your snapshot into a stroke-filled Impressionist masterpiece Artista Impresso — Passion Filled Impressionism The 19th century brush-wielding Impressionist artists were crazy about flowers and gardens, and it was good. With flowing brush strokes and thickly painted texture, Van Gogh made his sunflowers immortal; with harmonious movement of color, contrast, and form, Monet made his lily pond a celebrity. It took their genius, lifetimes of practice, and navigating the riot of their senses, but these extraordinary artists took what they saw and felt in the petals and leaves and transferred their impressions onto canvasses full of beauty, mood, and meaning. Lucky you, 21st century iPhone-wielding seer and lover of beauty—you have Impresso. With the same enduring attention to detail, light, color, and texure, Impresso transforms your photos into multi-textured, stroke-filled Impressionist masterpieces. And keen eyes will love how Impresso maintains the balance of your piece! The result—captivating, print-worthy paintings brimming with passion, life, and beauty. IMPRESSIONISM STYLES Alla Prima—uses a small brush inside an already placed detail ellipse tool for up-close or full-length portraits and still lifes. Included with this beautiful paint style is a library of artistic finishes to fill the painting with light and color En Plein Air—creates a stroke-filled landscape using one of the eight color palettes created by famous impressionist artists. FEATURES One-touch settings automatically transform photos into paintings using one of many paint styles. One-of-a-kind ellipse detail tool renders small brush strokes inside the placed area. A single ellipse can be used for a face or body; or use two or more for the eyes, hands or other objects. Canvas or Linen texturing—gives realism to brushed paint. Control over texture turns strength down for printing to canvas. Artista Impresso is a professional painting app created for photographers and artists of all skill levels! INCLUDES • Three easy to change brush stroke styles • Control over detail ellipse tool, canvas strength, artistic finish and painted edge • Canvas and linen texture • 8 Impressionist palette styles • 40 One-touch paint styles • 70 Artistic finishes EVERY JIXIPIX PRODUCT FEATURES • Support for high resolution images and output • Multiple Undo • Randomize Button • Quick Previewing • Customizable Styles • Superior customer service Contact us any time we are committed to your long-term satisfaction! ________________________________________________________ JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. The only requirement is art appreciation—we will take care of the rest! ________________________________________________________ JixiPix.Com Creative Tools for Creative Types Photography | Graphic | Artistic Apps

Screenshots

Circular Tiny Planet Editor4 screens
Artista Impresso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Circular Tiny Planet Editor at free against Artista Impresso's paid. Circular Tiny Planet Editor also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Artista Impresso's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Circular Tiny Planet Editor costs $4.99 and Artista Impresso $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Circular Tiny Planet Editor against 4.7 for Artista Impresso. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 660 and 501 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Circular Tiny Planet Editor's written reviews are positive against 84% of Artista Impresso's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circular Tiny Planet Editor ships an update every 3 months, Artista Impresso every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Circular Tiny Planet Editor versus Artista Impresso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircular Tiny Planet EditorArtista Impresso
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.7 (660 ratings) — better4.7 (501 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings660 — better501
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames GroteJixiPix, LLC

Customer experience

Circular Tiny Planet Editor

All ratings650 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews353 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.7%

Artista Impresso

All ratings501 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Circular Tiny Planet Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Artista Impresso

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices, especially after updates
  • Issues with saving or exporting the final artwork

Requested features

3 requests
  • More defined brush stroke options
  • Ability to save work in progress
  • Improved stability and reliability after updates

In-app purchases

None

Circular Tiny Planet Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Artista Impresso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Circular Tiny Planet Editor free?
Circular Tiny Planet Editor costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artista Impresso free?
Artista Impresso costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Circular Tiny Planet Editor or Artista Impresso?
Circular Tiny Planet Editor is rated higher. Circular Tiny Planet Editor averages 4.7 out of 5 from 660 ratings, while Artista Impresso averages 4.7 from 501 ratings.
Do Circular Tiny Planet Editor or Artista Impresso have ads?
Neither Circular Tiny Planet Editor nor Artista Impresso shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circular Tiny Planet Editor or Artista Impresso?
Circular Tiny Planet Editor ships an update every 3 months, and Artista Impresso every 6 weeks. Most recently, Circular Tiny Planet Editor was updated on October 21, 2026 and Artista Impresso on October 20, 2026.

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