ArtStation App vs Texture Forager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArtStation App
Explore a vast collection of digital art from top professionals in the game, film, and entertainment industries. Discover and engage with stunning images, videos, and interactive 3D models created by talented artists worldwide. Follow your favorites and stay inspired by the latest trends.
- Discover top game, film, and entertainment artists
- Browse thousands of artworks
- View images, videos, and 3D models
- Like artworks
- Follow favorite artists
- Native multi-media support
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ArtStation is the showcase platform for game, film, media & entertainment artists. https://www.artstation.com DISCOVER THE WORLD'S BEST GAME, FILM, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS The ArtStation App provides an awesome browsing and discovery experience, enabling you to view thousands of artworks by the world's best artists. Like artworks, and follow your favourite artists. SUPPORT FOR IMAGES, VIDEOS AND 3D! The ArtStation App provides native support for multiple and mixed media per artwork, displaying process images, videos and even 3D models.
Texture Forager
Transform everyday photos into high-quality PBR texture sets for your 3D projects. Generate diffuse, normal, roughness, and height maps directly on your device. Own your assets forever with a one-time purchase.
- PBR map generation from photos
- Diffuse, normal, roughness, height maps
- On-device processing
- Offline functionality
- One-time purchase
- 3D artist focused
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Your world is full of textures. Texture Forager turns them into assets. Snap a photo of concrete, wood, fabric, rust, stone — anything — and Texture Forager converts it into a full PBR texture set ready for your 3D workflow. No subscriptions. No AI black boxes. Just honest, on-device processing that gives you complete control over your materials. Whether you're building game levels, rendering product shots, or crafting 3D scenes, Texture Forager fills your asset library with textures that are truly yours — sourced from the world around you. What you get: • PBR map generation from any photo • Seamless tiling • Diffuse, normal, roughness, and height maps • Pay once, own it forever • Works fully offline • Built for 3D artists, by 3D artists
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ArtStation App at Free against Texture Forager's $5.99. ArtStation App also leads on ratings volume (828 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Texture Forager's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (50% vs 35%). On update cadence, 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
ArtStation App is free to download; Texture Forager costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Texture Forager holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArtStation App has 828 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of ArtStation App's written reviews are positive against 50% of Texture Forager's.
ArtStation App ships an update every 6 weeks, Texture Forager monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArtStation App | Texture Forager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (828 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 828 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Epic Games ArtStation Inc. | Austin Beaulier |
Customer experience
ArtStation App
Texture Forager
Bugs and requests
ArtStation App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
- Inability to delete account
- Incompatibility issues on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add feed for followed artists
- Improve portfolio management tools
- Implement search and filtering options
- Allow offline viewing of artworks
Texture Forager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ArtStation App
No in-app purchases
Texture Forager
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ArtStation App free?
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