Comparison

Artista Impresso vs Glitch Fx

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

Head to head
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

About

Glitch Fx

Create unique and striking glitch art with powerful pixel sorting and RGB color displacement. Apply these effects to your images, with the option to mask specific areas for precise control.

Highlights
  • Pixel sorting glitch effects
  • RGB color displacement
  • Masking tool for specific areas
  • Unique and beautiful glitch art creation
Features
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[Glitch Fx] enables you to create an unique and beautiful glitch effect with powerful pixel sorting and RGB color displacement. ● Create beautiful glitch effect by pixel sorting. ● Apply RGB color displacement for more dramatic effect. ● Apply glitch effect to specific area of image with powerful masking tool.

Screenshots

Artista Impresso4 screens
Glitch Fx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Artista Impresso at every 6 weeks against Glitch Fx's every 13 months. Artista Impresso also leads on ratings volume (502 vs 5) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Glitch Fx's advantage is chart position (#151 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Artista Impresso costs $4.99 and Glitch Fx $2.99 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 Artista Impresso against 4.8 for Glitch Fx. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artista Impresso has 502 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artista Impresso ships an update every 6 weeks, Glitch Fx every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Artista Impresso versus Glitch Fx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtista ImpressoGlitch Fx
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (502 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings502 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#151 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCDongwook Cho

Customer experience

Artista Impresso

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

Glitch Fx

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Glitch Fx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Artista Impresso

No in-app purchases

None

Glitch Fx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artista Impresso free?
Artista Impresso costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glitch Fx free?
Glitch Fx costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Artista Impresso or Glitch Fx?
Glitch Fx is rated higher. Artista Impresso averages 4.7 out of 5 from 502 ratings, while Glitch Fx averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Artista Impresso or Glitch Fx have ads?
Neither Artista Impresso nor Glitch Fx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artista Impresso or Glitch Fx?
Artista Impresso ships an update every 6 weeks, and Glitch Fx every 13 months. Most recently, Artista Impresso was updated on November 1, 2026 and Glitch Fx on November 7, 2026.

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