Comparison

Artista Impresso vs Macro by Camera+

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

Macro by Camera+

Easily capture stunning close-up photos with intelligent lens selection and powerful manual controls. Enhance your subject's clarity and contrast with built-in tools for framing and focus.

Highlights
  • Intelligent lens selection
  • Manual focus control
  • Manual EV control
  • Focus peaking overlay
  • Grid for composition
  • Histogram visualization
  • Automatic contrast enhancement
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From the developers that brought you the best-selling Camera+, and Camera+ 2, Macro by Camera+ will instantly be another staple of your digital camera bag. The goal of Macro by Camera+ is to take the fuss out of taking amazing-looking close-up photos. The app intelligently chooses the best lens for your shot, and gives you just the right tools to make your subject shine. And there's no hardware envy required: Macro is compatible with any iPhone that can run iOS 15! The controls in Macro by Camera+ are laser focused and powerfully aimed at getting the perfect up-close image in crystal clear focus. It includes manually controlled focus and EV so you can precisely control the focus and brightness of your photo. It also features several handy on-screen tools to help you frame and plan your shot. - Focus peaking outlines what parts of your photo are in focus. - Grid helps you position your subject on the screen. - Histogram lets you visualize the relative brightness of your shot. After you carefully frame and shoot your photo, Macro by Camera+ will intelligently apply our secret formula to make your subjects crisp and contrasty, without making them look unnatural! And because Macro by Camera+ saves directly to your Photo Library, your shots are instantly available for editing in your favorite software (like Camera+ 2).

Screenshots

Artista Impresso4 screens
Macro by Camera+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Artista Impresso at 84% against Macro by Camera+'s 26%. Artista Impresso also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (502 vs 23). Macro by Camera+'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#171 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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 Macro by Camera+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artista Impresso holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artista Impresso has 502 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Artista Impresso's written reviews are positive against 26% of Macro by Camera+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artista Impresso ships an update every 6 weeks, Macro by Camera+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Artista Impresso versus Macro by Camera+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtista ImpressoMacro by Camera+
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.7 (502 ratings) — better2.9 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better26.5% of reviews
Number of ratings502 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#171 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCLateNiteSoft S.L.

Customer experience

Artista Impresso

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

Macro by Camera+

All ratings23 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative43.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative61.8%

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

Macro by Camera+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Artista Impresso

No in-app purchases

None

Macro by Camera+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artista Impresso free?
Artista Impresso costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macro by Camera+ free?
Macro by Camera+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Artista Impresso or Macro by Camera+?
Artista Impresso is rated higher. Artista Impresso averages 4.7 out of 5 from 502 ratings, while Macro by Camera+ averages 2.9 from 23 ratings.
Do Artista Impresso or Macro by Camera+ have ads?
Neither Artista Impresso nor Macro by Camera+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artista Impresso or Macro by Camera+?
Artista Impresso ships an update every 6 weeks, and Macro by Camera+ every 2 months. Most recently, Artista Impresso was updated on November 1, 2026 and Macro by Camera+ on November 7, 2026.

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