TriMeshImager vs PaintMee 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TriMeshImager
Transform your photos into unique digital art using triangular mesh generation. Choose from various patterns, shapes, and color schemes to create intricate designs, from simple meshes to complex floral and dot patterns. It can also be used to decorate existing photos.
- Generates triangular mesh from photos
- Converts images to vector drawings
- Multiple mesh types: Grid, Circles, Painting, Stained Glass, Contour
- Customizable patch and node shapes
- Coloring based on image intensity or user specification
- Wave deformation for edges
- Use as a photo decorator
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TriMeshImager generates a triangular mesh from a photo, and converts it to a vector image (drawing art). You can easily experience a digital art that converts to triangle, flower or heart pattern from photo. As mesh converter, one of the five types - "Grid", "Concentric Circles", "Painting", "Stained Glass", or "Contour" can be selected. The patches(triangles) and nodes(vertexes of triangle) of triangular mesh are drawn with color decided by user specified method. Voronoi diagram (polygon with vertices at circumcenter of triangle) can be displayed. You can get geometric pattern like turtle's shell. As patch shape, there are triangle, petal, heart, clover and gear. As node shape, circle, diamond, heart, gear and text can be selected. The color of inside and edge of patch or node, is decided with specified color, image color, or gradation derived from image intensity. Moreover, from Ver.3.2, edges of triangle or Voronoi cell can be deformed like wave shape. From these combination, you can get not only simple triangular mesh but also more complex flower pattern or dot pattern. Because the original image can be specified as a background image, this app can be also used as a photo decorator.
PaintMee 2
Transform your photos into unique works of art with various styles and a powerful focus system. Experiment with different artistic expressions and create personalized paintings. Save your creations in high resolution or as a movie of the painting process.
- 92 tuned example styles
- Focus point system for expression
- Up to 5 focus points
- Unique results with each use
- Save painting process as movie
- 4K resolution rendering
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True Art happens when your mind is invited into a piece. When there is something intriguing, provoking, ambiguous or incomplete. Now YOU can make true art in an instant – and have fun while doing it. Your tools are STYLE and FOCUS. For a photo, choose a style and set a focus point. Moving the focus point dramatically alters the resulting painting. Use this very powerful tool to make the painting truly yours. Features • 92 carefully tuned example styles. • Styles range from oil paintings through sketches, ink splatter and wood carvings to downright craziness. • Use a powerful focus point system to control expression. • Place up to 5 focus points. • Different results every time, even for the same style. • Watch the painting take shape stroke by stroke. • Advanced users: fine tune styles to get that perfect look. • Advanced users: create your own styles and add them to the list. • Save the entire painting process as a movie. • Render and save painting in 4K resolution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PaintMee 2 at 4.7 against TriMeshImager's 3.4. PaintMee 2 also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 56%) and ratings volume (123 vs 8). TriMeshImager's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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
TriMeshImager costs $1.99 and PaintMee 2 $5.99 up front. TriMeshImager sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and PaintMee 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PaintMee 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PaintMee 2 has 123 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of TriMeshImager's written reviews are positive against 79% of PaintMee 2's.
TriMeshImager ships an update every 6 weeks, PaintMee 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TriMeshImager | PaintMee 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOBORU IMAI | Studio Mee |
Customer experience
TriMeshImager
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In-app purchases
TriMeshImager
- High Quality Bitmap Export$0.99
- Patch Shape Option$0.99
- Node Shape Option$0.99
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- Maze Pattern Option$0.99
- Vector Image Export$2.99
PaintMee 2
- High Definition Export$9.99









