Comparison

Pic Cut Out vs Background Art Style

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

Head to head
About

Pic Cut Out

Easily remove backgrounds from your photos by drawing a curve. Superimpose cutouts onto other images with various editing tools and effects to create unique compositions. Save and share your creations in full resolution.

Highlights
  • Automatic background removal with curve drawing
  • Image superimposition and layering
  • Photo editing tools (pan, zoom, rotate)
  • Adjustable effects (brightness, contrast, saturation)
  • Undo support
  • Full resolution output
  • Multiple background options
Features
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Pic Cutout can remove the background of any picture of yours and maintain transparency with just draw a closed curve. Then you can paste and superimpose to any other pictures and make new creations. MANY FEATURES: - Cutout Tools : just draw a closed curve, the app can erase the similar color background and cutout images automatically - Brush Tools : adjust the suitable size - Editor Tools : pan & zoom, rotate - Adjust Tools : superimpose more effects,Smooth, brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, highlights, shadows, temperature, vignette,etc. - Support Undo - Full Resolution - Many backgrounds - Share with your friends by social tools

About

Background Art Style

Effortlessly remove and replace photo backgrounds with a single click. Choose from a variety of themed backgrounds and apply filter effects to your foreground or the entire image for a unique look.

Highlights
  • One-click background extraction
  • Variety of themed backgrounds
  • Filter effects for foreground/background
  • Create custom images
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Add yourself with the background you like. In one click extract yourself from your photo and add the new background. Landscape theme background. Love theme background. Retro theme background. Meditation theme background. Choose from many different backgrounds and create a beautiful image. Then you can apply filter effects to the whole image, foreground or background. Check out the amazing backgrounds. Download now!

Screenshots

Pic Cut Out4 screens
Background Art Style4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Background Art Style at 5.0 against Pic Cut Out's 4.5. Background Art Style also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Pic Cut Out's advantage is ratings volume (678 vs 4). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Pic Cut Out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Background Art Style sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Background Art Style holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pic Cut Out has 678 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Pic Cut Out's written reviews are positive against 100% of Background Art Style's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pic Cut Out ships an update every 5 months, Background Art Style every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pic Cut Out versus Background Art Style: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPic Cut OutBackground Art Style
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (678 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings678 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer立明 张Jorge Gregorio Martin Bello

Customer experience

Pic Cut Out

All ratings677 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.0%

Background Art Style

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pic Cut Out

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos not loading properly after selecting them
  • Blank screen when trying to edit photos
  • Purchased ad-free version not working as expected
  • Incompatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Smoother edge blending
  • Ability to adjust color and contrast
  • Checkboxes to quickly delete multiple images
  • Brush tool for refining cutouts

Background Art Style

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pic Cut Out

One-time1
  • Remove all ads$0.99
6 purchases

Background Art Style

One-time6
  • Landscape Background$1.99
  • Love Backgrounds$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Retro Backgrounds$1.99
  • Meditation Backgrounds$1.99
  • Unlock all Backgrounds and Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Pic Cut Out free?
Pic Cut Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Background Art Style free?
Background Art Style is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pic Cut Out or Background Art Style?
Background Art Style is rated higher. Pic Cut Out averages 4.5 out of 5 from 678 ratings, while Background Art Style averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pic Cut Out or Background Art Style have ads?
Both Pic Cut Out and Background Art Style show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pic Cut Out or Background Art Style?
Pic Cut Out ships an update every 5 months, and Background Art Style every 2 months. Most recently, Pic Cut Out was updated on October 26, 2026 and Background Art Style on October 25, 2026.

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