Adobe Fresco vs Artstudio Pro
Adobe Fresco
adobe.comArtstudio Pro
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| Figure | Adobe Fresco | Artstudio Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 8.5 (#7) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Brushes | The app includes pixel, vector, watercolor, and oil live brushes. | The app includes over 100 brushes and a brush editor with 80 customizable settings. |
| Layers | Fresco allows unlimited layers. | The layer system includes groups, masks, clipping masks, 13 adjustment layers, 9 layer effects, and 27 blending modes. |
| Purpose | Adobe Fresco is a drawing and painting app built for stylus and touch devices. | Artstudio Pro is a painting and photo editing app for iOS and macOS. |
| Support | Adobe directs Fresco users to its community forum for tips, answers, discussion, and feedback. | Lucky Clan directs users to email for feature requests, bug reports, and product questions. |
Plans
Adobe Fresco
- Adobe FrescoPrice not published
- Adobe FrescoPriced on request
- Adobe Fresco Single App (Free)Free
Artstudio Pro
- Artstudio Pro for iOS — Yearly Subscription$4.99 a year
- Artstudio Pro for iOS — Lifetime License$19.99, paid once
- Artstudio Pro for macOS$19.99, paid once
In their own words
Adobe Fresco
Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app for stylus and touch devices. It offers pixel, vector, watercolor, and oil live brushes, plus frame-by-frame animation and motion paths. Artwork can use unlimited layers. Adobe lists support for iPad, iPhone, Windows devices with Intel, Nvidia, or AMD processors, and specified Surface ARM devices. Fresco work can move into Photoshop and sync as a Creative Cloud document. When connected, artwork syncs automatically to Adobe Creative Cloud; offline documents remain local and sync after reconnection. Publish & Export or Quick Export can send artwork to Dropbox or other cloud storage. The free plan includes 5 GB of cloud storage, while a paid Fresco plus Photoshop on iPad plan includes 100 GB. Adobe says paid upgrades add premium Adobe Fonts and more storage. Fresco is available on iOS and Windows, with desktop and mobile apps.
Artstudio Pro
Artstudio Pro has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.