Paintation review

Paintation is built for people who care about which art movement their photo ends up in. Its App Store listing describes 500+ styles grouped by era, from Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo through Impressionism, Art Nouveau, Cubism and Surrealism, plus charcoal, pencil and ink textures. Every style has an info button linked to WikiArt, so you can read about the work that inspired it. The app runs entirely offline with on-device models, which means your photos never leave the phone. The workflow has four stages: prepare the photo with retouching tools such as the Vanish object remover, Liquify and Clone Stamp, stylize it, add color filters, then fine-tune saturation, hue and vignette. You can also upload any image as a custom style. That depth makes it slower than one-tap apps. Premium costs $4.99 a month, $17.99 a year or $44.99 for lifetime access, and the app rates 4.8 from 490 US ratings.

Who it is for

Art lovers who want styles organized by era and fully offline processing

Price

Free download; Paintation Premium $4.99 per month, $17.99 per year or $44.99 lifetime.

Paintation Premium 1 Month $4.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• 500+ styles grouped from Renaissance and Baroque to Cubism and Surrealism
• Works entirely offline with on-device AI models
• Retouching before styling: Vanish object remover, Liquify, Clone Stamp, background replacement
• Custom style from any uploaded reference image
• Export as result, split view or art collage of original, style and result

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 4.8 rating from 490 ratings
• Strength: Lifetime Premium at $44.99
• Strength: Each style links to WikiArt to explain the artist
• Weakness: Four-stage workflow takes more taps than one-touch apps
• Weakness: English only
• Weakness: Small rating base compared with Prisma or Brushstroke

Key facts

• App Store rating: 4.8 from 490 ratings
• Age rating: 4+
• App size: 180.4 MB
• Requires: iOS 13.0 or later
• Lifetime Premium: $44.99

Where it ranks

Paintation is No. 5 in our Best Apps to Turn Photos Into Paintings verdict.