# BeCasso: Photo to Painting App

> Watercolor, Drawing, Sketch

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1125534178](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1125534178)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1125534178`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Digital Masterpieces GmbH
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (8,195 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2016-07-20
- **Size:** 808 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/becasso-photo-to-painting-app/id1125534178)
- **Website:** [https://www.digitalmasterpieces.com/BeCasso](https://www.digitalmasterpieces.com/BeCasso)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.digitalmasterpieces.com/app-privacy-policy](https://www.digitalmasterpieces.com/app-privacy-policy)

## Description

**BeCasso** transforms photos into high-quality digital artwork using watercolor, oil painting, pencil, cartoon, pop art, and other artist-inspired styles. Create images from text with on-device AI, apply hundreds of adjustable filters, add canvas and paper textures, and fine-tune details with precise editing tools and Apple Pencil support.

Process images privately on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac without internet uploads, then save creations as projects, export artwork up to 64 megapixels, and share or print your results as postcards, posters, and canvas art. Premium features include advanced editing, custom styles, retouching tools, and expanded creative options.

## Rankings

- #19,614 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise BeCasso for its broad toolkit, intuitive tap-to-edit flow, fast rendering, and creative fun. However, recurring stability problems—crashes, freezes, and slow loading—diminish the experience, especially after OS updates. Pricing concerns are common, including price hikes and intermittent subscriptions, along with frustration over restoring purchases. Overall, BeCasso offers strong artistic capabilities and value when stable, but reliability and licensing friction are the main drawbacks.

### Pros

- Wide variety of tools and art styles with many customization options
- Easy to use with a tap-based interface for quick edits
- Fast rendering reported by users
- Fun and inspiring to use, driving creativity and ideas
- Good value and versatile features, with some users noting usable benefits even without a subscription

### Cons

- Frequent stability issues: crashes, freezes, and long loading times, often worsened by software updates
- Pricing and subscription friction: noticeable price increases, intermittent subscriptions, and frustration around restoring purchases
- Frustration with license/purchase flow: need to sign in to restore purchases repeatedly and related checkout hassles

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1125534178)