Artbook - Paint by Number Reviews

by VallieA

WHY are the ONLY REVIEWS that SHOW UP at LEAST TWO YEARS OLD??? Artbook was wonderful 2 years ago…but now 🤢🤮

2021 Nov
Artbook has been a favourite of mine. I usually did at the very least one picture per day.
After new updates, it started FREEZING REPEATEDLY 🥶 I try again the next day…and sometimes it’s STILL frozen! Sometimes it works and I hope for the best, then BOOM 💥it crashes again!

I used this to RELAX but it is NOT relaxing to have your work all freeze up! 😤 😡 😭
Not bothering to renew my subscription!

2021 Oct
I 💕 Artbook so much I subscribed (a Very rare thing for me btw) I find it very relaxing 🌴🏝 and I usually colour at least a few pictures every day, BUT… Tho the recent changes have been nice…it started CRASHING when the first changes came out. I pretty much got that fixed got, then with a few more updates they made, about 3 nights ago it TOTALLY STARTED FREEZING and I can’t colour AT ALL 😤 I Repeatedly have closed it and opened it again ( that sometimes worked before) but nothing is working this time!

by Megwoman

I have a love/hate relationship with Artbook. While I love having 100’s of pics released at a time and a bunch of different categories to choose from, I hate the way the color SLOWLY blends in when you tap a space. It slows the whole thing down and sometimes it doesn’t register at all and I have to touch all over the numbered area for it to work. Most other apps have a swipe to color option and I never knew what that meant until getting Artbook. Basically swipe to color means you don’t have to press down as hard to color but can swipe by it so everything fills in quickly and solidly unlike Artbook where you have to press n then the color slowly blends to the edges making it take forever to color one image. Happy Color is a perfect example of how I wish this game played but since I love the variety of images I have kept Artbook but it’s not my favorite.

by Louwho47

The good thing about Artbook is there are literally tons of pics to color!

The things I would change if I could:
1. When you’ve finished with a number, it doesn’t change to the next number. I can’t count the times I’ve continued searching for areas - long after they’d all been found - because I don’t watch colors tray and didn’t realize I had finished with that number.
2. When a number is finished, it simply gets a check mark instead of disappearing completely. When working on a pic with 60 + colors and down to a handful of tiny spaces, it’s extremely time consuming (and frustrating) to have to scroll through all 60 + numbers to find the few that are incomplete. This alone will cause me to uninstall and search for other coloring apps.

I know there are apps where the completed numbers vanish from the color tray and also automatically switch to the next number when one is finished. They just don’t have the inventory.

by Kateyez18

I love these games,it good for people who suffer from depression,and,anxiety. I recommend her to anyone who is looking to relax they are mine. This game will do it for you because it works for me ,and it made me a true believer . The only thing .I disagree with this game is that the prices are out rages especially for people who cannot afford it and who are in a fixed income. And it’s not just Artbook there are others that their prices are incredible. I mean incredible they act like people get paid thousands of dollars a week is just crazy. I wish they would think about the people who cannot afford ,The prices they are charging because they were really enjoy these games.

by Kbars13

I enjoy the assorted pictures to color to relax and unwind and thought I’d try a couple of diff apps, like this one. this app is kind of disappointing as it has some really good pics but doesn’t have new ones added very often (and when it does, there’s s bunch dumped in at once) and it has TWICE THE ADVERTISEMENTS of other coloring apps popping up-both when tapping a pic to look at AND tapping back out of it...VERY annoying. I mess with this app about once a month because of the aggravation so I think I’ll stick with my Happy Color app for my daily “fix”-less than half the ads and at least 6 new pics EVERY day as well as games and contests...

by Nottooinnocent

I am completely amazed at how addicted i have become with Artbook. His so easy to spend hours on it. The amount of features and just basic functionality is great. I downloaded a few apps and deleted all of them except this one. Some of the other apps were blurry or required you to zoom in wherein Artbook everything is-clear and you don't have to zoom in except for the super small spaces. One suggestion which I did get from another app is there was a circle around the colored numbers that would highlight around the number so you had an idea of now many more spaces needed to be filled. I am confused though on the pricing of the subscription. There are three monthly fees listed and three yearly fees listed. That’s the only reason I gave it four stars instead of five. This is one app where I would pay to access content because it is that good and I hate paying for apps. :)

by Alikasmusic

My kids and I really love Artbook. It has a huge variety of really great pictures to choose from that are beautiful and fun to color. Hours of fun and gratifying entertainment!!

Our only turn-offs are that, once you’re done with a picture, it doesn’t stop reanimating what you colored. We get great satisfaction out of watching the animation, but then want it to stop so we can enjoy the overall picture and be proud of what we did. It just keeps animating too fast to appreciate it.

The only other thing is that, once you’ve started or done a picture, you don’t have the option of doing it again. I’ve had several that I enjoyed doing so much, I actually wanted to do them again.

We would be thrilled to see these changes, but, honestly, they’re not going to stop us from continuing to use Artbook because it’s a blast!!

by Softballmom27

I actually did the subscription for the year, when I signed up, there were no pixel images because I did not want any of them on a subscription app. The majority of the new images I have received since my subscription are pixel images. I did just get the new winter update and no new pixels. Also, please adjust the repeating review of how I colored the picture and let me just look at my work. I do miss having the two rows of colors running at the bottom instead of a single row, it was one of the things that got me to sign up for the subscription with your app over others. (Along with the no pixelated images)

by Faylew1012

I love this coloring app. The mystery a day pictures are my favorite part of it all. But... I’ve got some issues. I know you’ve got some talented people working for you because the color selections on the mysteries is awesome. But, for the love of god, why on earth do a lot of the other pictures seem like a child picked the colors? A bright neon magenta and a fire engine red together? A person with yellow hair and lighter yellow skin? Why?! If I’m taking the time to color a picture nothing will ruin it faster than a cute picture coming along and then... BAM... NEON, PRIMARY COLORS, clashing colors. Artbook has a ton of adult colorers. I’d like to see that reflected in the picture selection and color choices.

by Melly0965

I really like this version of a Color by Numbers app. All of the pictures have varying levels of difficulty that are a great way to pass the time, not to mention being able to save the pictures themselves in your photo gallery is a good added bonus. I also love how the hints for the colors don’t cost any money, which helps in terms of my bank account. The only downside I have though, is that some of the pictures I try to do glitch, where in the preview it’s a black outline, but then turns into a white outline when trying to color in. Then there’s a few where, if I try to do one color, it says I’m in the wrong spot, doesn’t shade in when the number you choose shows, then switches from one type of outline to the other. Just needs some minor fixes, otherwise it’s a great way to relax.

by Rubmae

Is there any way you can add buckets to Artbook so you can complete the many small intricate items....like snowflakes, for instance...some pics have a lot of them. I wouldn’t mind, but I have Arthritis in my shoulders & arms & filling in a lot of little things cause me to hurt. There are many pics that I haven’t colored for that reason. Some coloring apps give unlimited buckets to their VIP subscribers. Just a suggestion, but would be really nice.

by Electronics Mom

I love Artbook. The only thing is that I have colored all the free pictures so am waiting for some more to down load. I am wondering how often they have more pictures to download. I did download some last week. It said there were 100 pictures to download but only received 48 including many that were not free so I can not color those. Thank you for Artbook. Please have more pictures available as often as possible.

by Beerkluck0905

Love Artbook it’s my fav for sure but before like 2 days ago when you would finish a number it would automatically go on to the next color or number, but since the upgrade two days ago you have to hit the the next color and that is kinda frustrating because if your looking for grey boxes or pieces it throws for a loop, so please fix so when your done with one color let it automatically go to the next.

by ZenBuch

I also have a love/hate relationship with Artbook. I don’t like the fact that they release pictures only once a week and sometimes it feels longer than a week. They are not consistent with the timing of when they release new pics. Recently I was able to “unlock pics” by watching a video, now Artbook is back to having to purchase the locked pictures in order to color. I will not pay a monthly/yearly subscription to color pictures. Anyway, that’s my rant.

by Puzzlin' Days

I do really like Artbook! The images are sufficiently complex to make it a bit challenging to find that last little bit. I wanted to, but did not give Artbook a 5. I am NOT interested in a weekly subscription. I buy puzzle packs for a one time charge for other apps. In fact I’ve bought dozens of packs for a jigsaw puzzle app I enjoy. You will have a dedicated customer if you change your revenue model to one that offers variety packs or packs for specific things like mandalas, animals, flowers, etc.

by Jen2887

I love Artbook. Lots of wonderful pictures to color and most of them are free. The ones that are in the subscription, you don’t have to pay for either. Just watch a 30 second video and *boom* you can color it. It wasn’t like that before and I appreciate that. I do have one complaint though.....
Where the heck was the hint button yesterday when I spent hours looking for that elusive number 9? Lol
Just a great app. I’m a nurse and need to decompress when I get home and Artbook does it. Thank you!

by Queenbee5558

I am disappointed the last Artwork app’s update took away watching a video to open pictures. The amount I would have to pay weekly, monthly, or yearly are unaffordable.
Several coloring apps allowed me to purchase Artbook for $4.99 which is affordable. Also each week there are less new pictures. 🙁
I did use Artbook on vacation. I was happy I was able to color without using the internet while traveling. No other color app allowed me to do that.
Please check into the above situations.
Lori

by Mag The Bag

This is by far the best color picture app that I have purchased on the internet. I have been using Artbook for approximately 3 years now. The variety of pics is unbelievable with at least 6 - 7 new pics every day. One of the other apps I purchased has maybe 1 new pic per day with many of them being reruns. It has many different genres and the previous pics are all readily available. Also for the money this is the best. Try it. You will enjoy it as much as I do. 👍

by FriedPickles1963

This is one of my favorite color by numbers apps. It has a very nice selection of free images. I really like the ones with intricate lines and the mandalas, I think that is the correct words. If I had any complaint it is when the image is finished, it continues to cycle through the coloring process. Sometimes I like to take a screenshot and use it as my phone background or lock screen. It is impossible to catch the completed image it cycles so fast. Other apps has a cycle button if you want to see the process in motion. Otherwise this is a delightful app.

by Intervern

I love drawing and at first I thought it was just one of this games where you just sit around and look at a wall but this you can race with your friends like who ever finishes first wins and you can draw with your friends and have a good laugh once and I while and you get together and everything is about friends it’s not online but it’s still fun and if it’s fun I’m in and games the let me do what I want and let me explore stuff like that I like and games like these lead to like ing more stuff and when like more stuff you have more to do in life then just look at a wall and that’s why I like games like this one and that’s also why I like THIS game :] ^_^

by Poodlezoe

This is my favorite color by number app by far.
Lately there have been an increasing number of pictures that require a subscription. I cannot incur any addition monthly fees and will have to delete if there are not more pictures available to me. I have colored all available fashion, dogs, cats, people, birds, nature that are without charge. Please take into consideration providing more free pictures to color.
Thank you