Abstractor
Paint with living motion
Free · In‑App Purchases
Paint with living colors. Abstractor lets you create flowing, generative art where every stroke moves, breathes, and surprises. Let imagination take form.
ABSTRACTOR: PAINT WITH GENERATIVE MAGIC
Unleash your vision with Abstractor, a poetic drawing app for iPad and iPhone, crafted for artist explorers and playful creators. Paint with infinite possibilities, where every stroke pulses with generative magic.
FLOW BRUSHES: THE HEART OF CREATION
Dive into the soul of Abstractor with flow brushes, where particles swirl like living liquids, leaving hypnotic trails across your canvas. These dynamic tools respond to three unique velocity maps:
• Stroke Paths: Your gestures carve flowing rivers, guiding particles along vibrant trails.
• Image-Driven Flow: Import an image to shape a velocity field, infusing brushes with textured, directional energy.
• Algorithmic Soul: Add generated noise or patterns to give particles a distinct character—turbulent storms or gentle ripples.
Tune particle behaviors in real time, sculpting their essence like a visual composer. Blend these maps to create mesmerizing, emergent patterns that surprise and inspire, making every stroke a performance.
Colors shift with stroke angle, pressure, or speed, weaving emotion into every line. Use familiar layers or bind tools to them for tailored magic. Paint over a color source layer, pulling hues from imported images to craft radiant distortions—flow brushes shine here, warping visuals into dreamlike abstractions.
Abstractor is your canvas for boundless wonder. Download now and let your art flow eternal.
more Updated*Having the one time price now makes it awesome, super different than other creative drawing, digital art making apps. It’s easy to get started and you can get lost just playing with it. Recommend to try it out. & Thanks!—Now it’s a one time fee which is actually great but the fact I’ve put in more $ than that on this app and am now bumped down to the free version is 👎 I was able to continue using the premium version for a while after they switched to the one-time payment but I don’t use this app all the time so coming back to it a few weeks later and now i am asked to purchase it. If I’d only spent $2 total during the subscription or something than I wouldn’t mind paying the full price but that’s not my case. It’s a fun app but can’t get over that.
Developer Response Hey MoMacs, sorry for the inconvenience with the price change, please contact me so I can unlock it for free
Updated*Having the one time price now makes it awesome, super different than other creative drawing, digital art making apps. It’s easy to get started and you can get lost just playing with it. Recommend to try it out. & Thanks!—Now it’s a one time fee which is actually great but the fact I’ve put in more $ than that on this app and am now bumped down to the free version is 👎 I was able to continue using the premium version for a while after they switched to the one-time payment but I don’t use this app all the time so coming back to it a few weeks later and now i am asked to purchase it. If I’d only spent $2 total during the subscription or something than I wouldn’t mind paying the full price but that’s not my case. It’s a fun app but can’t get over that.
Hey MoMacs, sorry for the inconvenience with the price change, please contact me so I can unlock it for free
Refreshing twist on brushes. Would be awesome to have a little more control, leveraging Apple’s Pencil. Kindly check out PaintStorm and investigate how you can assign functions to the stylus. Just one example configuration I made is when holding it at different angles of incidents to the screen, I can vary the hue (I like because it gives more variance like a real paintbrush). Few drawing apps are taking advantage of the Apple Pencil’s features. I am a product developer myself. This could put you a leap ahead if you can make assigning the Pencil functions a little more user-friendly than the aforementioned program, I’m confident artist will see the power in these features!! In fact how you implemented your brushes already remind me of it!You’re already thinking in that direction! … and why I wanted to encourage you!In the meanwhile, thank you for the awesome app!! And one time purchase price!! I’ve been a longtime fan and will continue to support!! So keep up the awesome work and hope to see more development! Your app is on the path to being one of the best. I’ll certainly share with my art circles to help support. Best! BillFromBuffalo
Developer Response H Hey Billy, thanks so much for your kind review—it’s really encouraging! (And sorry for the late reply.) Customizable Pencil controls such as inclination, azimuth, and pressure would definitely be a neat addition, and I’ll keep that in mind for future updates. If you have more suggestions, feel free to reach out through the in-app email—I’d love to hear them. Thanks again!
Refreshing twist on brushes. Would be awesome to have a little more control, leveraging Apple’s Pencil. Kindly check out PaintStorm and investigate how you can assign functions to the stylus. Just one example configuration I made is when holding it at different angles of incidents to the screen, I can vary the hue (I like because it gives more variance like a real paintbrush). Few drawing apps are taking advantage of the Apple Pencil’s features. I am a product developer myself. This could put you a leap ahead if you can make assigning the Pencil functions a little more user-friendly than the aforementioned program, I’m confident artist will see the power in these features!! In fact how you implemented your brushes already remind me of it!You’re already thinking in that direction! … and why I wanted to encourage you!In the meanwhile, thank you for the awesome app!! And one time purchase price!! I’ve been a longtime fan and will continue to support!! So keep up the awesome work and hope to see more development! Your app is on the path to being one of the best. I’ll certainly share with my art circles to help support. Best! BillFromBuffalo
H Hey Billy, thanks so much for your kind review—it’s really encouraging! (And sorry for the late reply.) Customizable Pencil controls such as inclination, azimuth, and pressure would definitely be a neat addition, and I’ll keep that in mind for future updates. If you have more suggestions, feel free to reach out through the in-app email—I’d love to hear them. Thanks again!
this app has been redone i’ve owned it for awhile now, before it was Abstractor and i found it interesting but very difficult to use. recently redownloaded it and it has improved! a lotBravo to the dev. nice work 👍
Developer Response Thanks! I’ve made a lot of improvements since the Gestuo / Dripr days, and I’m just getting started — lots more cool stuff on the way!
this app has been redone i’ve owned it for awhile now, before it was Abstractor and i found it interesting but very difficult to use. recently redownloaded it and it has improved! a lotBravo to the dev. nice work 👍
Thanks! I’ve made a lot of improvements since the Gestuo / Dripr days, and I’m just getting started — lots more cool stuff on the way!
Hope you guys keep adding varieties of artistic features and thank you for the recent updates and improvements. With Kind Regards and Happy Holidays Ahead!!
Developer Response Thanks! Yes new features will keep coming ;} Happy holydays !!!
Hope you guys keep adding varieties of artistic features and thank you for the recent updates and improvements. With Kind Regards and Happy Holidays Ahead!!
Thanks! Yes new features will keep coming ;} Happy holydays !!!
Performance improvements for a faster, smoother painting experience.
Motion Layer Magic lets you paint invisible guides that make particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create living animations where every stroke influences the next.
Flow Brushes now work with motion layers for evolving, dynamic artwork that builds over time.
Advanced Flow Controls show particle movement in real time so you can fine-tune how they drift and dance.
Strong Blend Mode adds bold, vivid colors that pop with intensity.
Color Source Layer lets you pull colors from any imported image for radiant, fluid effects.
Global Presets make it easy to reuse brush settings across layers or customize each one individually.
2.3.2 10/27/2025
Fixed a recurring store bug
Added an option to disable Motion layer arrows
Motion Layer Magic – Paint invisible guides that make your particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create mesmerizing animations where every stroke influences how future particles move and swirl.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – Your flow tools now work with motion layers to create evolving, living artwork. Watch as each brushstroke builds on the last to create complex, beautiful patterns.
Advanced Flow Controls – See your particle movements in real-time and fine-tune exactly how they flow, drip, and dance across your canvas.
Strong Blend Mode – Supercharge your strokes with bold, vivid colors that pop off the canvas with incredible intensity.
Color Source Layer – Import any image and use it as your personal color palette. Your particles will automatically pick colors from wherever you paint.
Global Presets – Use the same brush settings across all layers, or customize each layer with its own unique style.
2.3.1 10/25/2025
Fixed a recurring store cache bug, again!
Added an option to disable Motion layer arrows
Motion Layer Magic – Paint invisible guides that make your particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create mesmerizing animations where every stroke influences how future particles move and swirl.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – Your flow tools now work with motion layers to create evolving, living artwork. Watch as each brushstroke builds on the last to create complex, beautiful patterns.
Advanced Flow Controls – See your particle movements in real-time and fine-tune exactly how they flow, drip, and dance across your canvas.
Strong Blend Mode – Supercharge your strokes with bold, vivid colors that pop off the canvas with incredible intensity.
Color Source Layer – Import any image and use it as your personal color palette. Your particles will automatically pick colors from wherever you paint.
Global Presets – Use the same brush settings across all layers, or customize each layer with its own unique style.
2.3 10/10/2025
Hotfix: Fixed a recurring store cache bug.
Motion Layer Magic – Paint invisible guides that make your particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create mesmerizing animations where every stroke influences how future particles move and swirl.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – Your flow tools now work with motion layers to create evolving, living artwork. Watch as each brushstroke builds on the last to create complex, beautiful patterns.
Advanced Flow Controls – See your particle movements in real-time and fine-tune exactly how they flow, drip, and dance across your canvas.
Strong Blend Mode – Supercharge your strokes with bold, vivid colors that pop off the canvas with incredible intensity.
Color Source Layer – Import any image and use it as your personal color palette. Your particles will automatically pick colors from wherever you paint.
Global Presets – Use the same brush settings across all layers, or customize each layer with its own unique style.
2.2.9 10/07/2025
Hot Fix: Maximum brush size increased greatly
Motion Layer Magic – Paint invisible guides that make your particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create mesmerizing animations where every stroke influences how future particles move and swirl.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – Your flow tools now work with motion layers to create evolving, living artwork. Watch as each brushstroke builds on the last to create complex, beautiful patterns.
Advanced Flow Controls – See your particle movements in real-time and fine-tune exactly how they flow, drip, and dance across your canvas.
Strong Blend Mode – Supercharge your strokes with bold, vivid colors that pop off the canvas with incredible intensity.
Color Source Layer – Import any image and use it as your personal color palette. Your particles will automatically pick colors from wherever you paint.
Global Presets – Use the same brush settings across all layers, or customize each layer with its own unique style.
2.2.8 10/02/2025
UI Fix: Menus now adapt to Light mode, fixing white text on white background for better visibility.
Motion Layer Magic – Paint invisible guides that make your particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create mesmerizing animations where every stroke influences how future particles move and swirl.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – Your flow tools now work with motion layers to create evolving, living artwork. Watch as each brushstroke builds on the last to create complex, beautiful patterns.
Advanced Flow Controls – See your particle movements in real-time and fine-tune exactly how they flow, drip, and dance across your canvas.
Strong Blend Mode – Supercharge your strokes with bold, vivid colors that pop off the canvas with incredible intensity.
Color Source Layer – Import any image and use it as your personal color palette. Your particles will automatically pick colors from wherever you paint.
Global Presets – Use the same brush settings across all layers, or customize each layer with its own unique style.
2.2.7 09/28/2025
Hot fix for users unable to access paid app features due to no internet connection or being logged out.
Motion Layer Magic – Paint invisible guides that make your particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create mesmerizing animations where every stroke influences how future particles move and swirl.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – Your flow tools now work with motion layers to create evolving, living artwork. Watch as each brushstroke builds on the last to create complex, beautiful patterns.
Advanced Flow Controls – See your particle movements in real-time and fine-tune exactly how they flow, drip, and dance across your canvas.
Strong Blend Mode – Supercharge your strokes with bold, vivid colors that pop off the canvas with incredible intensity.
Color Source Layer – Import any image and use it as your personal color palette. Your particles will automatically pick colors from wherever you paint.
Global Presets – Use the same brush settings across all layers, or customize each layer with its own unique style.
2.2.6 09/17/2025
Motion Layer
Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Create artwork that responds to motion currents with dynamic, flowing movement.
Strong Blend Mode
Enhanced opacity and saturation for bold, vivid strokes with maximum visual impact.
Enhanced Flow Brushes
All flow brushes now integrate with Motion layer! Experience evolving velocity fields where each stroke influences future particles. Control the blend with the new Motion slider.
Advanced Flow Controls
New Motion Balance controls with real-time velocity map visualization. See your brush's flow patterns with Velocity Colors mode for precise particle movement control.
Color Source Layer
Dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Preset System
Choose between one preset across all layers or unique presets per layer.
Bug Fixes
Improved stability and performance throughout the app.
2.2.5 08/19/2025
iPhone users: the interface was broken for a while, but it should now work properly on your screens!
Strong blend mode – enhances opacity and saturation for bold, vivid strokes with maximum impact.
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – All Flow brushes now dynamically integrate with Motion layers! Experience evolving velocity fields where each stroke influences future particles. Control the blend with the new Motion Balance slider in Lab settings.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Bug fixes.
2.2.4 08/01/2025
Strong blend mode – enhances opacity and saturation for bold, vivid strokes with maximum impact.
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – All Flow brushes now dynamically integrate with Motion layers! Experience evolving velocity fields where each stroke influences future particles. Control the blend with the new Motion Balance slider in Lab settings.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Bug fixes.
2.2.3 07/28/2025
User Interface improvements!
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – All Flow brushes now dynamically integrate with Motion layers! Experience evolving velocity fields where each stroke influences future particles. Control the blend with the new Motion Balance slider in Lab settings.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Major bug fixes.
2.2.2 07/23/2025
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – All Flow brushes now dynamically integrate with Motion layers! Experience evolving velocity fields where each stroke influences future particles. Control the blend with the new Motion Balance slider in Lab settings.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.
2.2.1 06/27/2025
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Enhanced Flow Brushes – All Flow brushes now dynamically integrate with Motion layers! Experience evolving velocity fields where each stroke influences future particles. Control the blend with the new Motion Balance slider in Lab settings.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.
2.2 06/26/2025
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Natural Flow Brush – An expressive new tool that lets you draw motion forces and simultaneously spawn particles that instantly react to your strokes.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Major bug fixes, including broken file exports.
2.1.1 06/20/2025
Motion Layer – Paint invisible flow fields that guide particles in beautiful, organic directions. Use flow brushes to create artwork that responds to the motion currents you've drawn, bringing your strokes to life with dynamic, flowing movement.
Natural Flow Brush – An expressive new tool that lets you draw motion forces and simultaneously spawn particles that instantly react to your strokes.
Color Source Layer – A dedicated layer for importing images that other layers can sample colors from.
Global Tool – Choose between using one tool across all layers or unique tools per layer.
Includes numerous bug fixes and user experience improvements for smoother, more reliable performance.
2.1 06/06/2025
· Motion Layer Visualizations – Toggle between arrow and color visualization modes to see velocity data as directional arrows or color gradients.
· Enhanced Layer Visibility – Invisible layers now temporarily appear when selected with orange highlighting, making it easier to work with hidden content.
· Natural Flow Brush – This innovative brush lets you simultaneously draw motion forces and spawn particles that instantly respond to the paths you create.
· Undo Reworked – Now saves textures to the hard drive, significantly improving memory handling.
· General UX improvements, bug fixes, and performance optimizations.
2.0 05/27/2025
• We've got a new name!
• Improved stroke handling for smoother performance
• Refreshed UI with subtle enhancements for a better experience
• Major memory gug fixed
1.9.9 05/22/2025
• Added “Pencil Only” drawing mode
• Introduced live control for freezing particles in flow brushes
• New “Merge Down” layer option
• Enabled file duplication for easier variation exploration
• Implemented automatic background saving
• Fixed a bug that could lead to data loss when the app was suspended
• UI improvements for a smoother experience
1.9.8 05/15/2025
Introducing Alpha Lock — A blend mode where brushes only affect existing pixels on your layer.
• Paint freely within already-defined areas while preserving your original shapes perfectly.
• Take control over those pesky particles that tend to spill out too far! With a single tap on the lock icon, you can contain your creativity exactly where you want it.
• Perfect for adding texture, shading, or color variations without worrying about ruining your carefully crafted outlines.
• Try toggling Alpha Lock on and off while particles are in motion to create cool effects!
Download now and experience the freedom of painting without boundaries—while staying perfectly within them.
1.9.7 05/12/2025
Fixed critical bugs from previous update:
- Resolved crash when releasing touch after completing a paint stroke
- Restored functionality to the "Restore Purchases" button
1.9.6 05/08/2025
Your creativity deserves the best canvas - we're constantly improving Dripr to deliver just that.
• Memory optimization for improved performance and stability
• Enhanced undo system with smarter resource management
• Added \"Restore Purchases\" button for easier premium access
• Fixed app freeze when navigating back to gallery
• Tool settings refinements for better creative control
1.9.5 05/06/2025
· No more subscriptions! Pay a one-time fee.
· Enhanced user experience.
· Improved performance and bug fixes.
· New app icon.
1.9.4 04/24/2024
· Introducing a vibrant new color mode: Tutti Frutti, where each particle can flaunt its own unique hue, adding an extra layer of stunning visual effects to your creations.
· We've been busy fine-tuning the app's performance! Enjoy a smoother experience with numerous bug fixes and system optimizations done behind the scenes.
· And yes, there's a new logo... again.
1.9.3 12/29/2023
Fixed a particle behavior issue. Thanks to @Pixelhog for the feedback!
1.9.2 10/31/2023
Embrace the Dripr update where finesse meets function!
We've upgraded the responsiveness of our static tools to pencil pressure, resulting in enhanced smoothness and precision. Also, the Motion Map now enjoys its own dedicated layer, making it more intuitive and user-friendly. As usual, a few bugs were tackled, including a significant memory crash when handling big files.
1.9.1 10/27/2023
Performance improvements for a faster, smoother painting experience.
Motion Layer Magic lets you paint invisible guides that make particles flow like water, wind, or smoke. Create living animations where every stroke influences the next.
Flow Brushes now work with motion layers for evolving, dynamic artwork that builds over time.
Advanced Flow Controls show particle movement in real time so you can fine-tune how they drift and dance.
Strong Blend Mode adds bold, vivid colors that pop with intensity.
Color Source Layer lets you pull colors from any imported image for radiant, fluid effects.
Global Presets make it easy to reuse brush settings across layers or customize each one individually.
more Version 2.3.2 10/27/2025
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