Editor's Review
ARTA belongs to the group of AI art apps that hide the machinery and sell the output. You type a description, pick one of the preset styles, and the app returns a set of images a few moments later; there are no sampler settings, no negative prompts and no model picker. For people who want a poster-ish illustration or a stylised portrait without learning the vocabulary of image generation, that trade is reasonable.
The photo side is the part most people use. Upload a face and the app applies a style pack to it, producing avatar-style variations rather than a single edit. Results depend heavily on the source image: even lighting and a clear, front-facing shot give far better output than a group photo cropped down to one head. Expect some faces to come back subtly wrong, which is normal across this whole category and not specific to this app.
AIBY publishes several consumer apps built on the same pattern, and ARTA follows the house style: a clean onboarding flow, a paywall early in that flow, and a free allowance that runs out quickly. A rating of 4.19 across more than a million installs reflects that split, with people liking the pictures and resenting how fast they meet the subscription screen. Treat the free run as a trial to see whether the styles suit your photos, then decide.
Features
Text-to-image generation from a plain written description
A catalogue of preset art styles instead of raw model controls
Portrait styling that applies a look to an uploaded face photo
Avatar packs that return several variations from one upload
Built-in gallery for saving and revisiting generated images
Direct sharing to social and messaging apps
Pros
Fast route to a finished image with no prompt-writing knowledge needed
Style presets cover a wide spread of looks, from painterly to poster graphics
Portrait mode automates the tedious part of making an avatar set
Cons
The free allowance is small and the subscription prompt arrives early
No manual control over generation settings for people who want it
Face results swing a lot with the quality of the photo you upload
Questions people ask
Is ARTA free?
The app is free to install and includes a limited amount of free generation. Continued use runs on a paid subscription, and the current terms are shown on the Google Play listing and on the purchase screen inside the app.
Does it work offline?
No. Rendering happens on remote servers, so an active internet connection is needed every time you generate something.
What happens to the photos I upload?
They are sent to the developer's servers for processing. If that matters to you, read the privacy policy linked from the Play listing before uploading pictures of other people.
