Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Kubist is a web app that generates cubism-like images from photos or drawings. Created by William Ngan, it transforms standard images into an artistic style reminiscent of cubist artwork. The tool is designed for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kubist, a little web app to make cubism-like images launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Prisma▲1,463

   AI that turns your photos into artwork in seconds

   2016 · prisma-ai.com · its alternatives →

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   Krea 1▲443

   An image model built for style control and moodboards

   2025 · krea.ai · its alternatives →

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   Kubist▲4

   Easily make polygonal artworks

   2015 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Avataaars▲551

   Mix and match avatars with a Sketch library

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   ArtistAssistApp – a web app to paint better with ease▲168

   Hey HN! I want to show my new open-source project ArtistAssistApp. ArtistAssistApp - the web app to paint better with ease. Tools for realistic color mixing based on real paints, tonal value drawing, simplified sketching, and more. Import your own photos, select any desired color directly from the image, and learn how to mix it with your paints. The web app provides a step-by-step guide on how to precisely mix that color using your own paints using atomic or optical mixing. Atomic mixing is the physical mixing of colors together, while optical mixing is the result of placing a transparent…

   2023 · artistassistapp.com · its alternatives →

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   BnbIcons▲475

   You probably saw the new icons from Airbnb, this is an app to easily create your own. Ask for what you want, get a beautiful icon.

   2025 · bnbicons.com · its alternatives →

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   Krea▲260

   A delightful AI powered design tool for images & videos

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Olli by Tinrocket▲167

   iOS camera app that creates beautiful animation and drawings

   2017 · tinrocket.com · its alternatives →

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   Pixilart▲107

   A drawing app for delightfully retro pixel art

   2015 · pixilart.net · its alternatives →

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    Paint▲326

    A simple Microsoft Paint inspired web app

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Bbuzzart▲75

    New art in your hand, an art social platform.

    2016 · bbuzzart.com · its alternatives →

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    Pixilart▲129

    Create & share art online

    2020 · pixilart.com · its alternatives →

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    Canvas▲251

    A DALL·E playground for the Mac

    2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →

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    PicAvatar▲303

    Create stunning avatars for your apps with AI

    2023 · picavatar.com · its alternatives →

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    Make 8-Bit Art!▲107

    An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.

    2014 · make8bitart.com · its alternatives →

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    Scribble To Art▲149

    Turn your sketches into art with AI magic

    2023 · sketchtoimage.com · its alternatives →

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    Kandinsky.io▲169

    Abstract image generator

    2020 · kandinsky.io · its alternatives →

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    Triangul-Art – make pixel art but with triangles▲138

    2016 · maxwellito.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A little web app for playing around with colors▲106

    2019 · color.clss.hk · its alternatives →

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    Canvasar▲162

    Create canvas prints with Unsplash photos. Preview with AR

    2018 · canvasar.com · its alternatives →

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    GPT image editing, but for 3D models▲188

    Hey HN! I’m Zach one of the co-founders of Adam (https://www.adamcad.com). We're building AI-powered tools for CAD and 3D modeling [1]. We’ve recently been exploring a new way to bring GPT-style image editing directly into 3D model generation and are excited to showcase this in our web-app today. We’re calling it creative mode and are intrigued by the fun use cases this could create by making 3D generation more conversational! For example you can put a prompt in such as “an elephant” then follow it up by “have it ride a skateboard” and it preserves the context, identity and…

    2025 · adamcad.com · its alternatives →

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    ASCIImator▲79

    A simple photo app that converts images into ASCII art

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Spirality▲82

    Create beautiful art with a single touch, no skill required

    2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Triangulart – Isometric graphic editor, like pixel art with triangles▲95

    2018 · maxwellito.github.io · its alternatives →

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