The basics
iFutureArt is paint-by-numbers. Each picture has from 29 to 5000+ regions, each labeled with a number = color from the palette.
- Pick a color from the palette below — button with number.
- Tap a region with the same number — it paints.
- Wrong number → nothing happens. Auto-color switch (on by default) picks the next needed color after each tap.
- Zoom: pinch with two fingers. D-pad for panning when zoomed — optional.
- Progress saves automatically — close any time.
Real colors, real artwork
Every picture went through the full production cycle — these are real paint-by-numbers kits from the factory. The palette and number of colors match the physical set, just lightly adapted for the screen. There aren't many colors, but each one is carefully chosen — so even a simple-looking picture turns out vivid and beautiful.
Quote of the day
At the top there's a new art quote every day. It stays for the whole day and each artist gets their own. Tap it to see the full text and the author (when known). Not your vibe? The «Another quote» button in the popup swaps it for a random one for 1 ✨ — change it as many times as you like.
Solo, together, with the world
Solo
Paint alone. Your pace, pause/resume freely. Progress lives in «My works».
Together with friends (private)
- Created from an opened picture: pick any solo picture in the gallery, open it, and tap the blue button 👥 top-right of the canvas. A share-link is generated.
- Up to 10 total participants in the session — not «10 online», 10 ever-joined. Once 10 have joined, the 11th won't get in.
- You can start painting right away — no need to wait for friends, the session is active from the first second. Share the invite whenever you like.
- Paint simultaneously, in turns, or solo — if everyone leaves, the session stays open.
- Chat, emoji reactions, boosters, and saboteur Chameleons (blots, quake, fog + shield). Each player has their own color.
- Session stays open until finished. Come back days later — it's still there.
With the whole world (daily global)
- Every day at midnight a new global painting opens for everyone. Tap the «Daily» tab below, or accept a friend's invite.
- You can invite friends too — open the daily, tap 👥 top-right and share the link.
- Up to 10 online at once. If full — wait for someone to leave.
- Important: painting only works when at least 2 are online. Alone → overlay + paused timer.
- If everyone leaves — paused again.
- When the last region is filled — prizes go out: top-10 by points + speed bonuses.
- Didn't finish in a day? The picture doesn't disappear — it stays in «Together» for everyone who joined, and can be finished any day. But doubled points and the free timelapse only count if you finish it on the picture's own day.
- In the evening, if the global picture isn't finished yet, everyone who joined gets a reminder — finish today for the doubled points.
Daily picture & bonuses
Every day at midnight a new daily picture is chosen. Doubled points for completing it.
- ×2 base points — for finishing it.
- Speed bonus up to +15 ✨ — the faster you beat the picture's par time (based on region count), the more you get.
- Day's record +10 ✨ — best daily time.
- All-time record +5 ✨ — all-time best on this picture.
- Finalist +5 ✨ — whoever paints the last region in a joint session.
- Joint-session points come from a team pool split by contribution: more regions — higher rank and share. The pool grows with team size (×5 the picture base for 5-10 players). Joined but painted nothing — a flat +2 for stopping by.
Bonus: timelapse of the daily picture is FREE while it's «today's» (normally costs 10 solo / 15 together).
Points — how you earn
Points are the main currency. Here's how you earn them; how to spend — see «Shop» below.
- +3 first login
- +1 daily streak (grows with consecutive days)
- +base = max(3, regions/100) per finished picture
- +5 for inviting a friend (both get +5)
- +5 «Finalist» — last region in joint session
- Daily picture — all bonuses ×2 + records
- Weekly/monthly top prizes — see «Leaderboards»
Full history: «Achievements» → «History» tab.
Leaderboards & prizes
«Achievements» → «Top» tab. Three views:
- Week: Mon 00:00 → Sun 23:59. Resets weekly.
- Month — whole calendar month.
- Friends — invite-chain friends only.
Weekly prizes (awarded Monday morning):
- 1st: 100 ✨
- 2nd: 50 ✨
- 3rd: 30 ✨
Monthly prizes (1st of next month):
- 1st: 500 ✨
- 2nd: 250 ✨
- 3rd: 150 ✨
Achievements
«Achievements» → «Awards» tab. Medal badges you earn automatically as you progress (not to be confused with shop purchases).
14 categories:
- Return — daily login streak
- Solo — finished solo pictures
- Daily — daily pictures finished
- Daily streak — consecutive daily completions
- Solo records — best solo times
- Team records — team time wins
- Regions — total regions painted
- Points — lifetime total
- Supporter — TG Stars tiers
- Hint-saver — no-hint finishes
- Replays — unique replays
- Breadth — 1+ picture in N catalog categories
- Friends — invited
- Together done — joint sessions finished
Each tier — popup + bonus + share opportunity (+5).
Boosters & hints
Hint 💡 — lightbulb button in canvas header. Highlights one unpainted region. Costs 1 ✨ solo, 2 ✨ in joint sessions. Free if «Unlimited hints» is active.
Unlimited hints — buy in Shop for 2000 ✨ per 15-min pack. Purchases accumulate.
- On activation, 15-min timer starts. All hints free during it.
- Pause: any time, the timer can be paused — remaining seconds saved. Resume to continue.
- When time runs out — next purchased pack activates on the next hint request.
Saboteur Chameleons — in joint sessions you spend ✨ on pesky chameleons: Sabotage (5 — your-color blots ~3s), Quake (10 — shakes the canvas ~4s), Fog (10 — fogs the numbers ~3s) and Defender (10 — hidden 1-min shield vs rivals sabotage). One offensive per 10s. If you are in 1st place, sabotage against you lasts twice as long (gang up on the leader).
Shop — what to spend points on
«More» → «Shop». Spend ✨ on:
- Unlimited hints — 2000 ✨ per 15 min pack
- Avatar color for icon & Chameleon
- Animate a finished picture (video animation)
- Timelapse — 10 solo / 15 joint ✨. Free for today's daily.
- Partner promo codes
- Real canvas mailed to you — 5000–10000 ✨ (Russia)
Animation & timelapses
Animation — some finished pictures can be brought to life as video. Buy in Shop.
Timelapse — auto-generated sped-up video of your painting process. Save: 10 ✨ solo, 15 ✨ joint. Free for today's daily.
When saving a joint timelapse you can strip overlays — chat messages, emoji reactions and saboteur blots — for a clean painting-only video.
Settings — what they do
Bottom menu → «More» → «Settings». Change instantly.
Color & customisation
- Color of your top-bar icon and Chameleon. Bought with points.
Theme & language
- Theme — dark or light.
- Language — Russian / English / Spanish.
Navigation
- Menu style — Auto / Flat / Liquid.
- Zoom buttons — +/− for one-handed painting.
- D-pad — on-screen joystick for zoomed canvas.
- Timer — show painting time in header. ON by default. In joint sessions always shown — that's the team time.
Drawing
- Hide finished colors — hides finished colors from the palette.
- Auto color switch — jumps to next color when current is done.
- Show completed — show your finished pictures in the gallery.
Notifications
- Daily reminder — one push per day about today's daily.
- Other notifications — prizes, overtakes, promos. Main push switch.
Account
- Delete account — irreversible.
- Sign out — end web session (web only).
Platforms & account
iFutureArt is available on 4 platforms:
- Telegram mini-app (@Paintbyapp_bot)
- iOS — native iPhone app (App Store)
- Android — native app (Google Play)
- Web — browser version at app.ifutureart.com
Accounts on different platforms are SEPARATE by default. Telegram, iOS and Android each have their own user records (link them to share points).
Account link: in the iOS or Android app, sign in with Telegram (or Apple/Google) to link the app account with your main one — points & progress shared.
Guest mode: in the iOS and Android apps you can play without signing in at all. All progress and points are kept, and when you do sign in (Telegram/Apple/Google) they merge into your account automatically.
Offline mode: in the iOS and Android apps the catalog and painting work without internet — your result is saved and syncs when you reconnect.
Web: signing in at app.ifutureart.com (Telegram, Apple and other methods) also links to your account.
Safety & rules
In joint sessions not allowed:
- Spam / emoji flood
- Harassment, threats, hate speech
- Doxing
- Inappropriate content
Report to moderators (long-press → Report). Up to 30 last messages/reactions can be attached. Action within 24h.
Blocked list in «More». Reporting only during or up to 1h after a joint session.
Support
Something broken? Idea? Question?
- In-app: «More» → «Support»
- Website: ifutureart.com/support
- TG bot: @Paintbyapp_bot
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