# Aqua - Adobe for Kids — user reviews > 164 indexed App Store user reviews of Aqua by Adobe Labs, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 1,192 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aqua-adobe-for-kids/id6751648936/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aqua-adobe-for-kids/id6751648936.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,049 · 4★ 86 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 29 ## What do users think of Aqua? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Wonderful and easy to use - 👍 Great for encouraging creativity and expression - 👍 Reimagines drawings in cool ways - 👍 Sparks imagination instead of endless scrolling - 👍 Learning, experimenting, and expressing - 👍 Great art tool for young kids - 👍 Fun and cute - 👍 Guilt-free screen time - 👍 Innovative and interactive - 👍 Keeps kids and adults entertained - 👍 Brings art to life in 3D and AR - 👍 Fosters creativity ## Newest reviews (15 of 164) ### 4/5 — It’s great. *2026-07-31* I love it because you can zoom in and there is a paint bucket tool. But, I would love it if you could add text in your artwork. Also, to who it may concern, I HATE DOGS!! ### 5/5 — FUN!!! *2026-06-01, version 26.520.1618* This is a very fun game with NO adds!❤️😍 ### 5/5 — So fun *2026-06-01* It is very good it is fun learn to draw in the same time having fun this is the best drawing app ever 😀 ### 5/5 — The best *2026-05-29, version 26.520.1618* It’s so fun ### 5/5 — Aqua *2026-05-24* I love it ### 4/5 — It’s great *2026-05-20* Not enough colours ### 5/5 — S.mecc shaya *2026-05-18* I am obsessed with your app I **Developer response:** We're so happy that you're loving it! Thank you for your review! ### 5/5 — MUST READ *2026-05-17, version 26.512.1037* Sooooo,it’s no adds,but is has 67 on which is SO anoying,my 2 year old is on her iPad coloring that,why though,but my 2 year old loves it,yes HER. iPad sooooo yeah 😵‍💫❤️🔥🌸✨😘 ### 5/5 — 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2026-05-15, version 26.512.1037* Aqua is so fun is is so simple to login in and there is bunch of different island like K-pop island and 67 island etc most important to you parents the drawing are sooo fun there are videos tooo I recommend it ### 5/5 — Try it *2026-04-23, version 26.325.1527* So in every app you have to pay to do cool stuff but this one is the best of all drawing apps so try it right now ### 5/5 — LOVE THE GAME!!! *2026-04-20* I love this game, there’s so many cool features! There’s also so much good perks and you don’t even have to pay, FOR ANYTHING!!! 😁 first of all, no ads. You don’t even have to pay for this. Second: you get everything all the colors all the brushes, everything! And, third! You can easily change how thick the strokes will be. For example, i can make my pencil super thin, super thick, or anything in between! There’s a bunch of coloring sheets, and if you just want to draw, plank paper! 📝 great job devs! Also I have a few suggestions! Can you make it so there’s layers, and you can easily add layers? That way when you erase you don’t erase stuff you don’t want to erase. But if you DO make that edit, make it so there’s a choice to erase all the layers in the spot you are erasing. But I love this game and it is a must get! No prices, also devs, pls keep it that way!!! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review! We're really happy that you're enjoying Aqua and that you're able to create so easily. Our whole goal was to create a place where you can easily get started and create. Thank you also for your layer request- we'll make sure to pass that on to the team. ### 5/5 — Love. This. App. *2026-04-20* I am fairly strict with screen time. No more than one hour per day, and all other responsibilities (chores, homework, instrument, etc) must be completed before turning on the device. Aqua by Adobe is the perfect blend of art and tech. As we all learn to navigate this developing world infused with assistive technology, we have to make sure our children walk alongside us to some degree. They are learning as we are. The engrained focus on art within Aqua is refreshing and so appreciated. My kids love the appropriate, limited, and useful AI features, and they loathe me for restricting their screens to one hour. Would love a Homestar Runner collab thanks ### 5/5 — Amazing🥳🥳😜😜😍🥰😁👍 *2026-04-10* So good u can make accounts and completely free and no adds bloop bay is so good **Developer response:** Bloop & Blob Bay is one of our favorites, too! So glad you're enjoying it! ### 5/5 — 3D *2026-04-03, version 26.325.1527* 3D ### 5/5 — Slay *2026-03-27, version 26.311.1223* It is so much fun no adds kid apropiete ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-07-22, version 26.714.1051* Will not open on my few months old iPad. First island says oops. ### 1/5 — I tired this as a artist *2026-04-09, version 26.325.1527* I seen that most people like this, but my dad boss recommend me with this drawing app and….yeah no way I’m using this AGAIN cause there was barely things I like Annnndddd there was so many things wrong with this! But while I waste my time, I will show you the pros and cons [PROS: 1:I made decent art with it:3 2:there were good brushes 3: it was overall fun ((what I mean fun is that they had pretty fun sounds and music and those islands which most drawing apps don’t have, but there were still problems)) 4: they were no subscriptions, thank GOD😩 5: you can make your own museum and actually decorate it instead of just putting it and that’s all, but you couldn’t make your own:C] [CONS: 1: there’s literally no layers like how come you can make a art without layers🤧🤧🤧 2: there were only a few brushes!😭😭😭 3: 67-👹👹👹👹 4: if you’re art app, you shouldn’t use AI ((there was AI part where she’s different styles called magic which is not even a magic cause just lazy and also I made 2D art to 3D)) 5: the AI on the images also on the 3D part WAS BAD like when I try to make a 3-D art of it it made it so unrecognizable that I don’t know what I was looking at, and there was only a few that looks similar, but still look like junk🥀🥀🥀 6: the islands were not fun. You just had to color them which is not a lie boring😕 7: when I draw there’s no music on it and for me it’s kind of creepy because I like when there’s music while I’m doing my art because it makes me less scared so yeah😢😢😢 8:I CANT CHOOSE WHAT COLORS I WANT! Yes, there was a lot of colors, but it just didn’t make my art feel right🤔 (what I mean choose my own colors is that there was a different color palette that was a lot of colors and you can literally choose what shade you want, but this you have to choose the color of the shades they give you)] yeah that’s all but i’m gonna give more reviews as the update comes because I know this is currently beta butt it just feels so wrong so yeah, I’m gonna not switch up procreate anytime soon🥰🥰🥰 ((sorry if it was so long that’s how terrible it was, but I wanna keep you guys updated😚 ### 1/5 — This app is getting on my nerves *2026-03-20, version 26.311.1223* HELLO MY DEAR FRIEND I HATE THIS APP.AND BY THE WAY IM a bald lady and I’m on the toilet with my died cat ### 1/5 — . *2026-03-11* Genuinely such a frustrating app, Wont let my daughter do the art she wants to and to be quite frank, Very much sucks. Its slow and clearly not well made. **Developer response:** Hi, dorelllie-- we’re sorry to hear this was so frustrating for you and your daughter. We’re actively working on performance and expanding creative options. That said, we also want to make sure the app runs smoothly and supports the kind of art creators want to make—so this feedback is important to us. We’d love to hear more about what challenges your daughter experienced so we can understand what went wrong and make improvements. If you’re willing, please share via the “Share Feedback” button in the profile selector screen. Note: you must be switched to the Parent Profile for the button to appear. Thanks again for sharing your experience. ### 1/5 — Uses ai *2026-02-23* How ru an art app but using ai that’s so weird **Developer response:** We hear you. Aqua is an art and creativity app first! The AI features are there as an optional tool to help artists explore their work in different styles, like paper, fabric, clay, cartoon, pixel art, and more. Your original art is always saved and stays front and center, and AI versions are only saved if you choose to keep them. Thanks so much for sharing your feedback. Your art is the most important part of the experience, and we hope you’ll keep creating 🎨 ### 1/5 — Uninstalled after a couple minutes… *2026-02-15, version 26.202.1255* So I was drawing in a fish and one place of the screen said “try this!” So I did try but it didn’t work.so I tried to exit out out of it but I couldn’t so I uninstalled it. ### 1/5 — Uninstalled *2026-01-21, version 26.105.1757* I had to uninstall it. It doesn't work my iPad. it freezes on me. I hope his will be fixed so I can try it. Until then , it remains uninstalled. ### 1/5 — I just made Melissa the skunk (green) but… *2025-12-19, version 25.1211.346* This app failed me for no reason. ### 2/5 — Ginooo *2026-06-03* Good app, but if you made hi-fi drawings, it will not engage them in 3d ### 2/5 — I hate this app *2026-03-29, version 26.311.1223* This is the worst app I have ever worked with and you should shut this company down because it is terrible. I hope you have a new business to go in to because you shore as hek won’t get a job anywhere else lots of hatred miss sandy bottom lady ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great but K-pop kitchen needs an update *2026-07-18* I love this app. I’m always coloring in it. They’re really good stuff but one of my favorite things is the K-pop kitchen, but the K-pop kitchen needs an update because once when you’re done playing the round, you can see the leaderboard, but it only has your scores, but I think there should be two different leaderboard so like you can see like all of your scores and then for all the other accounts that the main account holder has made or the main account holder can pull up the leaderboard and has that has everybody’s scores on it for all the accounts that they’ve made so they can see who has the highest score anyway great app, but I think that should be added **Developer response:** Thanks so much for your feedback! Our team is here taking notes :) ### 5/5 — Our whole fam is obsessed 😍 *2026-07-17, version 26.714.1051* My older kid uses Procreate and Canva, but i needed something for the my 6 & 8 year olds. Aqua exceeded expectations. Now even our 11 y.o. is on it daily and really improving as a designer. Going to try illustrator next. Grandparents ❤️ the museum. ### 5/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the best ever *2026-07-16, version 26.714.1051* The best for little learners and grown ups too. Totally recommend and its free ### 5/5 — This is the best app I *2026-07-10, version 26.707.1717* Love this app ### 5/5 — Basically Microsoft Paint with Pizazz *2026-07-01* I heard about this app a few days ago, a kind of drawing app made for kids. Going into this app, I expected something relatively simple, but I was not prepared for the amount of visuals work they put into the app. While it lacks pressure sensitivity, layers, brush customization tools like opacity and softening, especially with the eraser it’s that kind of thing that makes you appreciate how Microsoft Paint forced us to be clever with our projects before we had easy access to the forementioned tools we take for granted nowadays. In the end, if you want your child to have the kind of experience Microsoft Paint gave you, but modernized, this would be a perfect jumpstart for their future in digital art. ### 5/5 — Awesome app!⭐️⭐️🌟💫🤩 *2026-06-30, version 26.622.1515* This is one of my favorite apps! It’s so fun to see my drawings come to life with the “magic” feature. You can color, trace, play games, and design fun clothes all in one fun, artsy, educational app. If you ask me, I say: Get Aqua now! 😍🥰🥳🥳❤️💕💗 ### 5/5 — Why is this not on adobe wish I had known sooner *2026-06-28* My 6 yo loves this! He loves to draw and paint, I have creative cloud pro subscription and was on the hunt for a better drawing app. Stumbled upon this but wish it was advertised as an available app through adobe. Also wish as a creative cloud subscriber the features don’t cost. Especially for a kids app and a paying adobe user as it is. Keep this going it’s great . Froze a couple times but he does have an iPad 9th gen **Developer response:** Hi there! Thank you so much for your feedback. Aqua is completely free, including all features. Are you talking about the shells and Magic credits? Your child can earn shells by creating within the app, and they get 5 Magic credits per day. There is no option to pay for additional shells or credits, so there shouldn't be any features that cost you money. ### 5/5 — Aqua is the… *2026-06-27* Best. I do have some meh moments but that’s fine. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-06-25, version 26.622.1515* Five stars this app is really cool no adds no interruptions just one thing it restarted the thing and I lost all my pictures that I made so if you could just fix that thank you ### 5/5 — I love this *2026-06-20* You want quiet? Good time? To have fun with your kid? Download this it will give you all of that! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-12.*