# MediBang Paletta：Drawing App — Sketching, Drawing, Painting

> Digital painting and sketching app with advanced brushes and layering. (iPhone/iPad app by MediBang inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medibang-palettadrawing-app/id6469014656 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MediBang inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/958821725)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 1,029 App Store ratings · 400 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 141 MB
- Languages: Russian, Hindi, Vietnamese, American English, Indonesian, Mexican Spanish, Italian, Korean, Malay, German (Germany) and 8 more
- Released: 2024-01-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medibang-palettadrawing-app/id6469014656/reviews.md

## What is MediBang Paletta：Drawing App?

No intrusive ads to interrupt your flow.
Free for 2 hours every day. You can extend your usage time after 2 hours by watching ads.

Draw for yourself, in your time, by you like.
MediBang Paletta is the painting app for you.
We made this for you.
The latest work in the MediBang Paint series, which boasts 100 million downloads.
This is a new proposal from MediBang.

The app's beautiful canvas is waiting for you to create art. Today, try MediBang Paletta and watch your improvement skyrocket! 
Crafted by the minds behind MediBang Paint, MediBang Paletta gives you a perfectly designed experience to reach creative heights never thought possible, no subscription required. 

Key Highlights:
・User-Friendly Interface: Work effortlessly with an intuitive interface.
・World-Class Brushes: Enjoy meticulously crafted brushes for the iPad experience.
・Auto-Save: Never worry about losing a sketch again.
・Nuanced Layering: Exercise precise control over your art.

Your Perfect Brushes
・Customizable Default Brushes: Tailor any default brushes to match your style.
・Stabilization Tool: Create your smoothest lines ever.
・Creative Effects: Add intricate details with cool effect and stamp brushes.
・Pen Pressure Settings: Responsive and adjustable settings to suit you.
・Unique Brushes: Explore dozens of brushes designed exclusively for MediBang Paletta's brush engine.

Effortless Layers and Colors
・Clipping Masks: Edit without compromising your initial art.
・Layer Groups: Keep your work neat and tidy.
・Blending Modes: Nearly 20 blending modes to adjust your art as you desire.

Professional Finishing Touches
・Artistic Filters: Add captivating effects to give your work a professional look.
・Blur Tool: Achieve softness, movement, and depth.
・Easy Edits: Refine your work's proportions using the Transformation Tool.

Intuitive and Lightweight
・Artist-First Design: Enjoy an app designed with giving you the best artistic experience in mind.
・Simplicity is Key: Focus on your creativity with a simple, lightweight interface that transforms your screen into a studio.
・Efficient Storage: Save your work in MediBang Paletta export it to the Files app.
・No Lag: Bid farewell to brush lag and slow loading times forever.

Share Your Masterpieces
・Pro Export: Import or export your art in various formats, including Adobe® Photoshop® PSD files.
・Seamless Saving and Backups: Save your art locally in MediBang Paletta and find your files backed up to the app itself in the event of a crash.

Operating Environment
・OS: iOS 18 or later
・Recommended Devices: iPhone13 or later / iPad 9th generation or later / iPad Air 5th generation or later / iPad mini 6th generation or later / iPad Pro 5th generation or later

*App performance may vary depending on the device condition
 
Crafted by visionaries and tailored for artists, MediBang Paletta is here to provide the ultimate digital art experience. With a canvas and tools that are convenient yet unobtrusive, this app transforms your iPad screen into an inviting workspace, allowing your creativity to flow freely. 

Every element is meticulously decided by MediBang Paletta's designers to ensure the most immersive and intuitive experience that maximizes all the best parts of working on the iPad for the individual creator experience. 

MediBang Paletta is more than just an app, it's a creator-centric space that gives you what you need to translate vision into reality. No compromises or limitations—just pure creative freedom. Bid farewell to confusing design, and software bloat.

Say hello to MediBang Paletta.

## Key features

- User-Friendly Interface
- World-Class Brushes
- Nuanced Layering
- Customizable Brushes
- Stabilization Tool
- Artistic Filters
- PSD Export

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paletta: Perpetual License | $9.99 | one-time |
| 30-day Trial | Free | one-time |


## What do users think of MediBang Paletta：Drawing App?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Clean and easy-to-use interface
- 👍 Customizable UI and icons
- 🎨 Good selection of brushes and tools
- 💡 Useful features like multi-layer support and fill tool
- 🚀 Smooth performance and responsiveness

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs causing random deletion of artwork
- 🔒 Lack of custom brush creation and import options
- 🔒 Missing features from previous Medibang versions
- 🔒 Intrusive UI elements overlapping the canvas
- 🐛 Glitches with layer selection and menu closing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Artwork randomly getting deleted
- Menus closing immediately after opening
- Brush not working after certain actions
- Issues with exporting and saving files

**Most requested features**

- Add option to create custom brushes
- Implement a time-lapse recording feature
- Improve blending brush capabilities
- Provide more environmental and texture brushes
- Add a symmetry tool separate from the pen tool

## Recent user reviews (10 of 400)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medibang-palettadrawing-app/id6469014656/reviews.md

### 4/5 — 没找到二值笔

*2026-08-28*

以及原版的画布辅助线功能也很好，希望这个尽快实装

### 3/5 — 挺好的

*2026-08-19*

笔刷很有压感，喜欢。就是选区不太好用。

### 3/5 — 找不到它的漫画分割功能

*2026-08-12*

如题

### 4/5 — Happy

*2026-08-07, version 4.15*

My Ibis paint freezes but this is a really great drawing app more controls and good brushes but why do we need a time limit???

### 4/5 — 如果能加入笔刷就很好了！

*2026-08-06*

其实这个软件整体我体验的很好，功能挺全的，不过笔刷太少了，而且跟热门绘画软件相比也不差，唯一缺点就是笔刷太少！！！这个问题很关键，所以少的这颗星是这个原因，我也是花钱买的，很多人也反馈这个问题，希望能真正的解决问题！而不是口头说说！你这样辜负的是我们一群真正热爱这个软件的画画人的心！

### 4/5 — Add more tools

*2026-08-06*

Blur and drag brush, more effects, reference window, shape tool for the eraser, more configurations for the brushes, etc.

### 3/5 — Fix scrolling bug

*2026-08-05*

Fix it

### 5/5 — AMAZING

*2026-08-04, version 4.14*

I’d say better than ibispaint x if it allowed us to put more references in the reference box

### 4/5 — 好用

*2026-08-04*

好用就是只有两个小时的绘画时间

### 5/5 — Great but is anyone waning to know where the colors are?

*2026-08-03, version 4.14*

Idk if it’s just my stupid self but idk how to change to color😔 but great overall and this app has to get more then 23k likes because this is just soooo good I’d recommend this to my 2 artists friends 😁😁Lixa out💗🎀

## Frequently asked questions about MediBang Paletta：Drawing App

### What is MediBang Paletta?

MediBang Paletta is a painting and drawing app designed for digital artists. It offers a user-friendly interface, a wide array of brushes, and advanced layering features to help users create art on their iOS devices.

### What are the key features of MediBang Paletta?

Key features include a user-friendly interface, world-class and customizable brushes, a stabilization tool for smooth lines, nuanced layering with clipping masks and layer groups, and artistic filters for professional finishing touches. It also supports PSD export.

### How much does MediBang Paletta cost?

The app is free to download and use, with one video ad shown every 30 minutes. Users have the option to purchase a one-time permanent license to remove ads and unlock all features.

### What devices and OS versions are compatible with MediBang Paletta?

MediBang Paletta requires iOS 18 or later. Recommended devices include iPhone 13 or later, iPad 9th generation or later, iPad Air 5th generation or later, iPad mini 6th generation or later, and iPad Pro 5th generation or later.

### Can I export my artwork in different formats?

Yes, you can export your art in various formats, including Adobe® Photoshop® PSD files. This allows for seamless integration with other professional design software.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.17 — 2026-08-28

[New Features]
- Added time-lapse recording function
- Added work timer display function

[Improvements]
- Added "Distortion" to the default tool presets

[Bug Fixes]
- Fixed an issue where the application could crash when there was no active layer
- Fixed an issue where the application could crash when moving illustrations from a folder to the home folder
- Fixed an issue where the filter gradient and custom noise popups were not repositioned when the device was rotated
- Fixed an issue where switching with a double tap of the Apple Pencil was not displayed correctly on the brush/eraser window
- Fixed an issue where the foreground of windows would unintentionally change when hovering with the Apple Pencil Pro was enabled
- Fixed an issue where "Copy" was only applied to the top layer when copying multiple layers
- (iPad) Fixed an issue where the view would sometimes close when renaming a brush with the Apple Pencil
- (iPhone) Fixed an issue where the display position of the details panel would shift when a layer was selected at the top of the layer window
- Fixed an issue where the "Add Image" preview would disappear and the operation would be canceled when the device was rotated
- Fixed a bug where dragging the brush floating window to the bottom of the screen would cause it to be cut off.
- Changed the property name "Left and Right Margins" in the panel division mode to "Left and Right Division Interval".

### 4.16 — 2026-08-14

[New Features]
- Implemented the Distortion tool

[Improvements]
- Changed the shortcut for adjusting the position of the Transform tool to the "Operation Tab"
- Added "Duplicate" to the swipe menu of text layers

[Bug Fixes]
- Fixed a bug where the eyedropper tool would stop working after using Apple Pencil
- Fixed a bug where rulers and anchors would not display correctly when re-selecting a curve ruler
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when displaying the brush size preview
- Corrected the behavior when using the selection tool on text layers
- Fixed a bug where a color layer with a watercolor border could not be changed to a halftone
- Fixed a bug where color changes during shape drawing were not reflected in the preview
- Fixed a bug where the preview of layers other than the selected one was not updated after using the lasso erase (all layers)
- Fixed an issue where unnecessary warnings were not displayed when overwriting home icons in canvas customization
- Corrected the number of layers displayed when using layer floating display in iPad landscape mode
- Changed the display of the blend mode for custom noise

### 4.15.1 — 2026-08-10

- Fixed an issue where the app would occasionally crash while saving files.

### 4.15 — 2026-08-06

[New Features]
- Added a function to switch the eyedropper's reference target (canvas/layer)
- Improved the resolution of MDP file thumbnails

[Improvements]
- Significantly improved the response speed of layer selection, scrolling, and sorting in files with many layers
- Modified so that the dropdown menu does not close when selecting a layer's blend mode
- Improved the display of folder locks to include child layers
- Changed the behavior when tapping the canvas margin during text editing from "Create New" to "Deselect"
- Increased the display width of slot names on the customization screen
- Changed the default preset content for smartphone portrait mode

[Bug Fixes]
- Fixed a bug where MDP files in the Google Drive folder within the Files app could not be imported in some cases
- Fixed a bug where the brush preview thickness did not synchronize when changing canvas size or zooming in/out with two fingers
- Fixed a bug where the order of files in a folder changed each time it was operated or redisplayed
- Fixed a bug where the curve ruler could be confirmed with fewer than 2 control points
- Fixed a bug where the tool icon would not become active after canceling the save confirmation dialog
- - Fixed an issue where the brush opacity slider color did not change when using the eyedropper tool.
- Fixed an issue where the font list for the text tool was cut off outside the screen on iPads.
- Fixed an issue where the popup would not close even after deleting a layer from the layer details popup.
- Fixed an issue where the brush size slider was not displayed in portrait mode when newly installed on an iPad (iOS 26).
- Fixed an issue where the icon display when switching brush categories did not reflect the UI opacity setting.
- Fixed an issue where the app would sometimes crash immediately after closing the photo selection screen.

### 4.14 — 2026-07-21

[Improvements]
- Reduced app size by removing unused assets
- Improved the smooth display of size previews when operating the brush slider on iOS 26 iPads

[Bug Fixes]
- Fixed an issue where the system UI would remain displayed when swiping from the edge of the screen on iOS 26 iPads
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when editing the vertices of a shape brush
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when generating a blur background for floating windows on devices with low memory
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when modal screens were displayed twice on the home screen
- Fixed a bug where colors acquired with the gesture eyedropper were added to the color history
- Fixed a bug where previews overlapped when operating the brush slider on small screen sizes such as Split View or iPhones

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