# VanillaPen: Design Studio — Design Stories,Logos,Artwork

> Intuitive design studio for creating artwork, stories, logos, and more. (iPhone/iPad app by RoadRocks.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vanillapen-design-studio/id866563170 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [RoadRocks](https://appshunter.io/developer/1295007260)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 3,536 App Store ratings · 392 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 344 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-05-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vanillapen-design-studio/id866563170/reviews.md

## What is VanillaPen?

VanillaPen is a powerful design studio that will transform your ideas into professional-grade artwork without the need of prior design experience.

VanillaPen’s comprehensive libraries - over 1 million elements - are powered with a set of advanced editing tools and a seamless workflow that makes your design process a piece of butterscotch walnut cake.

Whether you need to design a story, post, collage, album artwork, movie poster, website header, business card, invitation, book cover, Ad and more, Vanillapen got you covered. 


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We’re extremely excited to announce VanillaPen Premium!

Vanillapen Premium comes with a 7 day free trial and is offered as a $4.99 monthly subscription or a $49.99 annual subscription.

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Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase.

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Privacy policy     http://www.roadrocks.com/privacy-policy/

Terms and conditions         http://www.roadrocks.com/terms/

Have questions, suggestions or feedback? We love to hear from you! Reach out to us at RoadRocks.com or shoot us an email at contact@roadrocks.com

## Key features

- Over 1 million design elements
- Advanced editing tools
- User-friendly workflow
- Design stories and posts
- Create logos and artwork
- Album and movie poster design

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vanillapen yearly subscription | $49.99 | per year |
| Monthly subscription | $4.99 | per month |


## What do users think of VanillaPen?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Variety of design elements
- 💡 Helpful for creating posters and graphics
- 🎨 Great for small jobs

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Limited access to features without subscription
- 🔒 Paid version doesn't transfer across devices
- 📵 Inability to save work in progress

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Text formatting issues
- Distortion of designs when saving
- Disappearing text and elements
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to import custom images
- Improve text editing functionality
- Provide more free design elements
- Add option to lock layers and elements in place
- Implement auto-save feature

## Recent user reviews (10 of 392)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vanillapen-design-studio/id866563170/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Not made for regular ol human beings

*2026-05-04, version 3.2*

The developers spent the first 12 yrs in trying to make it appear fancy, 15 min ensuring (unlabeled) icons/tools make sense to anyone not alien. Strangest approach to what likely is a useful, I wouldn’t actually know, app I’ve ever seen.

### 2/5 — Keep closing

*2026-02-17, version 3.2*

I love this app so much but it keeps shutting down and deleting all of the work I did ….. I don’t know what’s the problem with this app . And it is not my phone I checked. I could sit on a design for two hours and out of nowhere the app will shut down and close everything and delete my design. It’s nothing more frustrating than that. I hope they’ll fix it , can’t use the app until it’s fixed .

### 1/5 — Confused

*2026-01-17, version 3.2*

I cannot find out how to access the tools. I tried the web, YouTube videos and emails to the devs. No luck, no help, no use for this app.

### 3/5 — Исправьте пожалуйста

*2025-12-02*

Крутое приложение, но больше не находит  стоковые изображения

### 5/5 — Great

*2025-11-29, version 3.2*

Perfect ngl

### 2/5 — No Support

*2025-07-02, version 3.2*

I have been using this for more than 2 years on my iOS 13 Pro Max.
I upgraded my iOS to the 16 Pro Max and the app will not open the black background Image tab. I have sent word and they don’t even care to acknowledge the issues.

### 2/5 — Something is wrong

*2025-06-25*

I love this app and I have used it For the last couple years creating all my album covers. I was using the iPhone 13 Pro Max but, since I upgraded my iPhone to the 16 Pro Max, the app is giving me trouble. Own album covers 3000 x 3000 the image tab will not open. I’ve tried reinstalling it several times I thought maybe you know it was my phone but it is not my phone and I have sent out an inquiry to support about this and have not heard back nor do I think they care. It’s a shame because this app is absolutely wonderful and now I don’t know where to go to create my album covers. I guess I can go to Canva and be a customer there if they don’t care..

### 5/5 — VanillaPen

*2025-04-09, version 3.2*

This app is the best because I like it and it helps me with anything I’m looking to do I’m thankful to have this app!!

### 4/5 — I love the app BUT

*2025-04-04, version 3.2*

I’m not able to download the pictures I search in the Elements tab . I’m paying for the full experience and can’t use it please fix I love the app had it for a couple years now please update app please

### 2/5 — Common man. Put the old stuff back.

*2025-03-01*

I’d be happy to pay for it (again) since the change it was a 1 time purchase to get everything. But all the simple frames and elements I used back in the day on the old version are all gone. Not sure why you’d need an iPad or cup stock image, but I’ll keep my eye on the app till something I like comes on. The app was simple and great some 10 years ago, tillIt seems like my purchase for the pro version bugged out then I think the app just kind of did it work for a while probably while it was being worked on.

## Frequently asked questions about VanillaPen

### What can I design with this app?

You can design a wide variety of visual content, including stories, posts, collages, album artwork, movie posters, website headers, business cards, invitations, book covers, and advertisements. The app provides extensive libraries and tools to bring your creative ideas to life.

### Do I need design experience to use this app?

No, this app is designed to be accessible to users without prior design experience. It offers a powerful yet user-friendly interface with advanced editing tools and a comprehensive library of over a million elements to simplify the design process.

### What are the subscription options and pricing?

The app offers a premium subscription with a 7-day free trial. You can choose between a $4.99 monthly subscription or a $49.99 annual subscription. Prices may vary by location.

### How do I manage my subscription?

Subscriptions are managed through your iTunes account and will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions in your Account Settings after purchase. Once activated, subscriptions cannot be canceled.

### What kind of content can I create with the free version?

The free version provides access to the app's powerful design studio and a substantial library of elements. While the premium version unlocks additional features and an expanded library, the free version is sufficient for many design needs and allows you to explore the app's capabilities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2 — 2023-01-11

Lots of bug fixes! + improved stability.

### 3.0.1 — 2020-03-13

Minor bug fixes

### 3.0 — 2020-03-04

VanillaPen  has changed! 

— New Design
— New Libraries
— New Fonts
— New Editing tools
— New Everything!

After months of excitement, hard work and hundreds of no-foam dark roast vanilla lattes, we can’t wait to see your response to our biggest update ever!

### 2.3.3 — 2018-12-19

Minor bug fixes.

### 2.3.2 — 2018-10-24

- minor modifications.

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*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 2026-08-23.*