# WowPaint — Draw,design seamless patterns > Digital art app for creating seamless patterns and general drawing with unique features. (iPhone/iPad app by Norbyte.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wowpaint/id460815354 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Norbyte](https://appshunter.io/developer/331310753) - Category: Graphics & Design, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 119 App Store ratings · 29 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 22 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2011-09-02 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wowpaint/id460815354/reviews.md ## What is WowPaint? Pattern/texture designers: You’ll find the app’s unique feature set very useful when making repeatable images (patterns). Other artists: WowPaint is great for drawing and painting “normal” art as well! • CREATE SEAMLESS PATTERNS • Use the Seamless Pattern Options to aid you in creating seamless patterns that can be used as website or desktop backgrounds, in print, or for textures in 3d modeling. When you have switched on Wrap X/Y, any strokes you paint that go over the picture’s edge will continue on the opposite side. That means that there will be no hard edges where strokes are cut off (since they continue instead), which makes the picture a perfect candidate for being seamlessly repeated. A tremendous help when using the Wrapped Painting mode is the option of having the picture displayed as tiles next to each other. You’re free to paint anywhere on these tiles, and you will see the results in real time. You can also switch on Edge Indicators, to make it easier to see where the picture being repeated begins and ends. • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • When you paint, the app measures how much of your finger is touching the screen and changes the stroke size accordingly. There’s a huge difference between using just the corner of your fingertip and pressing down the whole fingerprint area! A 2nd tool assigned to your finger will still use this feature, so don’t ignore it just because you have an Apple Pencil! • LEFT-HANDED? • Just swipe the toolbar over to the other side! • PARAMETERS CAN BE CHANGED LIVE • Use any buttons or controls to change/adjust color, size, force, simultaneously while painting. • UNIVERSAL PURCHASE • If you choose to buy the Pro upgrade, this one-time in-app purchase will unlock all Pro features in the app on all available platforms (iPad-iPhone-Mac)! • METAL • The engine is based on Metal, with 128-bit color and floating-point arithmetic. • SWIFT • The app was developed entirely using Swift (earlier versions used C++). • APPLE PENCIL SUPPORT • FULL SCREEN PAINTING • • DARK MODE • LANDSCAPE • PORTRAIT • WIDE COLOR • • MULTIPLE LAYERS • PHOTO TRACING MODE (Pro feature) • ## Key features - Seamless pattern creation - Wrapped painting mode - Fingertip stroke size adjustment - Live parameter changes - Multiple layers - Photo tracing mode (Pro) ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pro Upgrade | $7.00 | one-time | | Tip Jar: Biggest Tip | $25.00 | one-time | | Tip Jar: Big Tip | $10.00 | one-time | | Tip Jar: Medium Tip | $5.00 | one-time | | Tip Jar: Smallest Tip | $1.00 | one-time | | Tip Jar: Small Tip | $2.00 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 29) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wowpaint/id460815354/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Noice *2025-12-07, version 5.4.2* Very good app for free, used since 2020 and great! ### 5/5 — Like painting with spray foam! *2024-07-31* This is a fun, simple app packing a surprising amount of functionality. I wish it was combined with the very similar apps from the same developer; having them separate seems very artificial and weird and I want to use all the brushes together. To put it meanly all these apps from this person work the exact same except for the older Chill Paint, but stop you from using the brushes together to make you buy the same pro features multiple times. To put it nicely, it keeps the apps individually simple and lets people find what they’re searching for on the App Store in specific terms I guess. Still, it’s silly! I want to use all the brushes together! Basically I’m peeved because I like these apps so much. I wouldn't care if they were lame. Definitely give it a download. They pack a punch with a surprising number of features. All these apps are missing some really basic stuff I’d expect of an art app but also have a bunch of features, once you buy pro, that I wish all art apps had. You’ll have to give it a try yourself. I love the wow brushes! They provide such a unique and interesting sculptural look. I’m gonna be using this for a long time ### 5/5 — Perfect option for the photoshop challenged! *2024-07-14* I've tried to make repeating patterns using photoshop, illustrator, canva, pages, Foto, and on and on. I finally downloaded this little gem of an app as my last try and it's amazing. At least give it a try before you spend $500 on softwared that will take you 2 years to learn. I made a pattern significantly better than my AI efforts, manual efforts, or any other sort of effort in the first 20 minutes. Thank you! ### 5/5 — WOW Paint - Powerful - Unique *2023-07-03* Different from all other paint Apps in what it does - allows tremendous creativity outside the box. **Developer response:** Thank you! 🙂 ### 5/5 — What I think about wow paint. *2023-03-12* I think that wow paint is the best because i love to draw so it is great for me. **Developer response:** Thank you! 😀 ### 3/5 — I wish! I WHOLE HEARTEDLY WISH I COULD DRAW in this APP *2022-10-02* WHY are so many things called wow? WOW? anyway...I CAN MAKE lines and in fact see them GO ONTO the next tile /as if I am creating a SEAMLESS PATTERN" right....but I SEE a GAP- I DO NOT UNDErSTAND what I COULD DO with any concept, because I cannot create ANYTHING WORTH LOOKING AT IN THIS APP. NOW MY IPAD IS TYPING DELAYED - PLUS PLEASE EXPLAIN IN APP TIP JAR?? I never saw TIP-JAR PAYMENT CHOICE-IN APPLE IPAD APP STORE! and there is more questions....but Im not gonna make a list! Would be lovely if it did like what is almost able+ smooth drawing- shading- and better color choice-like put this ability in Procreate. please don't be cross with me! i really want to be able to do-Im not capable of using Adobe stuff- And Im reading at a other app-that you must load apps into the browser? What does this mean? lac ### 5/5 — Interesting *2022-09-01, version 5.1.1* Interesting results but labelling of buttons according to their functions is ecentric, if not chaotic. ### 1/5 — Basic *2022-01-20, version 5.1* The seamless feature is nice but there are only really 2 brushes. You really cant do anything with it. Also its just a very minor reskin of the other 9 drawing apps by norbyte. No love :( ### 5/5 — Just What I Needed *2022-01-11* I am experimenting with surface design, particularly repeat patterns. It is somewhat difficult to align objects for a seamless look even using expensive soft wear. I am so delighted to have found this neat little program to fill this need! It is tremendously easy to draw designs in the grid mode and see them laid out in a repeating pattern as I draw. I can either finish them in this program ( though art styles are limited) or save them and transfer to Procreate or Adobe to trace over them with a larger array of brushes. This saves so much time, trial, and error. The Pro plan is definitely worth the purchase and works flawlessly on my Apple tablet. I can doodle wherever I am and see how my ideas might work in a textile design. This is so much fun! Great for wallpaper too! ### 5/5 — Awesome!! *2021-03-25* I had a few challenges in the beginning getting started as I’m not very tech savvy. I emailed the guys at Norbyte and surprisingly they wrote me back answering my questions but also wanting to know more about what was happening. Mandus literally wrote me over and over wanting to help me understand how the program works. It’s great and user friendly I’m just a slow learner!! **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! 🙂 ## Frequently asked questions about WowPaint ### What is WowPaint used for? WowPaint is primarily used for creating seamless patterns that can be used as backgrounds, textures in 3D modeling, or for print. It also functions as a general drawing and painting application for artists. ### How does the seamless pattern feature work? The app's Seamless Pattern Options, when activated with Wrap X/Y, allow strokes that go over the edge to continue on the opposite side. This eliminates hard edges and makes images perfectly repeatable. You can also view the image as tiles to paint across them in real-time. ### Is WowPaint free to use? The app is free to download and use with its core features. A Pro upgrade is available as a one-time in-app purchase, which unlocks all Pro features across all available platforms. ### What devices is WowPaint compatible with? The app is designed for universal purchase, meaning a Pro upgrade will unlock features on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. It supports various features like Dark Mode, landscape and portrait orientations, and wide color. ### What makes the fingertip stroke size feature unique? This feature dynamically adjusts the stroke size based on how much of your fingertip is touching the screen. A larger contact area results in a larger stroke, offering a nuanced control for drawing and painting, even when using an Apple Pencil. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 5.4.2 — 2023-12-19 [NEW] Added “Reset to Default” button to the Scrollable Palette Area menu (to open that menu, scroll the palette to its beginning and tap the largest of the three buttons that appear). [FIXED] A couple of rare user interface layout glitches. [FIXED] Some issues when tapping to add to the selection while dragging the thumbnails in Work in Progress (Gallery). [FIXED] Pasting multiple files in Work in Progress (Gallery) did not always select all the imported pics. [FIXED] Rotating the device could, in some very rare circumstances, cause the app to crash. [IMPROVED] Tapping or long-pressing a dial could result in an unintentional adjustment (especially if using Apple Pencil). [IMPROVED] A few minor things. ### 5.4.1 — 2023-11-30 [NEW] Added some selection options (like “Select All”) in Work in Progress (Gallery). Long-press the Multi-Select button or tap “Selected…” next to the buttons. [IMPROVED] Adjusted the spacing between the thumbnails in Work in Progress (Gallery). [FIXED] Dismissing some types of alerts by tapping outside would sometimes block the painting tools (for both touch and Apple Pencil). [FIXED] A minor, rare user interface graphics glitch. [IMPROVED] (for devices with attached hardware keyboard) Minor changes/additions to the keyboard shortcuts in Work in Progress (Gallery), and the shortcuts for Copy, Paste, Duplicate now work with layers if the Layers stack is open. [FIXED] Copy Layer was not always working properly. [FIXED] Some minor multi-select issues in Work in Progress (Gallery). [FIXED] A couple of drag & drop issues. [FIXED] A very improbable crash bug. [IMPROVED] A few minor things. ### 5.4 — 2023-11-07 [NEW] Color Modulators that can add a subtle (or not so subtle!), dynamic color variation to the painting tool you’re using. [NEW] Multi-Select mode in “Work in Progress” (Gallery), for batch operations (e.g. delete) or drag and drop. [IMPROVED] Long-press outside to close multiple open menus at once. [IMPROVED] Better user interface for drag & drop in “Work in Progress” (Gallery). [IMPROVED] Added stabilizer for Apple Pencil and finger touch release coordinates, when using Geometry/Shapes, Eyedropper, or Layer Mover, for better precision. [NEW] A spinning wheel is now shown for some tasks, to indicate that the app is busy. [FIXED] When renaming a layer, a tap outside the Layers menu/panel will now end the renaming instead of closing. [NEW] Added new Apple Pencil 2 Double-Tap Action: Open/Close Tool Menu. [IMPROVED] You are now allowed to delete the last picture in “Work in Progress” (Gallery). [FIXED] In some rare cases, presenting a menu or message could cause the app to crash. [FIXED] The cancel button was not working correctly for some picture/layer operations. [FIXED] Ending a painting stroke outside the picture could cause a crash if the selected layer was in Move Mode. [FIXED] Some minor issues with sliders in menus. [FIXED] Copy/paste hex colors wasn’t always working. [FIXED] A minor cosmetic problem with some menus. [IMPROVED] Some changes to the manual/help, to reflect recent improvements. [IMPROVED] Misc. other minor things. [FIXED] Some other issues. ### 5.3 — 2023-04-20 [NEW] Two-finger tap Undo. Added an alternative set of gestures (tap the Settings button and check/uncheck the “Use 2-Finger Tap Undo” setting) for those who prefer 2-finger tap Undo over 3-finger-swipe Undo. [IMPROVED] Slightly less glare on the buttons. [IMPROVED] Changed some of the bottom row buttons in “Work in Progress”. [IMPROVED] Zoom Reset animation. [IMPROVED] (iPhone) Animations when toggling dial size. [FIXED] After editing the palette, a few of the colors would sometimes appear dimmed or translucent. [FIXED] The Texture Interaction slider was not working correctly for some tools. [FIXED] A minor issue with Reset Zoom. [FIXED] The picture would sometimes flicker when starting or switching to the app. [FIXED] A few (potential) memory leak issues. [FIXED] Some minor graphics glitches. [FIXED] Rare crash bug (when adding a picture). [FIXED] A rare issue with the thumbnails in Layers could cause a crash. [FIXED] Improved stability. [FIXED] Some minor Undo description issues. [IMPROVED] Minor changes to some menus (Manual, Settings menu, Apple Pencil menu, Selected Picture menu, Layer menu, etc.) [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] Misc. additional issues. ### 5.2 — 2023-01-16 [NEW] Drag & drop from/to other apps. Supported in both “Work in Progress” (Gallery) and Layers. [NEW] Support for cross-device drag & drop via Universal Control. [NEW] Picture-specific color palettes. You can now add new palettes, including ones that are specific to, and saved with, the current picture. [NEW] A new native file format named after the app. Supports thumbnails when exporting. [NEW] Detailed undo/redo info. [NEW] (iPhone) (previously an iPad-only feature) A “4-smiley” button that toggles the view mode (repeated or normal), and a “#” button to toggle Edge Indicators on/off. Great when creating patterns. [IMPROVED] Layers can now be opened from the Work in Progress screen (Gallery), to facilitate toggling of layer visibility before exporting. [IMPROVED] The three different parts of the scrollable palette area are now called “Quick Colors”, “Palette”, and “Named Colors”. [IMPROVED] Misc. changes and some new options in the palette’s options/settings menu. [IMPROVED] The drag handles have been removed in Layers. Now, to rearrange the layers, just grab anywhere and drag (avoid the name field if using Apple Pencil). [IMPROVED] Some changes to the Tool menu, including new options for resetting the tool button. [FIXED] The tool preview could crash if the menu was opened immediately after painting. [FIXED] (iPhone) A potential crash bug. [FIXED] Panning would sometimes lag. [FIXED] Selecting a color from the palette would sometimes not work. [IMPROVED] In Layers, after deleting a layer, an adjacent layer will now be selected (instead of the topmost layer). [FIXED] A couple of minor issues with menu sliders. [FIXED] An issue that could cause the app to freeze, glitch, or block the user from entering “Work in Progress” (Gallery) in some cases. [FIXED] Editing the palette could cause a crash under certain circumstances. [FIXED] (iPad) A couple of issues related to keyboard shortcuts. [IMPROVED] Some optimizations. [IMPROVED] Misc. additional things. [FIXED] (iPhone) A potential crash bug. [FIXED] Some stability issues. 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