Comparison

Zen Brush 2 vs おでかけAR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zen Brush 2

This app offers a drawing experience inspired by East Asian ink brush art. Its intuitive interface and new engine provide a fluid and expressive way to create unique artwork, with options to share and edit your creations.

Highlights
  • East Asian ink brush simulation
  • New expressive brush engine
  • Gallery for saving work
  • Red ink option
  • Ink dispersion effect
  • 92 background templates
  • Pressure sensitive stylus support
Features
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Zen Brush 2 is a drawing app focused on the strong yet beautiful feel of the East Asian ink brush. With a new drawing engine that brings to life a feeling of silky fluent painting and the delicacy of an ink brush, providing a simple and intuitive user interface imbued with the Zen spirit, this app is designed to be optimal for performing Zen art. Simply start the app and you are immediately ready to draw. Anyone can create superb Zen art anywhere and at any time with this app’s uniquely rich expressiveness. You can publish your work to Facebook and Twitter with the "Share" and "Open in" functions. You can also share or edit your images by opening them in other apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp, LINE, Photoshop Mix, etc. - The next step in the evolution of the Zen Brush app which achieved more than 1.5 million downloads on all platforms combined. - Includes a new brush engine providing an even stronger, beautiful expressiveness. - Includes a gallery feature that makes it possible to save your work in progress. - Includes red ink in addition to the black ink (*). - Ink dispersion effect enables a three-dimensional feeling of depth. * Actual colors vary depending on the template. Features: - 92 background style templates. - Simple brush size adjustment with slider. - Simple main tools: Ink brush, red brush, eraser brush. - 3 levels of ink dispersion. - 3 levels of ink tone. - Canvas zoom (zoom in and out with pinch gestures). - Guide lines (9 types). - Undo / redo (5 levels). - Save your work to the photo library. - Open in other apps (Formats: JPEG, PNG, transparent PNG (no background)). - Share artwork (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). - Simulated finger pressure. - Support for pressure sensitive styluses. * Apple Pencil / Wacom Bamboo Stylus / Adonit / Scriba / SonarPen - Support for iPad Pro. - Support for 3D Touch. - Adjustable brush pressure sensitivity (5 levels). - Adjustable tilt sensitivity (5 levels). * Requires a pen that supports tilt. - Supports multitasking (Slide Over / Split View). - Support for iMessage App.

About

おでかけAR

This augmented reality app lets you explore the world with your personalized avatar. Walk around with your device to move your avatar, and even use motion capture for realistic photos. It supports avatars from VRoid Hub and works offline.

Highlights
  • Avatar-based exploration
  • Motion capture integration
  • VRoid Hub avatar support
  • Offline VRM model usage
  • Face tracking for avatars
Features
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It is an AR application that allows you to go out in the form of an avatar! Just by walking with your iPad or iPhone, you can go out with your avatar. You can even use the motion captured by SONY's "mocopi" to take pictures as if the avatar were real! You can use your favorite avatar from VRoid Hub. Even in an environment where the Internet cannot be used, you can use the VRM by placing it in the "odekakeAR/VRMModels" from the "Files" app. * When using the app, ensure the safety of your surroundings before using it. If you have an avatar that supports Perfect Sync, your face will move very smoothly. You can move the eyes and mouth even with non-compatible avatars. * Face tracking cannot be used on the 2020 iPad series and iPhone SE (2nd generation) due to hardware specifications.

Screenshots

Zen Brush 24 screens
おでかけAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: おでかけAR at 5.0 against Zen Brush 2's 3.9. Zen Brush 2's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (129 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Zen Brush 2 costs $2.99 and おでかけAR $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

おでかけAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Brush 2 has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Zen Brush 2's written reviews are positive against 50% of おでかけAR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zen Brush 2 versus おでかけAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Brush 2おでかけAR
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.9 (129 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings129 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPSOFTDaichi Okano

Customer experience

Zen Brush 2

All ratings129 ratings
Positive67.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative21.1%

おでかけAR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Zen Brush 2

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Background menu freezes
  • App crashes during export/save operations
  • Blank canvas loads despite recent saves
  • Unable to export artworks (ALAssetsLibraryErrorDomain error)
  • Brush stroke continues in straight line after stylus lift
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  • Performance issues on newer iPad Pro models
  • Inconsistent undo button behavior
  • File loading issues with previously saved images
  • Pressure sensitivity not working with certain styluses

Requested features

19 requests
  • Expanded color palette beyond black and red
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Layer support for more complex artwork
  • Import background photos for tracing and reference
  • Custom guides and grid overlays
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  • Zoom functionality
  • Ability to adjust canvas/paper size
  • Move and scale drawing tools
  • Increased undo/redo history (25-30 steps)
  • Landscape mode support with adaptive layouts
  • Tutorials and user guidance documentation
  • Option to disable finger input when using stylus
  • Disappearing ink effect option
  • Pre-wet paper option for ink interaction
  • Numeric brush size adjustment
  • Save default brush size settings
  • Landscape orientation paper backgrounds
  • More brush variety and customization
  • EPS, SVG, and PDF export formats

おでかけAR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zen Brush 2

No in-app purchases

None

おでかけAR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen Brush 2 free?
Zen Brush 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is おでかけAR free?
おでかけAR costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zen Brush 2 or おでかけAR?
おでかけAR is rated higher. Zen Brush 2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while おでかけAR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Zen Brush 2 or おでかけAR have ads?
Neither Zen Brush 2 nor おでかけAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Brush 2 or おでかけAR?
Zen Brush 2 ships an update monthly, and おでかけAR monthly. Most recently, Zen Brush 2 was updated on September 28, 2026 and おでかけAR on September 27, 2026.

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