Zen Brush 2 vs CYBERDIVER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CYBERDIVER
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Here, you can experience and play a variety of virtual apps called "Visions." Dive into a fictional world and embark on a journey to create a new home.At Cyberdiver, you can enjoy playing the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CYBERDIVER at Free against Zen Brush 2's $2.99. Zen Brush 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
CYBERDIVER is free to download; Zen Brush 2 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zen Brush 2 ships an update monthly, CYBERDIVER every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Brush 2 | CYBERDIVER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (129 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 886 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PSOFT | YUL Foundation |
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
CYBERDIVER
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zen Brush 2
No in-app purchases
CYBERDIVER
No in-app purchases









