Comparison

Zen Brush 2 vs ShortVideoBookmark

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

ShortVideoBookmark

Features
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Organize Your Favorite Clips Tired of losing track of your favorite short videos? ClipStocker is the ultimate bookmark app for short-form video lovers. Save and organize videos from YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Threads, and X (Twitter) — all in one beautiful, album-style interface. ■Key Features ◆ One-Tap Save Use the Share button to instantly bookmark any video. No complicated steps required. ◆ Album-Style Grid View Browse your saved videos with a stunning thumbnail grid. Pinch to zoom for 3, 4, or 5 column layouts. ◆ Tag Organization Create colorful tags to categorize videos by mood, genre, or topic. Find what you're looking for in seconds. ◆ Quick Search Instantly search your collection by title with the convenient bottom search bar. ◆ Instant Playback Tap any thumbnail to open the video in its original app or browser. ■Supported Platforms • YouTube Shorts • TikTok • Instagram Reels • Threads • X (Twitter) Stop losing your favorite videos. Start organizing with ClipStocker. Term: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yutatrm.github.io/clip-stocker/privacy.html

Screenshots

Zen Brush 24 screens
ShortVideoBookmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShortVideoBookmark at Free against Zen Brush 2's $2.99. ShortVideoBookmark also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Zen Brush 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ShortVideoBookmark is free to download; Zen Brush 2 costs $2.99 up front. ShortVideoBookmark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Zen Brush 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Brush 2 ships an update monthly, ShortVideoBookmark every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Zen Brush 2 versus ShortVideoBookmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Brush 2ShortVideoBookmark
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (129 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPSOFTYUTA TARUMI

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

ShortVideoBookmark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zen Brush 2

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShortVideoBookmark

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Zen Brush 2 free?
Zen Brush 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShortVideoBookmark free?
ShortVideoBookmark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zen Brush 2 or ShortVideoBookmark have ads?
Neither Zen Brush 2 nor ShortVideoBookmark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Brush 2 or ShortVideoBookmark?
Zen Brush 2 ships an update monthly, and ShortVideoBookmark every 6 days. Most recently, Zen Brush 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and ShortVideoBookmark on October 28, 2026.

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