Paintwork vs Tiny Paint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paintwork
Create handwritten notes, diaries, and drawings with a vast array of tools. Features include customizable brushes, vector graphics, a rich color palette, and image import. Export your creations as PDFs or images.
- Customizable brushes and erasers
- Extensive vector graphics tools
- Rich color palette
- Image and material import
- Handwriting assistance
- PDF and image export
- Customizable backgrounds and canvas
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Paintwork is a simple and powerful software for handwritten notebooks, diaries, and hand drawn images. It includes functions such as: brush list (hundreds of brush effects, customizable brush thickness, color, transparency, dynamic strength weights, etc.), eraser list (each brush effect can be used as an eraser), Vector graphics tools (including lasso, vector eraser, vector pen, annotation pen, highlighter, wavy pen, double line pen, text box, illustration, dashed line, horizontal and vertical dashed line, curve, closed shape, text pen, rectangle, ellipse, straight line, arrow, triangle, pentagram, polygon, etc.), and also include many related attribute settings, Color list (with a rich color palette and customizable manual configuration of commonly used colors), copy and cut the content of specified areas on the page, import images or materials, as well as a simple calculator, handwriting assistance, and photo scanning of document files. Unlimited writing, ruler, recognition of text, printing of text, filling, and the ability to export PDF files or images. Supports custom background functionality, custom canvas paper, and more. It can be used to write for classroom or book learning notes, handwritten notes for work meetings, hand drawn mind maps, hand drawn account creation, hand made account book making, writing diaries, recording life thoughts, calligraphy practice, handwritten brush and pencil characters, hand drawn artistic characters, and so on. Supports Apple pencil. Can export images or PDFs. If you have any comments or feedback, please feel free to contact us. Contact email: pw_team@163.com If you like our application, please give us a good review. Thank you.
Tiny Paint
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for creating, drawing, and editing images. It supports layers, a wide variety of brushes, and advanced selection tools for precise edits. Users can also remove unwanted objects and apply numerous filters and color adjustments.
- Unlimited layers with blend modes
- Over 450 high-quality brushes
- 60+ photo enhancement filters
- Intelligent selection tools
- Raster and vector graphics editing
- Object removal (Inpaint)
- Extensive resources (stickers, textures)
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TinyPaint is an easy and full featured photo editor. Create, draw, design and retouch photos in minutes with TinyPaint! You won't believe how easy this is! FEATURES 1. Layers Support unlimited layers and 20+ blend modes. Support exporting and importing layered PSD files 2. Brushes Over 450 high quality brushes. Support Apple Pencil for iPad 2018 and 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones. Drawing whenever and wherever you want! 3. Filters Over 60 filters, ideal for enhancing your photos. 4. Select Select areas with Inteligence, Lasso, Magic Wand, Rect or Tap tool. Edit and apply effects to portions of photo while leaving unselected areas untouched. 5. Raster and Vector Graphics Editor If you want to design UI, web page or LOGO on the go, TinyPaint is for you. 6. Undo Undo any slippery editing mistakes. 7. Inpaint Remove unwanted objects from your photos. 8. Seamless Merge Combine two layers seamlessly. 9. Color 20 + Color FX and 10+ Color adjustment tools. 10. Resources Over 1000 stickers, textures, backgrounds, etc. 11. More Fill, stroke, text, crop, resize, rotate and etc. Paint Pro Subscription: • Get unlimited access for $14.99/6 months • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Privacy Policy: https://tinypaint.wordpress.com - Terms of Use: https://tinypaint.wordpress.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Paintwork at free with in-app purchases against Tiny Paint's subscription. Paintwork also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (17K vs 525). Tiny Paint's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Paintwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Tiny Paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paintwork holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintwork has 17K ratings behind it against 525, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Paintwork's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tiny Paint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paintwork ships an update weekly, Tiny Paint monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paintwork | Tiny Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 4.4 (525 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 525 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 336 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 伟典 苏 | 80 Degree Photo Studio |
Customer experience
Paintwork
Tiny Paint
User reviews
Paintwork
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Vast selection of brushes and tools
- 💻 Works well on various devices
- 🎨 Allows for creative expression
- 💰 Free to use with no paywall
Room to improve
- 🔒 Certain features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing crashes or data loss
- 🎨 Limited color palette and blending options
- 🔍 Lack of intuitive UI and tutorials
Tiny Paint
From 525 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Great for drawing and editing
- 💡 Lots of features and tools
- 🎨 Useful for beginners and professionals
- 🚀 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 🔒 Limited functionality without subscription
- 🎨 Difficult to navigate for some users
- 🐛 Laggy and buggy at times
Bugs and requests
Paintwork
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing or crashing when using certain features
- Artwork getting deleted or not saving properly
- Inability to import or work with external images
Requested features
4 requests- Add more color options and blending tools
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Provide more tutorials and onboarding for new users
- Allow users to save and access their artwork easily
Tiny Paint
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to save drawings
- Brush settings reset unexpectedly
- Layers disappear after exiting the app
- Frequent freezes and lags when using certain tools
Requested features
5 requests- Add direct line tool
- Improve layer management
- Allow importing/exporting of PSD files
- Provide a free version with fewer limitations
- Improve overall stability and reduce crashes
In-app purchases
Paintwork
- Monthly subscription premium$0.991 Month
- Annual subscription premium$3.991 Year
- Unlock local version$9.99
Tiny Paint
- UNLIMITED ACCESS3 Days trial$14.996 Months
- Unlock 450+ Paint Brushes$0.99
- Unlock Elements & Filters$1.99









