Comparison

Paintwork vs 极简白板

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

极简白板

A minimalist drawing board app that saves space and paper. Use it for calculations, writing practice, drawing, and more. Features adjustable brush thickness, various brush types, and local saving to your photo album.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Adjustable brush thickness
  • Multiple brush types (line, curve, rectangle, oval)
  • Save drawings to local album
  • Practice writing and spelling
  • Freehand drawing
Features
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极简白板是一款非常简约的画板,占用手机空间小,简单实用。 你可以在画板上演算题目,写字练习,练习单词拼写,随手画画,想写就写,想画就画,节约纸张,环保实用; 同时此画板具有设置画板粗细、多种画笔类型如矩形、原型、直线、曲线等;还可以保存当前画板到本地相册,随时查看自己所画的内容。 极简白板,想画就画,想写就写!

Screenshots

Paintwork4 screens
极简白板3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paintwork at 65% against 极简白板's 0%. Paintwork also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). 极简白板's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Paintwork sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 极简白板 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paintwork holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintwork has 17K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Paintwork's written reviews are positive against 0% of 极简白板's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintwork ships an update weekly, 极简白板 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Paintwork versus 极简白板: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintwork极简白板
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟典 苏志化 彭

Customer experience

Paintwork

All ratings17,166 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative20.7%

极简白板

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

极简白板

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paintwork

One-time1
  • Unlock local version$9.99
1 purchases

极简白板

One-time1
  • 去除广告$1.99

Questions

Is Paintwork free?
Paintwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 极简白板 free?
极简白板 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paintwork or 极简白板?
Paintwork is rated higher. Paintwork averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while 极简白板 averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paintwork or 极简白板 have ads?
极简白板 shows ads; Paintwork does not.
Which is updated more often, Paintwork or 极简白板?
Paintwork ships an update weekly, and 极简白板 every 2 months. Most recently, Paintwork was updated on November 9, 2026 and 极简白板 on November 3, 2026.

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