Comparison

Paintwork vs Drawing Memo

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

Drawing Memo

Quickly jot down notes and sketches with a variety of pen colors. Save and share your creations easily via email or social media. A paid plan offers a trash can function for restoring deleted memos.

Highlights
  • Handwritten memo creation
  • Variety of pen colors
  • Drawing capabilities
  • Save to camera roll
  • Share to SNS and email
  • Trash can function (paid)
Features
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- Quick and easy memo by handwriting Simple design for quick memos. A wide variety of pen colors! You can also draw a little. - Save to Camera Roll and Share to SNS Easy to save and share from within the app. You can easily save and share your work from within the app, or attach it to an email. - Equipped with a trash can function You can restore memos that have been accidentally deleted (paid plan). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) If you have any questions, comments, or requests If you have any problems, comments, or requests, please contact us via App > Settings > Contact Us. We are planning to update the app with new features and additions, so we will keep you updated. >Terms of use https://www.stellaxia.com/userpolicy >Privacy policy https://www.stellaxia.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Paintwork4 screens
Drawing Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Paintwork at none against Drawing Memo's shown. Paintwork also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 7) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Drawing Memo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Drawing Memo 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Paintwork against 4.7 for Drawing Memo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintwork has 17K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Paintwork's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drawing Memo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintwork ships an update weekly, Drawing Memo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paintwork versus Drawing Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintworkDrawing Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟典 苏Shiho Sadamizu

Customer experience

Paintwork

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

Drawing Memo

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Drawing Memo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Paintwork

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription premium$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription premium$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock local version$9.99
1 purchases

Drawing Memo

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99

Questions

Is Paintwork free?
Paintwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing Memo free?
Drawing Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paintwork or Drawing Memo?
Drawing Memo is rated higher. Paintwork averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Drawing Memo averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Paintwork or Drawing Memo have ads?
Drawing Memo shows ads; Paintwork does not.
Which is updated more often, Paintwork or Drawing Memo?
Paintwork ships an update weekly, and Drawing Memo monthly. Most recently, Paintwork was updated on September 26, 2026 and Drawing Memo on September 23, 2026.

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