Comparison

Paintwork vs ASCII

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

ASCII

Features
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아스키:일러스트레이터를 통해 여러분의 이미지를 아스키 아트로 변환하여 새로운 예술 작품을 만들어 보세요! -이미지 한 장으로 텍스트 아트 완성 복잡한 편집 과정 없이 자동으로 결과물을 얻을 수 있습니다. -이미지 배경 제거 기능 제공 따로 편집을 거치지 않아도 손쉽게 배경 제거를 할 수 있도록 제공합니다. -간단한 공유 결과물을 이미지로 저장하거나 다른 사람들에게 공유할 수 있습니다.

Screenshots

Paintwork4 screens
ASCII4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ASCII at none against Paintwork's 3. Paintwork's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Paintwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ASCII asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paintwork versus ASCII: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintworkASCII
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟典 苏InBeom Moon

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

ASCII

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
None

ASCII

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paintwork free?
Paintwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ASCII free?
ASCII is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paintwork or ASCII have ads?
Neither Paintwork nor ASCII shows ads.

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