Comparison

Inkpad vs editPaint

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

Head to head
About

Inkpad

Create professional vector art on your iPad with a powerful yet intuitive interface. Draw with precision, manipulate objects, and apply flexible typography effects. Organize your work with unlimited layers and easily import/export various file formats.

Highlights
  • Precision vector drawing tools
  • Flexible typography effects
  • Unlimited layers for organization
  • Advanced object manipulation
  • Gradient editing and Boolean operations
  • Import/export SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Create beautiful vector artwork on your iPad with Inkpad. Draw with accuracy and speed. Quickly align new or existing objects either to a grid, points, or path edges. Alternatively draw freehand bezier paths using the brush tool. Select, scale and rotate hundreds of objects with high performance in real time. Cutout elements of artwork, photographs or patterns with masks. Flexible typography effects. Position text at any angle or to follow along paths. Apply multiple effects to text, with stroke, fill, shadow and opacity all dynamically adjustable. If the over seventy built in fonts don’t quite fit your design, you can import any of the millions of OpenType and TrueType fonts available. Take control with unlimited layers. Feel free to add as many or as few elements in each layer to organise your drawings. Rename, rearrange, delete, hide and lock layers as you draw. Isolate the active layer for easy editing. Adjust each layers transparency independently to get your ideal composition. Powerful editing at your fingertips. Easily manipulate single or multiple elements with powerful scale and rotate tools. Associate individual elements into groups. Interactively edit gradient fills on the canvas. Perform a range of Boolean operations on paths, including Unite, Intersect, Exclude and Subtract Front. Colors to match your imagination. Picking the perfect color is easy with the freedom of the expressive color wheel. Or modify colors using RGB and HSB sliders. Enter the hexadecimal value to precisely match existing artwork colors. Sample colors using the dropper. Store and recall colors from the swatch library. Import, export and sharing. Import drawings from desktop vector applications as SVG and include photos directly from your camera roll, or import PNG and JPEG images from cloud services. Export your drawings for sharing or importing into other apps as SVG, PDF, PNG and JPEG to all cloud storage services. Send drawings as photos directly to your camera roll. Light & dark modes. Light and dark mode system appearances with the option to override the system setting to light or dark mode for Inkpad. Apple Pencil. If you’ve got an iPad Pro or the 2018 iPad, Inkpad works great with the Apple Pencil. Praise for Inkpad. Some of the kind feedback received in emails and App Store reviews: “Works perfect on latest iPad Pro, Apple Pencil.” “It’s really beautiful to use with an iPad Pro.” “Inkpad is one of the killer apps for the iPad.” “Inkpad is my favorite graphics app on any platform. Inkpad is just the right balance of enough power without being too complicated.” “If you’ve worked with Illustrator or Inkscape, this is the vector drawing app to download for your iPad. Especially nice with the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.” “I love this vector drawing app for its easy-to-use interface and pared-down tool bar. It covers the essentials perfectly and the developers are very responsive to questions.” “Inkpad is my main vector design tool for mobile. This is the app that Adobe Draw should be.” “Thank you guys, I use this app all the time.” “If you used to work with Inkpad in the past you should get this app to continue working with it.” Acknowledgements. Thank you to Martin Coffey, Rita Flores, Yve Müller, Armin Popp, David Rivera, Nicolas Saez, Erick Villagomez, Felipe Villela and Jason Wray for contributing artwork to the ‘Designed with Inkpad’ app preview video and screenshots. Please visit our website to see more of their artwork and for links to their portfolios. History. Inkpad was originally created by Steve Sprang in 2011, but it disappeared from the App Store in 2015. I took over development because my wife Lindsay uses Inkpad and I wanted to ensure the continued development and support of a product we and others enjoy so much. Terms and Conditions: http://inkpad.art/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: http://inkpad.art/privacy/

About

editPaint

A user-friendly image editor for creating stunning visuals. Offers tools for editing, color manipulation, shape integration, and merging objects. Supports multiple export formats for all creative needs.

Highlights
  • Edit and export in SVG, PNG, JPG
  • Color and gradient manipulation
  • Shape integration
  • Image cropping
  • Object merging
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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editPaint is a powerful yet user-friendly image editing app designed to meet all your creative needs. Whether you're a beginner or a professional, editPaint provides an array of tools to help you create stunning visuals effortlessly. With editPaint, you can: Edit and export images in SVG, PNG, and JPG formats with ease. Change colors and apply gradients to bring your images to life. Utilize a variety of shapes to enhance your designs. Crop images to focus on what's important. Merge objects seamlessly for complex compositions. Insert and move files effortlessly. Import external images with ease. Enjoy a smooth and intuitive interface that makes editing a breeze. Perfect for designers, artists, and hobbyists, editPaint offers a comprehensive suite of features to transform your ideas into reality. Download now and unleash your creativity!

Screenshots

editPaint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inkpad at 57% against editPaint's 0%. Inkpad also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). editPaint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price and iOS requirement 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. Inkpad sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. editPaint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkpad holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkpad has 421 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Inkpad's written reviews are positive against 0% of editPaint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkpad ships an update every 5 weeks, editPaint every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Inkpad versus editPaint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkpadeditPaint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (421 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings421 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB131 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperEnvozaHeber Moura de Almeida

Customer experience

Inkpad

All ratings420 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative31.2%

editPaint

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Inkpad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Distortion issues when importing SVG files
  • Inability to access previous work without subscription
  • Grayed-out options and functionality after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved file management with folders
  • Addition of a brush tool with customizable ends
  • Inclusion of an isometric grid and dimension tools
  • Support for more cloud storage services beyond Dropbox
  • In-app palm rejection for a better drawing experience

editPaint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Inkpad

Subscriptions2
  • Inkpad Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Inkpad Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Enormous Tip$9.99
None

editPaint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inkpad free?
Inkpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is editPaint free?
editPaint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inkpad or editPaint?
Inkpad is rated higher. Inkpad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 421 ratings, while editPaint averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Inkpad or editPaint have ads?
editPaint shows ads; Inkpad does not.
Which is updated more often, Inkpad or editPaint?
Inkpad ships an update every 5 weeks, and editPaint every 5 days. Most recently, Inkpad was updated on October 20, 2026 and editPaint on October 24, 2026.

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