Paint 98 vs Legacy Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint 98
Recreate the classic drawing experience of the late 90s. This app offers a straightforward interface for creating and editing images, free from modern complexities. Share your retro-style artwork with ease.
- Classic 1998 drawing interface
- Image creation and editing
- Simple and uncomplicated tools
- Share created images
- Retro art style
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Paint 98 is a simple yet powerful drawing tool that lets you to create, edit and share images without all the complications of today's image editors. Paint like it's 1998! -- Questions, comments or suggestions? Send us a line at support@paint98.com Privacy policy: http://paint98.com/privacy/ Terms of service: http://paint98.com/terms/
Legacy Digital
Create a private digital archive for your family's memories. Store and share photos, videos, documents, and personal profiles in a secure, cinematic space designed to connect generations.
- Private cinematic space
- Share photos and videos
- Store documents
- Create family profiles
- Connect generations
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Bring generations together in a private, cinematic space where every photo, video, and milestone lives forever. Share photos, videos, documents, profiles, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Legacy Digital at 5.0 against Paint 98's 3.9. Legacy Digital also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Paint 98's advantage is ratings volume (391 vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Paint 98 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Legacy Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.
Legacy Digital holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paint 98 has 391 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Paint 98's written reviews are positive against 100% of Legacy Digital's.
Paint 98 ships an update every 4 months, Legacy Digital every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint 98 | Legacy Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (391 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 391 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casl Media LLC | Luke Harrington |
Customer experience
Paint 98
Legacy Digital
Bugs and requests
Paint 98
Reported bugs
3 issues- Canvas randomly resets when zooming
- Text input not working for some users
- Crashes when importing large images
Requested features
5 requests- Add layers and transparency support
- Improve text tool and canvas resizing
- Provide more intuitive mouse/touch controls
- Allow exporting at higher resolutions
- Add undo/redo buttons to main UI
Legacy Digital
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paint 98
- Monthly Tip$0.991 Month
- Annual Tip$9.991 Year
- Tip$0.99
- Ultra Tip$4.99
- Super Ultra Tip$9.99
Legacy Digital
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Paint 98 free?
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