Comparison

Paintstorm Studio vs dARwing

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

Head to head
About

Paintstorm Studio

This app offers a professional digital painting experience on iOS devices, leveraging Apple Pencil for advanced control. It provides a vast array of customizable brushes, stroke correction, and intuitive tools for artists of all levels to create masterpieces on the go.

Highlights
  • Advanced brush customization
  • Stroke post-correction
  • Perspective-aware parameters
  • Dynamic and custom interface
  • Mask brush functionality
  • Photoshop PSD and ABR support
  • Apple Pencil integration
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Paintstorm Studio is the first iOS App designed not only for simple sketches, but professional digital painting of any level, genre and technique. Paintstorm helps you to discover the magnificence and unleash the full potential of Apple Pencil and brings you to a whole new level of drawing. Creating an art masterpiece has never been so mobile. A major feature of Paintstorm Studio is the array of brushes to choose from. We did our best so that you can easily and quickly adjust the brushes suitable to your painting style. Anyone who has ever painted knows it's hard to overestimate the painting tool and the importance of all the seemingly insignificant details. We tried not to miss any of them. Our goal was to create an intuitive, simple-to-use but at the same time functionally powerful tool that brings the process of digital painting to a new level, making it as comfortable as possible. - Full control of all brush options (Incredible possibilities for brush settings) - Bristle brushes of any form and kind - Stroke post correction (You can take an action on any option. Not only on the stroke thickness) - Parameters binding to the perspective - Dynamic interface (Global interface scale, panels scale, opacity, color) - Custom panels - Full controlled mask-brush (Each brush can work as mask for other brush) - Takes underlayer's color while blending - "Close gaps" function when you fill or select - Dirty brush mode - Stroke stabilizer - Usable color mixer - Different gradient strokes - Mirror drawing - Standart tools pack (Lasso, Magic wand, Crop, Fill, Gradient and etc) - Control of the random amounts - Photoshop PSD and ABR supported - Apple Pencil support (Pressure, Tilt, Direction)

About

dARwing

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Mit dARwing erlebst Du Zeichnen direkt. Dein Körper, z.B. deine Hand wird zum Zeichen-Stift. Wähle Strichstärke und Farbe, danach zeichne frei in deine Umgebung hinein. Das Einzige, was Du brauchst, ist dein iPhone oder iPad und eine zweite Person, die das Gerät auf Dich richtet. Deine Bewegungen werden auf dem Display als Kunstwerk sichtbar und am Zeichnungsort platziert. Sowohl das Endergebnis als auch der Entstehungsprozess der digitalen Spur werden gespeichert. Später kannst Du und andere dein Kunstwerk wieder am Zeichnungsort betrachten, in der Cloud als Objekt anschauen und sogar als physisches Kunstwerk ausdrucken. Künstlerische Freiheit in unendlichen Räumen. Zeige deinen Spirit & teile ihn mit der Welt.

Screenshots

dARwing3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: dARwing at Free against Paintstorm Studio's $12.99. dARwing also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Paintstorm Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (13.1 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

dARwing is free to download; Paintstorm Studio costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintstorm Studio ships an update every 4 months, dARwing monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paintstorm Studio versus dARwing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintstorm StudiodARwing
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (368 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings368 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei KomarovAugmentedCampus UG

Bugs and requests

Paintstorm Studio

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on startup or when using certain tools
  • Brush lag and performance issues with large canvases
  • Unreliable autosave and file management
  • Unresponsive or glitchy UI elements
  • Incompatibility with older iPad models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved brush customization and management
  • Seamless canvas rotation and zooming
  • Expanded layer and selection tools
  • Better text and typography support
  • Integrated cloud/online sync and sharing

dARwing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paintstorm Studio

No in-app purchases

None

dARwing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paintstorm Studio free?
Paintstorm Studio costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is dARwing free?
dARwing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paintstorm Studio or dARwing have ads?
Neither Paintstorm Studio nor dARwing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paintstorm Studio or dARwing?
Paintstorm Studio ships an update every 4 months, and dARwing monthly. Most recently, Paintstorm Studio was updated on October 11, 2026 and dARwing on October 2, 2026.

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