Comparison

Paintstorm Studio vs DynBrushes

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

DynBrushes

Create photorealistic oil paintings on your device with a wide array of brushes that simulate real-world textures and stroke effects. Features a realistic paint blending algorithm and customizable canvases. Display your finished artwork in virtual scenes.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic oil painting creation
  • Wide range of oil paint brushes
  • Realistic paint blending algorithm
  • Customizable canvas parameters
  • Virtual scene display for artwork
Features
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This is an oil painting software that can be used to create almost photorealistic oil paintings on a computer. It comes with a wide range of oil paint brushes that can achieve various textures and stroke effects of oil paintings. Additionally, it features a blending algorithm that simulates the mixing of physical paints. The software includes multiple canvases, allowing you to adjust various parameters such as lighting and texture according to your preferences. You can also place your artwork in virtual scenes to admire it.

Screenshots

DynBrushes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DynBrushes at 5.0 against Paintstorm Studio's 4.4. DynBrushes also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and price ($7.99 vs $12.99). Paintstorm Studio's advantage is ratings volume (368 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

Paintstorm Studio costs $12.99 and DynBrushes $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DynBrushes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintstorm Studio has 368 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Paintstorm Studio's written reviews are positive against 78% of DynBrushes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintstorm Studio ships an update every 4 months, DynBrushes every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Paintstorm Studio versus DynBrushes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintstorm StudioDynBrushes
Price$12.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.4 (368 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings368 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei KomarovColorfulPhone

Customer experience

Paintstorm Studio

All ratings368 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative31.5%

DynBrushes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

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

DynBrushes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paintstorm Studio

No in-app purchases

None

DynBrushes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paintstorm Studio free?
Paintstorm Studio costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DynBrushes free?
DynBrushes costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paintstorm Studio or DynBrushes?
DynBrushes is rated higher. Paintstorm Studio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 368 ratings, while DynBrushes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paintstorm Studio or DynBrushes have ads?
Neither Paintstorm Studio nor DynBrushes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paintstorm Studio or DynBrushes?
Paintstorm Studio ships an update every 4 months, and DynBrushes every 6 days. Most recently, Paintstorm Studio was updated on September 6, 2026 and DynBrushes on September 24, 2026.

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