Comparison

Paintstorm Studio Lite vs Tayasui Doodle Book

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

Head to head
About

Paintstorm Studio Lite

This app offers professional digital painting tools for artists of all levels. It provides extensive brush customization, stroke correction, and intuitive controls to enhance the mobile art creation experience. Discover new possibilities for digital drawing with advanced features and Apple Pencil support.

Highlights
  • Extensive brush customization
  • Stroke post-correction
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Dynamic interface
  • Mirror drawing
  • Standard tools pack
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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 - Standard tools pack (Lasso, Magic wand, Crop, Fill, Gradient and etc) - Control of the random amounts - Apple Pencil support (Pressure, Tilt, Direction) Lite version restrictions: - It is not possible to load and save psd files - A watermark is added to the picture Upgrade to the full version and get rid of the limits!

About

Tayasui Doodle Book

Unleash your creativity with a digital sketchbook offering a variety of patterns and smart tools. Doodle freely or create intricate masterpieces with an expansive range of artistic possibilities. Enjoy moments of relaxation or intense creative expression.

Highlights
  • Dozens of original patterns
  • Smart drawing tools
  • Optional soothing sounds
  • Freehand drawing
  • Pattern-based doodling
  • Creative relaxation
Features
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Just want to doodle like crazy, and no pen and paper in sight?! Here comes Doodle Book! Ease your itch with its dozens of original patterns and smart tools (with optional soothing sounds), and doodle like there’s no tomorrow or draw with no fear of the daunting blank page! Open the app and choose a pattern that suits your mood. And just doodle carelessly, improvise a collection of bearmojis, make fish and sweets rain altogether… Or free your drawing spirit and let your imagination run wild: festive crowd, glorious architecture, futuristic microcosm… there’s no limit! Extravagant doodling or intricate masterpiece, enjoy a moment of pure relaxation or intense creativity! Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: monthly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tayasui Doodle Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tayasui Doodle Book at 4.5 against Paintstorm Studio Lite's 4.0. Tayasui Doodle Book also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 24%). Paintstorm Studio Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Tayasui Doodle Book sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Paintstorm Studio Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tayasui Doodle Book holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 267 and 126 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Paintstorm Studio Lite's written reviews are positive against 47% of Tayasui Doodle Book's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintstorm Studio Lite ships an update every 4 months, Tayasui Doodle Book fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paintstorm Studio Lite versus Tayasui Doodle Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintstorm Studio LiteTayasui Doodle Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (267 ratings)4.5 (126 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews46.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings267 — better126
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei KomarovSKETCHES SRL

Customer experience

Paintstorm Studio Lite

All ratings262 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative62.4%

Tayasui Doodle Book

All ratings109 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive46.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative39.8%

User reviews

Paintstorm Studio Lite

From 267 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Excellent brushes and color mixing
  • 🎨 Sophisticated drawing tools
  • 🖌️ Advanced interface like desktop apps
  • 🖥️ Powerful features on par with desktop software

Room to improve

  • 🚧 Cluttered and confusing interface
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • 💦 Annoying watermark on exported artwork
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials

Tayasui Doodle Book

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💫 Relaxing doodling experience
  • 🎨 Satisfying drawing tools
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Realistic paper and pencil sounds
  • 🎨 Variety of background patterns

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy page navigation
  • 💰 Limited free features, requires paid upgrade
  • 🖌️ Lack of customization options (pen size, color, etc.)
  • 🤔 Confusing tutorial
  • 🤔 Unclear access to paid features

Bugs and requests

Paintstorm Studio Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when opening or switching between projects
  • Brush settings and color wheel disappearing unexpectedly
  • Inability to save or recover unsaved artwork

Requested features

4 requests
  • Remove watermark option
  • Ability to import photos and images
  • Better organization and customization of UI
  • More intuitive brush and tool controls

Tayasui Doodle Book

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Inability to progress through tutorial
  • Drawings not saving properly
  • Paid features not unlocking as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to disable finger input when using stylus
  • Ability to save and view past drawings
  • More background options, including blank pages
  • Easier page navigation and management
  • Color palette and brush customization

In-app purchases

None

Paintstorm Studio Lite

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tayasui Doodle Book

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium$2.991 Month
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$3.997 Days
  • Yearly premium$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Doodle Book Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Paintstorm Studio Lite free?
Paintstorm Studio Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tayasui Doodle Book free?
Tayasui Doodle Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paintstorm Studio Lite or Tayasui Doodle Book?
Tayasui Doodle Book is rated higher. Paintstorm Studio Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Tayasui Doodle Book averages 4.5 from 126 ratings.
Do Paintstorm Studio Lite or Tayasui Doodle Book have ads?
Tayasui Doodle Book shows ads; Paintstorm Studio Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Paintstorm Studio Lite or Tayasui Doodle Book?
Paintstorm Studio Lite ships an update every 4 months, and Tayasui Doodle Book fortnightly. Most recently, Paintstorm Studio Lite was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tayasui Doodle Book on November 4, 2026.

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