Paintstorm Studio Lite vs PaintBoard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
PaintBoard
This portable painting app offers a simple yet functional design for creating artwork. It provides various brushes, layer support, and custom colors, along with a wealth of inspiration materials. Ideal for both beginners and enthusiasts, it supports iPad and Apple Pencil for a seamless drawing experience.
- Multiple brushes
- Layer support
- Custom brush colors
- Rich painting materials
- iPad and Apple Pencil support
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PaintBoard is a super portable painting app. A simple design, complete functionality, and rich materials can help you quickly complete your artwork. Both beginners and painting enthusiasts can experience the joy of painting. -Complete functions: providing multiple brushes, supporting adding layers, and supporting custom brush colors. -Rich Materials: We provide you with a wealth of painting materials, where you can get inspiration. -Device support: Supports the use of iPads and Apple pencils, making painting more effortless. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, with the renewal fee deducted from your plan within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel automatic renewal at the Account Settings office at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. If your trial does not end, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you agree to the following terms: The terms of service: https://linkq002.github.io/posts/shunchang/fuwu Privacy policy: https://linkq002.github.io/posts/shunchang/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paintstorm Studio Lite at none against PaintBoard's 2. Paintstorm Studio Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (267 vs 39). PaintBoard's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 24%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. PaintBoard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Paintstorm Studio Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaintBoard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintstorm Studio Lite has 267 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Paintstorm Studio Lite's written reviews are positive against 57% of PaintBoard's.
Paintstorm Studio Lite ships an update every 4 months, PaintBoard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paintstorm Studio Lite | PaintBoard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (267 ratings) | 4.4 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 267 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergei Komarov | Hangzhou Shunchang Asset Management Inc. |
Customer experience
Paintstorm Studio Lite
PaintBoard
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
PaintBoard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paintstorm Studio Lite
No in-app purchases
PaintBoard
- Plus Quarterly3 Days trial$3.993 Months
- Pro version$7.99
Questions
Is Paintstorm Studio Lite free?
Is PaintBoard free?
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