Chalk Draw vs Drawing Apps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chalk Draw
This app provides a virtual chalkboard experience for children to draw, doodle, and practice writing. It offers realistic chalk effects, a simple interface, and options to save and share artwork, fostering creativity and learning without the mess.
- Virtual chalkboard with realistic chalk effects
- Easy drawing and erasing
- Save and share artwork
- Colorful chalk options
- Simple, distraction-free interface
- Suitable for primary and middle school students
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Let kids draw, erase, and play just like on a real chalkboard. Chalk Draw brings the classic blackboard to life in a clean, fun, and creative way. Kids can freely express their imagination while developing important learning skills. Chalk Draw is the perfect tool for both fun and education — whether it's doodling, practicing math, or learning to write letters. Key Features * Virtual chalkboard with realistic chalk effects * Easy to draw, erase, and start over * Save and share your artwork * Colorful chalk options designed for kids * Simple, distraction-free interface * Perfect for primary and middle school students No mess. No limits. Just creativity.
Drawing Apps
Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.
- Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
- Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
- Layers and Photoshop blend modes
- Selection and clipping masks
- Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
- Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html
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Verdict
Chalk Draw and Drawing Apps both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Drawing Apps's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chalk Draw's. Drawing Apps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 55 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Chalk Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Chalk Draw against 4.4 for Drawing Apps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Chalk Draw's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drawing Apps's.
Chalk Draw ships an update every 55 months, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chalk Draw | Drawing Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | An Banh | Gang Ji |
Customer experience
Chalk Draw
Drawing Apps
Bugs and requests
Chalk Draw
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Drawing Apps
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and app closures
- Layers not working as expected
- Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
- Difficulty navigating the app
Requested features
5 requests- More free brushes and tools
- Ability to save and export drawings
- Undo/redo functionality improvements
- Color customization options
- Tracing feature for photos
In-app purchases
Chalk Draw
- Upgrade Vip$0.99
Drawing Apps
- DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
- DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
- Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
- DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
- DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- 300 Coins$5.99
- 900 Coins$14.99
- 1200 Coins$19.99
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- Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
- 5000 Coins$59.99
- Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99
Questions
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