Comparison

Neon draw vs Draw Painter Drawing on Papers

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

Head to head
About

Neon draw

Create vibrant notes and drawings with dynamic lighting and fluorescent effects. Choose from various colors and animated strokes to bring your ideas to life. Save and share your creations, perfect for reminders, lists, sketching, or artistic doodling.

Highlights
  • Lighting and fluorescent effects
  • Animated strokes (dotted, double, lightning)
  • Save and share creations
  • Useful for notes, lists, and sketching
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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• Take notes and make drawings with lighting and fluorescent effects. • You can choose from different colors and strokes (dotted line, double line or lightning) that acquire motion while you write. • Save your notes and drawings and share them with your friends! • An app very useful for tablets or mobile phones. You can use it when an idea comes to your mind to write a Post-it as a reminder, to write the grocery list, to draw, to take notes at work or to sketch or doodle something. • Kids from the age of three can also use it, preschoolers or those who attend school as well. They can make beautiful drawings with neon lights, which later can be print in order to decorate their home. It’s more than a coloring book.

About

Draw Painter Drawing on Papers

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and photo editing app. Apply a wide range of tools, filters, effects, and stickers to enhance your images. Easily add text, remove blemishes, and share your masterpieces with the world.

Highlights
  • Drawing tools (pen, line, arrow, shapes)
  • Photo enhancement and filters
  • Stickers, frames, and overlays
  • Text and meme creation
  • Color splash and focus effects
  • Blemish and redeye removal
  • Sharing to social media
Features
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Draw Painter app Includes: Pen,Line,Arrow,Rect(Stroke),Rect(Fill),Ellipse(Stroke),Ellipse(Fill),Eraser,Text,Text (Multiline),Effects,Focus,Frames,Stickers,Enhance,Orientation,Crop,Lighting,Color,Splash,Draw,Text,Redeye,Whiten,Blemish… Many many colors, tools, filters and effects and they are all FREE!. Key Features: » Choose any color wha you like to set the pen or paper color » Select one template what you like for your painting on the blank paper » Draw or paint everything what you like on the color paper » Enhance with Hi-Def, Scenery, Food, Portrait, and Night » Stylize with free and purchasable filters » Get creative with stunning stickers, frames and overlays » Touch-up selfies with redeye and blemish removal » Boost smile wattage with teeth whitening » Selectively remove and replace color with Splash » Add drama with Sharpness » Add text and create your own memes » Crop, rotate, and straighten your painted photo » Draw attention to the subject of your drawed photo with Focus or Vignette » Modify brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows » Adjust saturation, warmth, tint and fade » Share your painted photo to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, What's App, WeChat, Weibo, Message, Email » Print your drawed photo to the nearest Walgreens

Screenshots

Neon draw4 screens
Draw Painter Drawing on Papers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Neon draw at 5.0 against Draw Painter Drawing on Papers's 4.3. Draw Painter Drawing on Papers's advantage is ratings volume (122 vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 47 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neon draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Draw Painter Drawing on Papers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon draw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Painter Drawing on Papers has 122 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neon draw ships an update every 47 months, Draw Painter Drawing on Papers every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Neon draw versus Draw Painter Drawing on Papers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeon drawDraw Painter Drawing on Papers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (122 ratings)
Positive reviews—45.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria GasconChaochuan Zhang

Customer experience

Neon draw

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Draw Painter Drawing on Papers

All ratings103 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral9.9%
Negative45.1%

Bugs and requests

Neon draw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Draw Painter Drawing on Papers

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App shuts down and loses work
  • App freezes on ads
  • App doesn't work
  • App restarts after finishing
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  • Ads freeze features
  • Cannot save anything
  • App crashes so much
  • App kicks user off drawings
  • App deleted artwork
  • App won't let me open existing photos
  • Advertisements pop up which freeze features
  • App logs user out and doesn't save work
  • Paid version doesn't work well
  • Restore payment to remove ads stops working
  • App shuts down and loses work regularly

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add makeup edits
  • Add rainbow colors
  • Add paint feature
  • Add auto-save or save feature
  • Add x alignment presets for text rotation
Show 7 more
  • Allow saving drawings
  • Allow layering of images
  • Improve color options
  • Add zoom functionality
  • Add better colors
  • Remove ads
  • Fix restarting issue

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon draw

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Draw Painter Drawing on Papers

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Neon draw free?
Neon draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draw Painter Drawing on Papers free?
Draw Painter Drawing on Papers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Neon draw or Draw Painter Drawing on Papers?
Neon draw is rated higher. Neon draw averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Draw Painter Drawing on Papers averages 4.3 from 122 ratings.
Do Neon draw or Draw Painter Drawing on Papers have ads?
Both Neon draw and Draw Painter Drawing on Papers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Neon draw or Draw Painter Drawing on Papers?
Neon draw ships an update every 47 months, and Draw Painter Drawing on Papers every 10 months. Most recently, Neon draw was updated on November 2, 2026 and Draw Painter Drawing on Papers on November 2, 2026.

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