Paint Drawing Video vs Draw Joy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint Drawing Video
Learn to draw with this app that records your creative process as a video. Explore a public gallery of user-created art and save your own masterpieces to continue later.
- Drawing tutorial
- Save and resume drawings
- Video playback of drawing process
- Color palette and RGB options
- Adjustable brush size and types
- Public art gallery
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Draw freely, then replay every stroke. Paint Drawing Video lets you draw with pens and brushes, save a drawing on your device, and watch how it was made. • Round and square pens and five brushes • A 20-colour palette with RGB controls • Adjustable size and opacity, plus an eraser • One on-device save slot • Stroke-by-stroke replay • A movable tool panel and landscape layout The in-app Community Gallery is for adults 18 or older. Adults can browse moderator-approved drawings, replay their drawing order, and choose to submit a drawing saved on their device with a title and display name after accepting the posting rules. Submissions appear in the app’s gallery and on the gallery website only after moderator approval. You can report a work or creator, hide a creator, or withdraw your own submission. Your drawing is never uploaded automatically. Age setup is required on first launch. Your exact age is not saved; an age group is kept on your device to adjust ads. Viewing and posting in the in-app gallery are available only to adults. A banner may appear in Settings or the menu. Under-18 users see no full-screen ad before replay. Adults see a notice before an ad may appear, at most once every 10 minutes, and can choose whether to continue. Playback starts immediately when no ad can be shown. Ads are not shown while drawing or during playback. You can draw after age setup even if you decline advertising consent. Replay takes place inside the app. It does not export video files or save images to Photos. Compatible drawings saved by the previous version are imported when the original data is still available.
Draw Joy
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DrawJoy is a fun and creative drawing app for kids that combines coloring, tracing, and augmented reality (AR) into one playful experience. Kids can learn to draw step by step, color cute illustrations, and bring their artwork to life in AR. With hundreds of templates and creative activities, DrawJoy helps children improve imagination, creativity, and focus while having fun. Features: * AR drawing experience * Step-by-step drawing lessons * Coloring mode for kids * 1000+ drawing templates * Save and sync artwork * Kid-friendly and easy to use DrawJoy Information: - Website: https://drawjoy.app/ - Terms of Service: https://drawjoy.app/terms - Privacy Policy: https://drawjoy.app/privacy - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Drawing Video at none against Draw Joy's 2. Paint Drawing Video also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Draw Joy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 61 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Draw Joy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Paint Drawing Video asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paint Drawing Video ships an update every 61 months, Draw Joy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint Drawing Video | Draw Joy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 61 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TAKAHARU INOUE | Dang Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Paint Drawing Video
No in-app purchases
Draw Joy
- DrawJoy Premium$1.991 Month
- DrawJoy Lifetime$14.99
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