Comparison

Drawing Pad vs Makeup Studio

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

Head to head
About

Drawing Pad

This app allows users to draw, sketch, and doodle with a variety of tools and brushes. It offers features for photo editing, a coloring book, and the ability to record and share creations. Users can enhance their artwork with stickers, stamps, and frames.

Highlights
  • Drawing, sketching, and doodling tools
  • Photo editing with magic brush effects
  • Coloring book with multiple categories
  • Record and share drawings as video
  • Stickers, stamps, and frames
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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Drawings is a cool doodling app that allows you to draw, sketch, doodle while you are traveling or just relaxing a home! **Kids Doodle** (NEW) - Creative Kids Doodle brings to life your unique designing experience - 10+ unique canvas backgrounds that you can change while drawing. - You can record your drawing on canvas as a video and share it with your friends - Beautiful preset color palettes: choose one that fits best and fill a picture with colors from soft and muted to bold and lively - Apple Pencil support: enjoy an easy and intuitive process of coloring on the crisp screen of iPad Pro. 1. Doodle Desk! Are you a Doodle Lover? - Yes! Unleash your creativity and create amazing Doodles with getting Drawing Pad. Create beautiful Doodles with different tools like 3D brushes, stickers, stamps and so on. Want to show you doodling skills to your friends/family? Share it on social media platforms like Facebook or Instagram. No happy with your Doodle? Want to give a perfect finishing touch? Drawing Pad comes with smooth erasing, undo, redo & specific brushes for a perfect Doodle. 2. Sketch Desk! You love sketching, but cannot carry your sketchbook, everywhere? Don’t worry install Drawing Pad in your iPhone/iPad and sketch while on a go! You can create beautiful sketches with various brush tools like as pen, pencil, highlighter & so on. Also, you can pick up your favorite colors from the quick colors tool. With options like Undo, Redo and flexible eraser, you can create that perfect sketch. 3. Photo Desk for Creative Editors Are you an artist who also creates beautiful effects for your photos? Drawing Pad comes with Magic brush stroke effects. This allows you to add more liveliness to your photos. Moreover, beautify your photos with a collection of attractive stamps & stickers, vibrant frames, & a cropping tool. You can import photos from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, & other networks. Export your ArtWork :- You can export your sketches, drawings, & doodles to other physical products like Phone cases, Posters, Cushions, Frames, & many more. 4. Coloring Book - Creative coloring book brings to life your unique designing experience - 10+ categories of unique coloring pages from talented illustrators - with frequent collection updates you’ll always have something new to color - Custom palettes: combine any colors you like to create a matchless work of art Drawing Pad app is always easy to use, but you can enjoy even more powerful drawing features with the auto-renewed subscription. Subscription Terms for Drawing Premium • Length of subscription: Month • Introductory Trial: 3 Days free trial • Price of subscription: 3 Day Free Trial then $8.99 / month • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, & identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user & auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before 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. • Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, & you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC or Account Settings on your device after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://drawingsdesk.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://drawingsdesk.com/terms-of-use/

About

Makeup Studio

This app allows users to practice and visualize makeup looks on diverse digital face charts. Explore a vast collection of colors and textures to create natural or glamorous styles, and even pick outfits to complete the look. Perfect for aspiring and professional makeup artists, or anyone wanting to experiment with virtual beauty.

Highlights
  • Diverse face chart templates
  • Extensive makeup color palettes
  • Variety of makeup textures
  • Mirror tool for precise application
  • Outfit selection feature
  • Virtual makeup visualization
Features
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Introducing "Makeup Studio", a revolutionary mobile application designed for makeup enthusiasts and professional make-up artists in honing their creativity and practicing makeup styles. INTERACTIVE MAKEUP TUTORIAL Improve your skills with this makeup practice. Learn step by step professional makeup artist techniques. FACE CHARTS TEMPLATES Choose between 3 models of girls of different races, we’re all about diversity! WIDE MAKEUP COLLECTIONS Both suitable for natural and full glam looks. EXTRAORDINARY COLORS Come and try out all the products and create an eye-catching look using lavender concealer or pink foundation. PLAY WITH TEXTURES Matte, gloss, metallic, creamy, highlighter, and glitter. Use what fits your mood! MIRROR TOOL Yes Queen, slay with your sharp eyeliner on both eyes and well-blended eyeshadows. PICK AN OUTFIT Throw a stunning fit on. Dress to impress. Unleash your imagination and color face charts to visualize your desired makeup look before application. Or just have fun :) https://happsify.com/privacy https://happsify.com/tos

Screenshots

Drawing Pad4 screens
Makeup Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drawing Pad at none against Makeup Studio's shown. Drawing Pad also leads on ratings volume (99K vs 2.9K) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Drawing Pad sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Makeup Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Drawing Pad against 4.4 for Makeup Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Pad has 99K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Drawing Pad's written reviews are positive against 38% of Makeup Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing Pad ships an update weekly, Makeup Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drawing Pad versus Makeup Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing PadMakeup Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (99K ratings)4.4 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews — better38.3% of reviews
Number of ratings99K — better2.9K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#181 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB355 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunny Side Hurricane LLCHappsify, LLC

Customer experience

Drawing Pad

All ratings99,270 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews932 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative51.6%

Makeup Studio

All ratings2,894 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive38.3%
Neutral13.4%
Negative48.3%

User reviews

Drawing Pad

From 99K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎨 Good for basic drawing and doodling
  • 👍 Helpful for improving drawing skills
  • 🎨 Provides a variety of brushes and tools

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription to access full features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Frequent pop-ups and ads
  • 🐛 Laggy performance and glitches
  • 🔒 Limited functionality without subscription

Makeup Studio

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Enjoyable experience
  • 🎨 Creative freedom
  • 🙌 No ads
  • 💕 Loved by users

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for key features
  • 🔧 Lack of blending tools
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited options

Bugs and requests

Drawing Pad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings not saving properly
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Unresponsive touch controls

Requested features

4 requests
  • More drawing tools and customization options
  • Ability to save and export drawings
  • Smoother performance and fewer bugs
  • More affordable pricing model

Makeup Studio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scrolling issues
  • Makeup application problems
  • Glitches when using certain features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add blending tool
  • Improve hair coloring options
  • Provide more free content
  • Add tutorial/guidance for beginners

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Drawing Pad

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Lite Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Pro Weekly Offer3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Drawing Pad Subscriptions3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Pro Weekly Trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Lite Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Lite Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Makeup Studio

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Subscription$9.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription Trial$19.991 Month
  • 2 Month Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months

Questions

Is Drawing Pad free?
Drawing Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Makeup Studio free?
Makeup Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing Pad or Makeup Studio?
Makeup Studio is rated higher. Drawing Pad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 99K ratings, while Makeup Studio averages 4.4 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Drawing Pad or Makeup Studio have ads?
Makeup Studio shows ads; Drawing Pad does not.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Pad or Makeup Studio?
Drawing Pad ships an update weekly, and Makeup Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Drawing Pad was updated on November 5, 2026 and Makeup Studio on November 4, 2026.

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