Comparison

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet vs Tiny Paint

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

Head to head
About

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet

Transform your iPad into a professional wireless drawing tablet for demanding creative work. Enjoy customizable workspaces, gesture shortcuts, and high-speed connectivity for efficient digital art creation on Mac and PC.

Highlights
  • Wireless or USB connectivity
  • Customizable gesture shortcuts
  • Keyboard support
  • Pressure curve customization
  • Second display functionality
  • Optimized for Apple Pencil
Features
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Go beyond a drawing tablet with Astropad Studio. Start a free 14-day trial today! Astropad Studio is the ultimate wireless drawing tablet, designed for the most demanding creative work. With complete workspace customization, Studio allows artists to work faster and more efficiently, with the freedom to work in the studio, at home, or on-the-go. Built for creative professionals with features like: · Wifi or USB connectivity · Built in 2nd display · Crystal clear & ultra-fast · Gesture shortcut customization · Keyboard support · Customizable pressure curves · Magic Gestures: Create your own gesture shortcuts with touch-Pencil combinations · Shortcut Sets: Sidebar shortcuts automatically adapt to match whatever Mac app you’re working in · Unlimited upgrades · Works on Mac and PC $14.99 monthly or $79.99 annually ___ STREAMLINED PRODUCTIVITY · Pinch to Zoom: Pinch to zoom and pan in Mac or PC Apps · Liquid Extreme: Up to 5x faster than baseline Liquid · Wifi & USB: Use your iPad as a drawing tablet plugged in or wirelessly · Keyboard Support: Access our built-in keyboard or use your own Bluetooth keyboard · Velocity Control: Analyzes network conditions dozens of times per second to balance image quality and latency COMPLETE CUSTOMIZATION · Magic Gestures: Create your own gesture shortcuts with touch-Pencil combinations · Shortcut Sets: Sidebar shortcuts automatically adapt to match whatever Mac app you’re working in BUILT FOR CREATIVES · Apple Pencil Optimized: Designed exclusively for the precision of Apple Pencil · Color Corrected: True to your source material with color corrected output and retina resolution ___ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS · Mac: OS X 10.14 or later · PC: Windows 10 64-bit, build 1809 or later · iPad iOS 13.1 or later: iPad Mini 4 (2015+), iPad Air (2014+), iPad Pro (2016+), iPad 5th generation (2017+) · Optimized for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil SUBSCRIPTION TERMS · $14.99 monthly or $79.99 annually · Price may vary by location. ___ Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card using your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. ___ MORE RESOURCES Download the free desktop companion app: astropad.com/downloads FAQ: astropad.com/faq Support: support@astropad.com Twitter: @astropad Instagram: @astropadco Facebook: facebook.com/astropadco ___ Privacy Policy: http://astropad.com/studio/privacy.html Terms of Use: http://astropad.com/studio/terms.html

About

Tiny Paint

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for creating, drawing, and editing images. It supports layers, a wide variety of brushes, and advanced selection tools for precise edits. Users can also remove unwanted objects and apply numerous filters and color adjustments.

Highlights
  • Unlimited layers with blend modes
  • Over 450 high-quality brushes
  • 60+ photo enhancement filters
  • Intelligent selection tools
  • Raster and vector graphics editing
  • Object removal (Inpaint)
  • Extensive resources (stickers, textures)
Features
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TinyPaint is an easy and full featured photo editor. Create, draw, design and retouch photos in minutes with TinyPaint! You won't believe how easy this is! FEATURES 1. Layers Support unlimited layers and 20+ blend modes. Support exporting and importing layered PSD files 2. Brushes Over 450 high quality brushes. Support Apple Pencil for iPad 2018 and 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones. Drawing whenever and wherever you want! 3. Filters Over 60 filters, ideal for enhancing your photos. 4. Select Select areas with Inteligence, Lasso, Magic Wand, Rect or Tap tool. Edit and apply effects to portions of photo while leaving unselected areas untouched. 5. Raster and Vector Graphics Editor If you want to design UI, web page or LOGO on the go, TinyPaint is for you. 6. Undo Undo any slippery editing mistakes. 7. Inpaint Remove unwanted objects from your photos. 8. Seamless Merge Combine two layers seamlessly. 9. Color 20 + Color FX and 10+ Color adjustment tools. 10. Resources Over 1000 stickers, textures, backgrounds, etc. 11. More Fill, stroke, text, crop, resize, rotate and etc. Paint Pro Subscription: • Get unlimited access for $14.99/6 months • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • 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://tinypaint.wordpress.com - Terms of Use: https://tinypaint.wordpress.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Paint at 81% against Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet's 46%. Tiny Paint also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 526). 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. Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Tiny Paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet has 3.8K ratings behind it against 526, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tiny Paint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet ships an update every 3 months, Tiny Paint monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet versus Tiny Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstropad Studio Drawing TabletTiny Paint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.4 (526 ratings)
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews81.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better526
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS139.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB336 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstro HQ80 Degree Photo Studio

Customer experience

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet

All ratings3,772 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative46.3%

Tiny Paint

All ratings526 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great
  • 🚀 Fantastic drawing experience
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with desktop apps
  • 👍 Customizable shortcuts and gestures
  • 👍 Pressure sensitivity and cursor preview

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and connection issues
  • 🐛 Laggy performance, especially over Wi-Fi
  • 💡 Lacks dual-screen functionality

Tiny Paint

From 526 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Great for drawing and editing
  • 💡 Lots of features and tools
  • 🎨 Useful for beginners and professionals
  • 🚀 Smooth performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 🔒 Limited functionality without subscription
  • 🎨 Difficult to navigate for some users
  • 🐛 Laggy and buggy at times

Bugs and requests

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and disconnects
  • Compatibility issues with certain apps
  • Unresponsive or glitchy input

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to use iPad as a secondary display
  • More affordable one-time purchase option
  • Improved stability and performance

Tiny Paint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save drawings
  • Brush settings reset unexpectedly
  • Layers disappear after exiting the app
  • Frequent freezes and lags when using certain tools

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add direct line tool
  • Improve layer management
  • Allow importing/exporting of PSD files
  • Provide a free version with fewer limitations
  • Improve overall stability and reduce crashes

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet

Subscriptions3
  • Subscription14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Subscription14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Astropad Studio Annual14 Days trial$99.991 Year
3 purchases

Tiny Paint

Subscriptions1
  • UNLIMITED ACCESS3 Days trial$14.996 Months
One-time2
  • Unlock 450+ Paint Brushes$0.99
  • Unlock Elements & Filters$1.99

Questions

Is Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet free?
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Paint free?
Tiny Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet or Tiny Paint?
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet is rated higher. Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Tiny Paint averages 4.4 from 526 ratings.
Do Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet or Tiny Paint have ads?
Neither Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet nor Tiny Paint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet or Tiny Paint?
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet ships an update every 3 months, and Tiny Paint monthly. Most recently, Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tiny Paint on October 28, 2026.

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