Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet vs EasyCanvas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Wireless or USB connectivity
- Customizable gesture shortcuts
- Keyboard support
- Pressure curve customization
- Second display functionality
- Optimized for Apple Pencil
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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
EasyCanvas
Transform your iPad into a professional drawing tablet for your PC. Use your iPad and Apple Pencil to draw directly in popular art software like Photoshop and Clip Studio. Enjoy features like palm rejection and pen pressure sensitivity for a natural drawing experience.
- iPad as wired/wireless drawing tablet
- Draw in PC art programs
- Supports Apple Pencil pressure & tilt
- Palm rejection
- Virtual display solution
- Wired and wireless connection
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EasyCanvas, turn your iPad into a wired or wireless liquid crystal tablet EasyCanvas is an app that lets you use your iPad as a wired or wireless liquid crystal tablet. Draw directly in PC programs such as Photoshop and Clip Studio through your iPad. ▶ Excellent performance of iPad and Apple Pencil Now, if you have a iPad and Apple Pencil, you don't need to buy an expensive LCD tablet. The excellent hardware of the iPad is combined with the technology of EasyCanvas to make the perfect LCD tablet. ▶ Familiarize yourself with drawing on paper It fully supports "Palm Rejection", which allows you to draw with your palm on the screen, and "Pen Pressure" and "Tilt" of the Apple Pencil. Also, the stable performance makes the screen and stylus movement smoother. ▶ Independent Virtual Display Solution Easy&Light's virtual display solution provides extended display. It can be used as an extended monitor in triple or higher environments as well as a dual monitor. ▶ Simultaneous wired/wireless connection support It supports both stable USB connection and convenient wireless connection via Wi-Fi. Now work anywhere, anytime, any way you want. Pay after you experience it for yourself! We provide a trial function that you can use for free for 3 days. [Support Environment] PC: Windows 10 (WDDM version 2.0 or later) iPad : iOS 12.2 or later iPad - Support : http://www.easynlight.com/en/supporteasycanvas - Privacy policy : https://www.easynlight.com/easycanvaspolicy/
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet at 4.7 against EasyCanvas's 3.5. Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 87). EasyCanvas's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (55% vs 46%). 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
Both are free to download. Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and EasyCanvas sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet has 3.8K ratings behind it against 87, 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 55% of EasyCanvas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet ships an update every 3 months, EasyCanvas every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet | EasyCanvas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better | 3.5 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 54.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astro HQ | DEVGURU Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet
EasyCanvas
User reviews
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat 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
EasyCanvas
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent price-to-value ratio
- 🎨 Smooth Apple Pencil support with minimal lag
- 📱 Works seamlessly over both USB and wireless connections
- 🖥️ Can function as extended display monitor
- ⚡ Fast and responsive performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection drops and disconnections
- 📡 Wireless mode unreliable and often fails
- 🎯 Pen/cursor calibration offset issues
- ⏱️ Noticeable lag and latency in some scenarios
- 🔄 Requires reinstallation to fix connection problems
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
EasyCanvas
Reported bugs
16 issues- App stuck on 'Waiting for connection' screen indefinitely
- Wireless connection fails after initial setup
- Pen coordinates misaligned with touch point
- Display resolution scaling causes offset issues
- App crashes when used with certain software (Photoshop, Clip Studio)
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- Subscription recognized by App Store but not in-app
- Windows driver service runs continuously and won't uninstall
- Pen stroke lag and jittery line drawing
- Screen mirroring crops right edge of display
- Disconnects when iPad home screen is accessed
- Performance degradation after recent updates
- Pen pressure not working in some applications
- Touch input stops working after pencil use
- Display refresh rate and aspect ratio issues
- Hotspot auto-enables causing cellular data drain
- Subscription charged during free trial period
Requested features
15 requests- Dark mode for the app interface
- Keyboard and mouse support pass-through
- Multi-touch gesture customization (2-finger, 3-finger taps)
- Bluetooth keyboard support
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
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- Cursor visibility when hovering
- Portrait/vertical orientation support
- Customizable shortcut buttons and floating panels
- Right-click and middle-mouse button alternatives
- Audio streaming support
- Mac version of the app
- Pressure sensitivity adjustment controls
- Extended display mode improvements
- Automatic background connection maintenance
- Better calibration/sync options
In-app purchases
Astropad Studio Drawing Tablet
- Subscription14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Subscription14 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Astropad Studio Annual14 Days trial$99.991 Year
EasyCanvas
- Subscribe now3 Days trial$4.991 Year
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