Comparison

KineMaster (OLD) vs iPencil

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

Head to head
About

KineMaster (OLD)

Create professional-quality videos with intuitive editing tools. Access a vast library of templates, effects, and assets to enhance your projects. Save your creations in high resolution and share them across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Edit video templates
  • Cut, crop, and zoom tools
  • Asset Store access
  • 4K video saving
  • Transitions and effects
  • Stickers and fonts
Features
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Do more with your videos! Search for and download the newer version of KineMaster on the App Store now! KineMaster makes it easy to create incredible videos: • Download and re-edit video templates • Tools to cut, crop, and zoom your videos and images • Lots of searchable, downloadable transitions, effects, videos & images, stickers, fonts, and animations from the KineMaster Asset Store • Save your video in 4K at 60FPS • Many, many more features, options, and settings! Want even more? Just search for the new KineMaster on the App Store! Find out why creators love KineMaster for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram and why journalists, educators, marketers, and vloggers use it professionally! Download the new KineMaster to edit and share your own amazing videos! KineMaster is completely free to use, but you can unlock even more with a KineMaster Premium subscription! A subscription removes the KineMaster watermark, offers an ad-free experience and gives you unlimited access to the entire Asset Store. Learn more by tapping the crown button on the main screen. Subscriptions to KineMaster Premium automatically renew, unless auto-renew is turned off in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. KineMaster and KineMaster Asset Store Terms of Service: https://www.kinemaster.com/tos/ios Learn more about the latest version of KineMaster at KineMaster.com! For more information, please tap the FAQ button on the KineMaster main screen. If you cannot find the solution you're looking for, contact KineMaster by tapping the E-mail Support button at the bottom of any FAQ article.

About

iPencil

Create sophisticated vector graphics on your iPad with unlimited layers, powerful editing tools, and extensive import/export options. Customize your workspace with light, dark, or tinted themes.

Highlights
  • Unlimited layers
  • Path and text manipulation
  • Gradient fills
  • Boolean operations
  • Color wheel and swatch library
  • SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG import/export
Features
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iPencil is a vector illustration app designed from scratch for the iPad . It supports paths, compound paths, text, text on a path, images, groups, masks, gradient fills, and an unlimited number of layers. * Take control with unlimited layers. Feel free to add as many or as few elements in each layer to organise your drawings. Rename, rearrange, delete, hide and lock layers as you draw. Isolate the active layer for easy editing. Adjust each layers transparency independently to get your ideal composition. * Powerful editing at your fingertips. Easily manipulate single or multiple elements with powerful scale and rotate tools. Associate individual elements into groups. Interactively edit gradient fills on the canvas. Perform a range of Boolean operations on paths, including Unite, Intersect, Exclude and Subtract Front. * Colors to match your imagination. Picking the perfect color is easy with the freedom of the expressive color wheel. Or modify colors using RGB and HSB sliders. Enter the hexadecimal value to precisely match existing artwork colors. Sample colors using the dropper. Store and recall colors from the swatch library. * Import, export and sharing. Import drawings from desktop vector applications as SVG and include photos directly from your camera roll, or import PNG and JPEG images from cloud services. Export your drawings for sharing or importing into other apps as SVG, PDF, PNG and JPEG to all cloud storage services. Send drawings as photos directly to your camera roll. * Light, dark or tinted themes. Choose between the light and dark monochrome themes or the classic Inkpad with user interface tints. The light and dark themes make minimal use of color so that tints in the user interface do not distract from or influence your artwork color choices. Geti Pencil Premium. Unlimited access to the tools during the subscription period. The subscriptions are $0.99 week with 3 day trial period, $2.99 for 1 Months or equal to the same price tier as Apple App Store Matrix, determined as the equivalent of subscription price in USD. You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. 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 Sketch Pad Unlimited subscription. Terms & Conditions : http://ipencilpro.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy : http://ipencilpro.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

KineMaster (OLD)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KineMaster (OLD) at 74% against iPencil's 0%. KineMaster (OLD) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (262K vs 4). iPencil's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.2). On price, update cadence, 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. KineMaster (OLD) sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and iPencil sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KineMaster (OLD) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KineMaster (OLD) has 262K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of KineMaster (OLD)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of iPencil's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KineMaster (OLD) ships an update fortnightly, iPencil every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
KineMaster (OLD) versus iPencil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKineMaster (OLD)iPencil
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (262K ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings262K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.210.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKineMaster, Inc.Bon Tran

Customer experience

KineMaster (OLD)

All ratings261,680 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews2,293 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative16.0%

iPencil

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

KineMaster (OLD)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Media layers disappearing or resetting
  • Exported videos not saving properly
  • Chroma key issues with green screen
  • Text formatting and positioning problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free transitions and effects
  • Improve animation tools and controls
  • Allow customization of watermark size/placement
  • Enhance video export quality and speed

iPencil

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

KineMaster (OLD)

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)3 variants$3.991 Month
  • Premium (Quarterly)$10.493 Months
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  • Premium (Annual)2 variants$22.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$27.991 Year
One-time2
  • Spring & Summer Vibe$1.99
  • iKON Nametags$2.99
4 purchases

iPencil

Subscriptions4
  • Activity tools in a week$0.997 Days
  • Activity tools in month$3.491 Month
  • Activity tools in 3 month$6.493 Months
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  • Activity tools in year1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is KineMaster (OLD) free?
KineMaster (OLD) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iPencil free?
iPencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KineMaster (OLD) or iPencil?
KineMaster (OLD) is rated higher. KineMaster (OLD) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 262K ratings, while iPencil averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do KineMaster (OLD) or iPencil have ads?
KineMaster (OLD) shows ads; iPencil does not.
Which is updated more often, KineMaster (OLD) or iPencil?
KineMaster (OLD) ships an update fortnightly, and iPencil every 3 weeks. Most recently, KineMaster (OLD) was updated on October 27, 2026 and iPencil on October 8, 2026.

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