OrigamiDraw vs Kinetiform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OrigamiDraw
Design intricate origami crease patterns with ease. This app allows you to intuitively draw and verify complex folds, manage your designs, and export them in various formats. Perfect for experienced origami enthusiasts looking to create and share their own models.
- Design crease patterns intuitively
- Perform all Huzita-Hatori/Justin axioms
- Divide segments and angles
- Compose with building blocks
- Propagate folds across existing ones
- Verify flat-foldability
- Export designs in multiple formats
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For advanced origami folders, OrigamiDraw brings an unparalleled level of comfort to Crease Pattern (CP) design. On your couch —or anywhere inspiration strikes you— draw your CP as you would fold your paper, intuitively, easily, fast. With OrigamiDraw, you can: - Perform all folds possible with the 7 Huzita-Hatori/Justin axioms - Divide segments and angles in any number between 2 and 8 - Compose with building blocks from rabbit ear to frog base, or even your own patterns - Propagate new folds across existing ones, alternating mountain and valley folds (or not) - Instantly find the missing fold to flatten the paper around a node - Find and retain all references needed to replicate your model exactly - Verify the flat-foldability of your base, with clear indications if anything is missing - See an X-ray image of your folded model - Keep all your CPs in one place - Create different versions as your design evolves or to show a folding sequence - E-mail your CP to your desktop computer as an Oripa, Orihime, Oriedita, Flat-Folder, PNG, JPG, and/or SVG file
Kinetiform
This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.
- Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
- Auto Draw for generative art creation
- Regenerate patterns
- 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
- Customizable kaleidoscope settings
- Save and share drawings
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OrigamiDraw at none against Kinetiform's 1. OrigamiDraw also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 22 months). Kinetiform's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (92% vs 82%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OrigamiDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kinetiform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of OrigamiDraw's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.
OrigamiDraw ships an update every 7 months, Kinetiform every 22 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | OrigamiDraw | Kinetiform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Terao | Colordodge Labs |
Customer experience
OrigamiDraw
Kinetiform
In-app purchases
OrigamiDraw
No in-app purchases
Kinetiform
- Pro Mode$4.99








