Comparison

Mandalas Drawing Studio vs DotIllustration

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

Head to head
About

Mandalas Drawing Studio

Create intricate mandala paintings with a simple virtual canvas. Enjoy a clean, modern interface designed to keep you focused on your creativity. Produce high-quality vector drawings with smooth zoom and sharp graphics, all without any advertisements.

Highlights
  • Create beautiful mandala paintings
  • Simple virtual canvas
  • High quality vector based drawings
  • Smooth zoom with sharp graphics
  • No ads for uninterrupted drawing
Features
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Create beautiful mandalas with just a few simple strokes. Mandalas: Drawing Studio turns every line you draw into a perfectly symmetrical pattern. Choose how many rotations you want, start drawing, and watch an intricate mandala bloom around the center. No artistic training required. Focus on your drawing and let your creativity flow. SYMMETRY DOES THE WORK • Set your number of rotations and every stroke is repeated around the canvas instantly • Mirror mode for perfectly balanced, reflected designs • On-screen guides show your symmetry axes while you draw, and step aside when you don't need them TOOLS THAT STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Brush, paint roller and eraser — that's all it takes • Full-spectrum color picker with transparency support • Adjustable line width and canvas background color • A clean, modern editor designed for both iPhone and iPad MADE FOR APPLE PENCIL • Hover preview shows exactly where your stroke will land before you touch the canvas • Squeeze your Apple Pencil Pro for a quick tool palette — switch tools and undo without breaking your flow • Low-latency drawing that keeps up with your hand TRUE VECTOR ARTWORK • Every stroke is a vector, so you can zoom as deep as you like and your artwork never looks pixelated • Export high-resolution images to share, post or print • Export SVG vectors to use in Illustrator, Affinity, Figma or your cutting machine WORK IN LAYERS • Build up a piece in layers, and show or hide them as you go • Undo and redo freely as you build up your drawing YOUR FILES, YOUR WAY • Your mandalas live in the Files app and iCloud Drive — open, rename, duplicate and organize them however you like • No account, no sign-up, and it works completely offline NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Draw whenever and wherever you want. There are no ads anywhere in Mandalas: Drawing Studio, and premium features — layers, HD image export and alternative app icons — are unlocked with a single one-time purchase. Never a subscription. Mandalas: Drawing Studio is made by an independent developer, and every purchase goes directly into making it better.

About

DotIllustration

Features
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I wanted to make a dot game, so I made an app for drawing dots. Version 2.0 I implemented a zoom function. Version 2.1 Bug fixes Version 2.2 Minor fixes

Screenshots

Mandalas Drawing Studio3 screens
DotIllustration3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DotIllustration at none against Mandalas Drawing Studio's 1. DotIllustration also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mandalas Drawing Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DotIllustration asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandalas Drawing Studio ships an update every 6 weeks, DotIllustration weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mandalas Drawing Studio versus DotIllustration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandalas Drawing StudioDotIllustration
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco Antônio PompeiTomohiro Adachi

Bugs and requests

Mandalas Drawing Studio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saving issues resulting in lost progress
  • Inconsistent performance after updates
  • Difficulty accessing certain settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a fill tool
  • Improve undo/redo functionality
  • Allow saving designs as vector files
  • Provide more color customization options
  • Enhance the zoom and panning capabilities

DotIllustration

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mandalas Drawing Studio

One-time1
  • Premium Features Package$2.99
None

DotIllustration

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mandalas Drawing Studio free?
Mandalas Drawing Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DotIllustration free?
DotIllustration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mandalas Drawing Studio or DotIllustration have ads?
Neither Mandalas Drawing Studio nor DotIllustration shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mandalas Drawing Studio or DotIllustration?
Mandalas Drawing Studio ships an update every 6 weeks, and DotIllustration weekly. Most recently, Mandalas Drawing Studio was updated on October 29, 2026 and DotIllustration on October 25, 2026.

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