Comparison

DrawPlus vs pxCut

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

Head to head
About

DrawPlus

Enhance your images with a comprehensive suite of annotation tools, including lines, text, and effects. Quickly create collages, stitch long screenshots, and read QR codes. Share your visual ideas for fun, home, school, or work.

Highlights
  • Extensive annotation tools (lines, text, effects)
  • Fast tool switching with swipe gestures
  • QR Code and Barcode Reader
  • Photo collage creation
  • Long screenshot stitching
  • Action Extension and iCloud sync support
Features
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A super-helpful image annotation tool for Free! DrawPlus is better than the one in the system. The interface is simple and beautiful. The annotation tool is easy to use. Features: POWERFUL TOOLS: Annotate now including line, dash line, curve line, arrow, twins arrow, curve arrow, rect, text, magnifier, spotlight, clip, blur effect and mosaic tools. DO FASTER & DO EASIER It’s like using shortcut in Photoshop, switch tools ever fast on a touch screen, just one swipe, the tools will automatic expand, keep swiping to switch, then release your finger to select. QR Code Reader and Scanner: The easiest and fastest QR Code and Barcode Reader COLLAGE: Many collage format bright up your photos. LONG SCREENSHOT: Automatically combine your screenshots into one full content image. SMALL WIDGETS, DOING A GREAT JOB Preview, Delete your photos right on widgets page, and the network activity monitor shows your device network status, upload/download speeds, received/sent data, storage in real time. ACTION EXTENSION: Fully support Action Extension, Photo Editing Extension, Edits Sync via iCloud Photo Library, URL Schemes. People everywhere use DrawPlus to help them visually share their thoughts with others. Here are a few ways you can use it, too: FOR FUN Mark up photos of silly, cool, or inspiring things you see and share them via social, email, SMS, and more. FOR HOME Annotate photos of your backyard to plan out your vegetable garden. FOR SCHOOL Share a diagram of the earth’s layers and have students label it with you FOR EVENTS Capture a map, mark it up, and share it with your friends to show them where you'll be. FOR WORK Open a PDF and highlight changes to skip the lengthy, confusing email chains and give clear feedback.

About

pxCut

Features
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Hide private info in screenshots — fast. Blur, pixelate, crop, and mark up anything before you share it. Nothing leaves your device. HIDE WHAT'S PRIVATE • Pixelate or blur addresses, phone numbers, names, and faces with a swipe • Redact with shapes — rectangles, circles, lines, and stars • Spotlight one area and blur everything around it SAY EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN • Circle it, point to it, highlight it • Add text notes anywhere, at any angle • Crop straight to the part that matters SHARE WITH CONFIDENCE • Exports match exactly what you see on screen • Full resolution to Photos, Copy, or Share • Pick up any edit where you left off PRIVATE BY DESIGN pxCut only sees the screenshot you pick. It uses Apple's system photo picker — no library access, no cloud upload, no account, and no analytics on your images. MADE FOR • Anyone sharing screenshots online • Designers and PMs giving feedback • Support teams hiding customer data • Creators marking up references Built natively for iPhone and iPad. Some tools require pxCut Pro, available as an in-app purchase.

Screenshots

DrawPlus4 screens
pxCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DrawPlus at every 3 weeks against pxCut's every 6 weeks. DrawPlus also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. DrawPlus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and pxCut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrawPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, pxCut every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DrawPlus versus pxCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawPluspxCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNan ChaoEager.app

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DrawPlus

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro Version$0.99
1 purchases

pxCut

One-time1
  • pxCut Pro$8.99

Questions

Is DrawPlus free?
DrawPlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is pxCut free?
pxCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DrawPlus or pxCut have ads?
Neither DrawPlus nor pxCut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrawPlus or pxCut?
DrawPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, and pxCut every 6 weeks. Most recently, DrawPlus was updated on October 26, 2026 and pxCut on October 24, 2026.

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