Tiny Paint vs Super Simple Draw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Paint
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for creating, drawing, and editing images. It supports layers, a wide variety of brushes, and advanced selection tools for precise edits. Users can also remove unwanted objects and apply numerous filters and color adjustments.
- Unlimited layers with blend modes
- Over 450 high-quality brushes
- 60+ photo enhancement filters
- Intelligent selection tools
- Raster and vector graphics editing
- Object removal (Inpaint)
- Extensive resources (stickers, textures)
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TinyPaint is an easy and full featured photo editor. Create, draw, design and retouch photos in minutes with TinyPaint! You won't believe how easy this is! FEATURES 1. Layers Support unlimited layers and 20+ blend modes. Support exporting and importing layered PSD files 2. Brushes Over 450 high quality brushes. Support Apple Pencil for iPad 2018 and 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones. Drawing whenever and wherever you want! 3. Filters Over 60 filters, ideal for enhancing your photos. 4. Select Select areas with Inteligence, Lasso, Magic Wand, Rect or Tap tool. Edit and apply effects to portions of photo while leaving unselected areas untouched. 5. Raster and Vector Graphics Editor If you want to design UI, web page or LOGO on the go, TinyPaint is for you. 6. Undo Undo any slippery editing mistakes. 7. Inpaint Remove unwanted objects from your photos. 8. Seamless Merge Combine two layers seamlessly. 9. Color 20 + Color FX and 10+ Color adjustment tools. 10. Resources Over 1000 stickers, textures, backgrounds, etc. 11. More Fill, stroke, text, crop, resize, rotate and etc. Paint Pro Subscription: • Get unlimited access for $14.99/6 months • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable - Privacy Policy: https://tinypaint.wordpress.com - Terms of Use: https://tinypaint.wordpress.com
Super Simple Draw
A minimalist drawing application designed for quick sketches and notes, offering seamless integration with Apple Pencil and widgets. It supports various iPad features and standard iOS sharing, making it as easy to use as a physical whiteboard.
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Pencil gesture support
- iPad multitasking
- Grid and lined backgrounds
- Draw on images
- Save for Instagram
- Undo/redo functionality
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Minimalist drawing app. Supports Apple Pencil (new & old), widgets, both portrait & landscape, iPad multitasking, standard iOS share, the latest devices. Pick up & use. Like a white board or scratch paper. Features: • Widget to show case the latest or favorite drawing on the home screen • Apple Pencil gesture support • Multi-window and multitasking support on iPadOS • Original Apple Pencil support • Grid background and lined background • Draw on top of another picture • Save square images for Instagram submission • Draw in either landscape or portrait • Undo and redo • Standard iOS share/action button (copy, save, send to other messaging/social apps) Perfect for: • Jotting down notes • Illustrate something to friends/coworkers through drawing • Draw/sketch something casually • Tell stories to kids with quick illustrations • Play quick random games with friends (e.g. draw and guess, or any simple board game you just invented) • Practice some basic drawing skills (drawing straight line, parallel lines, circles, faces, etc) Draw for a better world: Super Simple Draw started as a way to reduce the use of papers because we believe that the current environmental degradation and the climate change are pressing issues that demand urgent actions. Now we took a step further: for every ~2000 lines you draw, we plant a tree through a partnership with Trees for the Future. More than ten thousand trees have been planted so far. Learn more at https://trees.theiosapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Super Simple Draw at free with in-app purchases against Tiny Paint's subscription. Super Simple Draw also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (4K vs 525). Tiny Paint's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Tiny Paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 6 months and Super Simple Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Super Simple Draw holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Simple Draw has 4K ratings behind it against 525, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 82% positive.
Tiny Paint ships an update monthly, Super Simple Draw every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Paint | Super Simple Draw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (525 ratings) | 4.7 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 525 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 336 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 80 Degree Photo Studio | Bao Lei |
Customer experience
Tiny Paint
Super Simple Draw
User reviews
Tiny Paint
From 525 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Great for drawing and editing
- 💡 Lots of features and tools
- 🎨 Useful for beginners and professionals
- 🚀 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 🔒 Limited functionality without subscription
- 🎨 Difficult to navigate for some users
- 🐛 Laggy and buggy at times
Super Simple Draw
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Good color selection
- 💡 Simple and straightforward
- 🎨 Supports Apple Pencil
- 🎨 Great for quick sketching and drawing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional lag or delay in line drawing
- 🔍 Lack of zoom or detail features
- 🎨 Limited brush/tool options
- 🎨 Could use more color options
Bugs and requests
Tiny Paint
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to save drawings
- Brush settings reset unexpectedly
- Layers disappear after exiting the app
- Frequent freezes and lags when using certain tools
Requested features
5 requests- Add direct line tool
- Improve layer management
- Allow importing/exporting of PSD files
- Provide a free version with fewer limitations
- Improve overall stability and reduce crashes
Super Simple Draw
Reported bugs
2 issues- In-app purchase issues with ads still showing
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add zoom and pan functionality
- Implement more brush/tool options
- Expand color palette
- Add ability to save and load drawings
In-app purchases
Tiny Paint
- UNLIMITED ACCESS3 Days trial$14.996 Months
- Unlock 450+ Paint Brushes$0.99
- Unlock Elements & Filters$1.99
Super Simple Draw
- Remove Ads$0.99
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