Comparison

Tiny Paint vs Drawing ▫

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

About

Drawing ▫

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting app. Explore a wide array of brushes, colors, and tools to sketch, paint, and design on your iPhone or iPad. Features include custom mandalas, coloring pages, and a dedicated kids' desk.

Highlights
  • 40+ handcrafted brushes
  • Millions of colors
  • Import and draw on pictures
  • Custom mandalas and coloring pages
  • Dedicated kids' desk
  • Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
Features
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DrawingApp - Create amazing drawing art on the go with Drawing App for iPhone & iPad. 
Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use DrawingApp's state-of-the-art brushes & tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! 1. Sketch Desk: DrawingApp has 40+ handcrafted style paintbrush and millions of colors to choose from. Focusing on food & shelter is for common men. Pouring your creativity through DrawingApp is for unique humans: the misfits, the rebels, the art markers. The ones who not only see things differently but produce different, creative art. Here's to the common men who can now be an artist with the DrawingApp! Here is a minimalistic set of tools that can help you create the art you want: a. 40+ handcrafted brush tools that can help you imitate the real paintbrush; b. Ruler to create straight lines to your needs; c. Eraser to change or modify a drawing on the go; d. Embed picture and drawing in one art; e. Install the DrawingApp to know more! FEATURES - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone. - Draw creative sketches using 40+ brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly 2. Doodle Desk (NEW) With Doodle Desk you can create dazzling sketches, wonderful paintings & awesome illustrations! Key Feature: -Draw, Sketch & Paint anything. -You will find Every color to draw. -You can customize your color as you wish. -Import photo from gallery or by capturing a new photo. Draw on photo. Have fun! -Rotate & scale photos as much as you want. -You can change Brush size & Opacity settings. -Undo & Redo option for your every action. -Made very easy & convenient to use. -Save artworks in gallery & share them into any social network you want. -Record & share your art work 3. Coloring Desk: - Custom mandalas: bring your unique designs to life in the mandala creation mode - 20+ categories of unique colouring pages from talented illustrators - 40+ beautiful preset Solid & Gradient colour palettes - Custom palettes: combine any colours you like to create a matchless work of art - Various colouring tools - Post-editing effects 4. Kids Desk: - Funkiest canvas with 10+ drawing tools including pen, pencil, chalk, marker, Fill, glitter, gradient & watercolor brushes - Shapes & brushes, magical pattern brushes & an enchanting wand effect on every brush stroke - 50+ educational coloring pages 
 *We Support Apple Pencil for iPad Pro & 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones with Angle and Pressure with Water Color, Pencil, Pen tools etc.* Get DrawingApp Premium – weekly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD, Monthly subscription for $7.99 USD, OR yearly subscription for $29.99 USD OR one-time purchase with $35.99 for life-time. 
 Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to Sketch Desk, Coloring Desk, Kids Desk, and Doodle Desk - without ads & watermarks! 
 • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase & upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. • Note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. 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: http://drawingapp.me/privacy-policy.html Term: http://drawingapp.me/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiny Paint4 screens
Drawing ▫4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Paint at 81% against Drawing ▫'s 24%. Tiny Paint also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Drawing ▫'s advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (15K vs 525). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 6 months and Drawing ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Paint holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing ▫ has 15K ratings behind it against 525, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Tiny Paint's written reviews are positive against 24% of Drawing ▫'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Paint ships an update monthly, Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tiny Paint versus Drawing ▫: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny PaintDrawing ▫
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (525 ratings) — better4.1 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better23.7% of reviews
Number of ratings52515K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB184 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer80 Degree Photo StudioVora Bhavik

Customer experience

Tiny Paint

All ratings525 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.4%

Drawing ▫

All ratings15,164 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative68.8%

User reviews

Tiny Paint

From 525 App Store ratings

What 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

Drawing ▫

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great drawing experience
  • 👍 Friendly app introduction
  • 💡 Ability to draw on photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall
  • 🔍 Limited color and brush options in free version
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation and lack of clear exit 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

Drawing ▫

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
  • App freezing or crashing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and brush options
  • Improved layering and editing tools
  • Better save/load functionality
  • Tutorials or in-app guidance

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tiny Paint

Subscriptions1
  • UNLIMITED ACCESS3 Days trial$14.996 Months
One-time2
  • Unlock 450+ Paint Brushes$0.99
  • Unlock Elements & Filters$1.99
13 purchases

Drawing ▫

Subscriptions6
  • Drawing Apps Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Games Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Drawing Apps Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • DrawingApp Premium Year France3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Drawing Games Gold - Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Drawing Apps Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Drawing App - Low Credits$4.99
  • AI Pad - 11 Credits$9.99
  • AI Pad - 17 Credits$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove Ads and Popups$16.99
  • One Time Purchase Premium$22.99
  • Drawing App - Premium Credits$29.99
  • Drawing App One-time Purchase$35.99

Questions

Is Tiny Paint free?
Tiny Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing ▫ free?
Drawing ▫ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Paint or Drawing ▫?
Tiny Paint is rated higher. Tiny Paint averages 4.4 out of 5 from 525 ratings, while Drawing ▫ averages 4.1 from 15K ratings.
Do Tiny Paint or Drawing ▫ have ads?
Neither Tiny Paint nor Drawing ▫ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Paint or Drawing ▫?
Tiny Paint ships an update monthly, and Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tiny Paint was updated on October 15, 2026 and Drawing ▫ on October 19, 2026.

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