Comparison

Tiny Paint vs Dear Bear

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

Dear Bear

Unleash your creativity with a user-friendly drawing application. Offers a variety of brushes, layers, and import options for both finger and Apple Pencil use. Perfect for sketching everyday wonders.

Highlights
  • Variety of brushes
  • Customizable layers
  • Image import function
  • Finger and Apple Pencil support
  • Professional drawing tools
Features
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Dear Bear - Draw the wonderful things every day. Dear Bear is a simple and cute drawing app, where you can draw all kinds of beautiful things in life. In addition to drawing with your fingers, you can also use the Apple Pencil with the iPad. Provide you with professional drawing tools - A lot of drawing materials - A variety of interesting brushes - custom layers - Image import function Hurry up and download the Dear Bear, let's create wonderful things together in the painting world. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the Account Settings Department. To cancel the automatic renewal, you must at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start subscribing. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/fuwu Privacy terms: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/privacy

Screenshots

Tiny Paint4 screens
Dear Bear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Dear Bear at free with in-app purchases against Tiny Paint's subscription. Dear Bear also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Tiny Paint's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (526 vs 101). On price, rating, 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

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 Dear Bear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Tiny Paint against 4.4 for Dear Bear. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Paint has 526 ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Tiny Paint's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dear Bear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Paint ships an update monthly, Dear Bear every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tiny Paint versus Dear Bear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny PaintDear Bear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (526 ratings)4.4 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings526 — better101
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer80 Degree Photo Studio受杰 柯

Customer experience

Tiny Paint

All ratings526 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.4%

Dear Bear

All ratings68 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dear Bear

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Dear Bear

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Plus Version Quarterly3 Days trial$3.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$5.99

Questions

Is Tiny Paint free?
Tiny Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dear Bear free?
Dear Bear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Paint or Dear Bear?
Dear Bear is rated higher. Tiny Paint averages 4.4 out of 5 from 526 ratings, while Dear Bear averages 4.4 from 101 ratings.
Do Tiny Paint or Dear Bear have ads?
Dear Bear shows ads; Tiny Paint does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Paint or Dear Bear?
Tiny Paint ships an update monthly, and Dear Bear every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny Paint was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dear Bear on October 22, 2026.

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