SDK Paint Lite vs HINATA Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SDK Paint Lite
Create digital art with a layered approach, utilizing multiple filters, shaders, and tools for endless creative possibilities. Easily select colors and view your creations in a slideshow or export them as 3D images.
- Layered canvas for 3D effects
- Multiple artistic modes, filters, and shaders
- Hue and retro game console color palettes
- Dropper tool for color selection
- Gesture-controlled slideshow
- Export in various formats
- Layer-based and 3D MPO image sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
SDK Paint takes a unique approach to iPad artwork creation, by stacking 5 layers onto the canvas for later use in 3D effects. By combining the artistic modes, the numerous filters, the shaders, and the tools, possibilities of what the finger or the Apple Pencil can paint onto the canvas are endless. A large hue color palette and retro game console palettes let artists easily choose exactly the color desired, and a Dropper tool makes identifying previous colors a simple task. The features don't just end with painting, either! Is the artwork ready show off? * Watch your creations in a gesture-controlled slideshow! * Export your art in a variety of formats and even share it online as a layer-based image that can be view as a depth-based 3D MPO image. If you have synced your art to http://gallery.sdkpaint.com, you can also view it on the free SDK Paint Viewer app for the Apple TV!
HINATA Go
Read full descriptionHide full description
Transform your iPhone into an arcade card reader via HINATA IO. Save cards and view detailed card information effortlessly
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HINATA Go at fortnightly against SDK Paint Lite's every 2 months. SDK Paint Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SDK Paint Lite ships an update every 2 months, HINATA Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SDK Paint Lite | HINATA Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HullBreach Studios Ltd. | FUNNYTECH LTD |
In-app purchases
SDK Paint Lite
No in-app purchases
HINATA Go
No in-app purchases
