Comparison

Super Simple Draw vs Drawing Apps

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Pencil gesture support
  • iPad multitasking
  • Grid and lined backgrounds
  • Draw on images
  • Save for Instagram
  • Undo/redo functionality
Features
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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

About

Drawing Apps

Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
  • Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
  • Layers and Photoshop blend modes
  • Selection and clipping masks
  • Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
  • Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
Features
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and 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. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please 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 Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Super Simple Draw4 screens
Drawing Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drawing Apps at none against Super Simple Draw's shown. Drawing Apps also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Super Simple Draw's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (82% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Super Simple Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Simple Draw holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4K and 5.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Super Simple Draw's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drawing Apps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Simple Draw ships an update every 5 weeks, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Super Simple Draw versus Drawing Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Simple DrawDrawing Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better4.4 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4K5.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBao LeiGang Ji

Customer experience

Super Simple Draw

All ratings4,001 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative9.0%

Drawing Apps

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

User reviews

Super Simple Draw

From 4K App Store ratings

What 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

Drawing Apps

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Allows users to draw anything they want
  • 💡 Provides a creative outlet for young artists
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Good for quick creative ideas
  • 👍 Satisfying drawing experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires payment for many features and tools
  • 🤖 Excessive pop-ups and ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., random layer deletion, screen freezing)
  • 🔍 Limited free brushes and tools
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive controls

Bugs and requests

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

Drawing Apps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app closures
  • Layers not working as expected
  • Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
  • Difficulty navigating the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free brushes and tools
  • Ability to save and export drawings
  • Undo/redo functionality improvements
  • Color customization options
  • Tracing feature for photos

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Super Simple Draw

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
15 purchases

Drawing Apps

Subscriptions9
  • DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 300 Coins$5.99
  • 900 Coins$14.99
  • 1200 Coins$19.99
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  • Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
  • 5000 Coins$59.99
  • Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99

Questions

Is Super Simple Draw free?
Super Simple Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing Apps free?
Drawing Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Simple Draw or Drawing Apps?
Super Simple Draw is rated higher. Super Simple Draw averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Drawing Apps averages 4.4 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Super Simple Draw or Drawing Apps have ads?
Super Simple Draw shows ads; Drawing Apps does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Simple Draw or Drawing Apps?
Super Simple Draw ships an update every 5 weeks, and Drawing Apps monthly. Most recently, Super Simple Draw was updated on September 23, 2026 and Drawing Apps on September 22, 2026.

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