Art Set 4 vs Draw it
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Art Set 4
Experience hyper-realistic digital art creation with advanced tools for painting and drawing. Explore a vast array of brushes, fluid simulations, and 3D paint effects. This app offers a customizable workspace and professional features for artists of all levels.
- Hyper-realistic art tools
- Fluid watercolor simulation
- 3D paint effects
- Customizable workspace
- Time-lapse video recording
- PSD export
- Layer masks
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Art Set has been No.1 iPad app in over 30 countries around the world. Now completely re-written with some of the most advanced artistic digital painting and drawing tools ever created! An 'App of Day', this giant new version has tools with incredible levels of realism and many professional features. Exclusive artistically created brushes, from real world art mediums through to the purely digital for all styles of artwork. Watch fluid Watercolor flow and run as you paint. Express your strokes in 3D giving thick gloopy paint you can even etch back into. It's also a must for any Apple Pencil owner! Art Set brushes have many additional expressions that come into play, some deeply integrated, with new levels of sensitivity you may have never experienced before! It's now free to download for the first time ever! INCLUDED FOR FREE : HYPER-REAL TOOLS - Oil Paint, Watercolors, Oil Pastel, Pencil, Biro Pen, Marker, Wax Crayon, Blenders and more! - Fluid dynamic simulation for Watercolor - 3D Paint - Custom blending achieving rich deep color - Art Set keeps track of where the canvas is wet, dry when needed - Turn on Slow Draw for drawing to lag your stroke. Create smooth curves and lines; great for calligraphy! - Blur Filter with localised quick masking - Color Wheel - User Editable Palette - Metallic Colors - Time-lapse Video Recording; share how you made your artwork stroke by stroke. - PSD Export UI - Fully customizable workspace; have just a single brush or tools on every side of your screen. - Zoom, Pan and Rotate the canvas for fine detail - Light low contrast or Dark high contrast mode - Minimalist UI for less interference with your artwork WORKFLOW - Latest graphics technology written entirely in METAL 2 - Supports the iOS Files app to manage or or transfer documents - iTunes File Sharing - Auto save - Split Screen Multitasking - use a reference image whilst you draw side by side - Export to your photo album, email, AirDrop or social networks etc. - In-depth User Guide in the app complete with video - Import photos and images at screen resolution PREMIUM PRO FEATURES - Single Upgrade Unlocks everything : 200 ADVANCED BRUSHES - Wide variety of extra hyper-real Paints, Pens, Pencils, Inks, Chalks, Pastels, Charcoal, Wet media, Stamps, Splatters, Form, Graphics, Patterns, Fabric, 3D Texture, Neon to basic Pixel and Flat Digital - You can try out all premium brushes on a test area before upgrading! DRAWING - Flood fill - Symmetry - Pixel Art - Shape primitives for Ellipse, Circle, Square, Rectangle and Line in any brush - Echo shapes for special FX - Erase mode - use any brush as an eraser - Adjust brush Size, Opacity, Flow, Grain, Loading and Dynamics LAYERS - Layer Masks - Transform, move, rotate and scale - Flip - Adjust Opacity - Layer maintains resolution whilst transformed - Blend Modes - Alpha lock - Cut, Copy and Paste, to and from other documents or other Apps - Drag and drop layers from other apps - Import from your photos CUSTOM HIGH-RESOLUTION CANVASES - Choose any resolution canvas size, the highest being dependent on your device capabilities - Set DPI and canvas dimensions in millimeters, inches or Points and Pixels - Great for pixel art or tens of millions of pixels - if device allows - Papers and Canvases from old cardboard, raw canvas, graph, squared and isometric paper COLOR - Display P3 WideColor on supported devices - Auto Color Sample, allows you to easily turn photos into paintings - Color picker - Toolbar placable HSB and RGB sliders ADJUSTMENTS - Localized adjustments, allow you to tweak all or just part of your image via quick masking - Change Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Recolor, Invert, Contrast and Blur WORKFLOW - Auto backup, saves snapshots - iOS Pasteboard or Drag and Drop to or from other apps - Import photos and images and high resolution Art Set is a wonderful creative addition to any iPad!
Draw it
This app guides beginners through drawing with simple, step-by-step templates and prompts. It helps users master painting skills, manage their artwork, and explore their creativity in a fun, encouraging environment.
- Step-by-step drawing guidance
- Simple drawing templates
- Painting preview and management
- New artboard creation
- Cultivates hands-on ability and creativity
- Multiple painting modes
- Sharing function
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Designed specifically for painting beginners, it provides a large number of interesting simple drawing templates and accompanies each painting to be completed. 【Application introduction】 "Ai Simple Drawing" is not only a drawing enlightenment tool for children, but also a platform for their creative expression. Through this app, children can discover the fun of painting and release their unlimited creativity in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. We provide children with a fun painting platform. The app has built-in a large number of interesting simple drawing templates, ranging from simple animals and plants to various daily objects, with a wide variety to satisfy children's curiosity and desire to explore. Guide children through step-by-step prompts to complete each painting. Whenever children finish drawing a stroke, the app will automatically display the drawing path for the next stroke, helping them easily master painting skills. The application also supports painting preview and painting book management. Children can view, classify and manage their works at any time. After completing a painting, you can also add a new drawing board to create a new painting journey. Whether it is to cultivate interest in painting or improve hands-on skills, this app is the best choice for children. "Step-by-step reminder function" When they start drawing, the app guides them through each painting step by step with step-by-step prompts. After each stroke, the application will display the painting path for the next stroke, allowing children to easily master every step in the painting process, avoid frustration, and enhance self-confidence. "Painting Preview and Management" The application provides a painting preview function, so children can check their painting progress and effects at any time. At the same time, the painting book management function allows children to classify, save and manage their paintings, and review and appreciate their creations at any time. "New artboard function" After completing a painting, children can also add a new drawing board to start a new creative journey. No matter how many works they want to draw, the app can satisfy their creative desires and allow every inspiration to be recorded and saved. "Cultivation of hands-on ability and creativity" Through this simple and interesting way of painting, children can not only cultivate their interest in painting, but also improve their hands-on ability and creativity. Every painting is a process of exploration and learning, allowing them to continue to grow in happiness. "Rich painting modes" The application provides a variety of painting modes, including stroke-by-stroke mode and complete mode. Children can choose different modes for creation according to their preferences and painting level. "Sharing function" Children can save their completed works to photo albums or share them with friends, allowing their creativity to be seen and appreciated by more people. If you have any problems during use, please give us timely feedback!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Art Set 4 at 63% against Draw it's 0%. Art Set 4 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Draw it's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Art Set 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Draw it asks for nothing beyond the download.
Art Set 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Art Set 4 has 29K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Art Set 4's written reviews are positive against 0% of Draw it's.
Art Set 4 ships an update every 6 days, Draw it every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art Set 4 | Draw it |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOFOPI | 杭州律途科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Art Set 4
Draw it
Bugs and requests
Art Set 4
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening color palette or blending
- Unexpected loss of work and canvas resets
- Inability to resize canvas or change aspect ratio
- Brush size and settings not preserved when switching tools
Requested features
6 requests- Add more free brushes and tools
- Improve layer management and export options
- Allow more brush size and customization options in free version
- Provide better documentation and tutorials
- Add undo/redo gesture support
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- Improve color management and palette tools
Draw it
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Art Set 4
- Unlock All$12.99
Draw it
No in-app purchases
Questions
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