Sprite Pencil vs Paint Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprite Pencil
Create pixel art sprites easily on your mobile device. This app offers a powerful drawing engine with a simple toolset, supporting iCloud Drive and Apple Pencil. Edit existing pixel art files and share your creations with various scaling options.
- Pixel art sprite creation
- iCloud Drive support
- Apple Pencil support
- Import and edit existing pixel art
- Symmetric drawing mode
- Automatic shading brushes
- Share with scaling options
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Sprite Pencil enables you to create beautiful pixel art sprites on the go. Sprite Pencil has a simple set of tools, and a powerful drawing engine. Sprite Pencil allows you to open and edit pixel art images you may already have in Files. Sprite Pencil supports in-place file editing so you can use your own file organization. FEATURES: • iCloud Drive support • Apple Pencil support • Drawing engine built exclusively for Apple platforms • Handpicked color palettes • Import color palettes • Move, rotate, flip, fill, and posterize sprites • Easy outlines • Symmetric drawing mode • Automatic shading brushes • Share your pixel art with scaling options • Create pixel art stickers in the iMessage app • Display your sprites in a widget
Paint Diary
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Paint Diary provied a rich pallete ,different brush types,an eraserr and a lasso selection tool. Enjoy drowing diary! Best app for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paint Diary at every 5 days against Sprite Pencil's monthly. Paint Diary also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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.
Sprite Pencil ships an update monthly, Paint Diary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprite Pencil | Paint Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (59 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 256 Arts | Katsuhiro Harada |
In-app purchases
Sprite Pencil
No in-app purchases
Paint Diary
No in-app purchases
