Pick Paint vs Pilo Sketch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pick Paint
This app allows for quick and easy daily use of finger painting tools. Users can customize the appearance and properties of each tool, including skin, color, size, and opacity. It's designed to be lightweight and compatible with a wide range of iPad models.
- Customizable tools
- Adjustable color, size, and opacity
- Lightweight design
- Compatible with iOS 9 and later
- Animated graphical user interface
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FingerPaints has been designed for a quick daily use. For this reason, FingerPaints is unique in his category: for each tool displayed on screen you can customize the skin, the color, the size and the opacity. FingerPaints has been optimized to be a lightweight app and has been optimized to be compatible with all new iPad models with iOS 12 and even with the old ones with iOS 9, keeping always the same nice animated graphical user interface.
Pilo Sketch
Transform your drawings into animated creations with simple strokes. Add playful motion, dynamic effects, and even doodle on photos. Save and share your animated sketches as videos or images.
- Instant sketch animation
- Simple drawing interface
- Dynamic motion effects
- Draw on photos
- Export as JPG or MP4
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Watch your sketches come alive with playful motion! Pilo Sketch turns drawing into a fun, animated experience. With just a few strokes, your sketches come to life with wobbles, bounces, and playful motion. No complex tools—just draw, animate, and let the magic happen. Features: · Instant Animation – Watch your drawings move as you sketch. · Simple & Fun – No learning curve, just draw and play. · Dynamic Effects – Particle, Pulse, Flow, Wobble, Bounce, Scale, Rotate, and more. · Draw on Photos – Add playful doodles to your pictures. · Export & Share – Save your sketches as JPGs or MP4s with ease. Sketch, animate, and bring your ideas to life—effortlessly!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pick Paint at none against Pilo Sketch's 1. Pick Paint also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). Pilo Sketch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Pilo Sketch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pick Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pick Paint holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Pick Paint ships an update every 5 weeks, Pilo Sketch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pick Paint | Pilo Sketch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Batsu | NORILAB Inc. |
Customer experience
Pick Paint
Pilo Sketch
In-app purchases
Pick Paint
No in-app purchases
Pilo Sketch
- Unlimited Sketches$4.99
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