HEAVYPAINT Classic vs XONXAO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HEAVYPAINT Classic
A streamlined painting application focused on pure colors and shapes. It offers essential tools for artists, including improved smudge and blur, layers, masking, and erasing. Ideal for quick sketches, studies, and plein air work.
- Improved Smudge tool
- Improved Blur tool
- Layers
- Masking
- Clipping
- Erase tool
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HEAVYPAINT ClassicA simple yet secretly powerful painting app! Focus on pure colors and shapes with a streamlined interface. Ideal for plein air painting, color notes, sketches and studies. + Improved Smudge + Improved Blur + Layers + Masking + Erase + Clipping 30 day trial with full functionality.
XONXAO
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Saigon is an extremely diverse and complex ecosystem. Life here is very rich and there are many dishes, drinks, entertainment to enjoy a day. But what makes Saigon so special is its non-stop excitement. Therefore, Xôn Xao Studio chose this theme to combine with other designers to create a vibrant graphic space. This is also a playground for graphic design lovers to be closer together The showcase will display more than 40 poster works integrated with AR technology, viewers can scan the poster with their mobile phone and see the poster in motion. Combined with the space is the soothing sound of the tumultuous movement from many sides, in the air. There is also a squatting bar, combined with alternating small areas to increase the concept
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XONXAO at none against HEAVYPAINT Classic's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. HEAVYPAINT Classic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. XONXAO asks for nothing beyond the download.
HEAVYPAINT Classic ships an update every 5 days, XONXAO every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HEAVYPAINT Classic | XONXAO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (179 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 179 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 357 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEAVYPOLY, Inc. | Future Eyes |
Bugs and requests
HEAVYPAINT Classic
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes frequently, causing work loss
- Auto-save feature unreliable despite crashes
- Canvas flips upside down randomly
- Transform tool deletes paintings
- Undo button requires multiple taps
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- Zoom functionality buggy and destabilizes canvas
- Canvas resize not working
- Image corruption with layer duplication
- Eye dropper functionality haphazard
- Fill tool doesn't work with selected colors
- Pressure setting eliminates mark-making
- Brush size settings change across all tools
- Some brush textures cannot be changed
- Random blobs appear on export
- App crashes when switching between drawings
- Trial period not clearing for paid users
- Incompatibility with SE2 and older devices
- Speaker popping on undo action
Requested features
15 requests- Gesture controls (2-finger undo, 3-finger redo)
- Pressure sensitivity for brush size
- Lasso tool for moving selections
- Redo button functionality
- Canvas zoom capability
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- Resizable/collapsible UI elements
- Ability to move canvas with single finger
- Line work capabilities
- Better brush texture preset selection
- Canvas size input field
- Eraser tool
- Moveable UI panels
- Tutorial or onboarding guide
- Better save/export documentation
- Pressure control for size on all tools
XONXAO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HEAVYPAINT Classic
- Seurat Texture Brushes$4.99
- HEAVYPAINT Pro$9.99
XONXAO
No in-app purchases
