HEAVYPAINT Classic vs Stipple Pose Timer
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.
Stipple Pose Timer
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Stipple is a focused pose timer for figure drawing, gesture practice, and life drawing sessions. A clean ring clock, an unmissable chime, and the session structure working artists actually use — all on a single, paper-warm stage. No clutter, no popups, no upsells. KEY FEATURES • Big ring clock that fills as each pose runs — see your time at a glance • Built-in session presets: Warm-up, Standard Mix, Marathon, Master Long, Gesture Burst • Five pose categories: Gesture, Quick, Standard, Long, Master — each tuned to a sketch goal • Custom plans: stack your own sequence of poses with any duration and category • Audible chime at every pose transition and at session end • Skip a pose with one tap when you need to move on • Session history: every completed sit is logged with date, length, and pose count • Background audio so the chimes keep firing while your screen is off DESIGNED FOR THE EASEL Whether you are warming up with 30-second gestures, building a 25-minute mix of quick and long sits, or settling into a 20-minute master study, Stipple stays out of the way and just keeps time. The charcoal-and-sanguine palette is built for studio light, not glaring whites. POSE CATEGORIES • Gesture (30s) — loose lines, feel the flow • Quick (1m) — establish proportions and main lines • Standard (2m) — build form, light, and shadow • Long (5m) — develop value and detail • Master (10–20m) — every detail counts PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. No network calls. Your custom plans and session history live on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stipple Pose Timer at none against HEAVYPAINT Classic's 2. HEAVYPAINT Classic's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. HEAVYPAINT Classic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stipple Pose Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | HEAVYPAINT Classic | Stipple Pose Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (179 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 179 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEAVYPOLY, Inc. | Linh Phan Nhat Khanh |
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
Stipple Pose Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HEAVYPAINT Classic
- Seurat Texture Brushes$4.99
- HEAVYPAINT Pro$9.99
Stipple Pose Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HEAVYPAINT Classic free?
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