Comparison

Kids Draw Simple vs Drawing Apps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kids Draw Simple

This app offers a straightforward drawing experience for children, free from complex menus, ads, or in-app purchases. It's designed to let kids simply draw and create without distractions.

Highlights
  • Simple drawing interface
  • No complicated menus
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases
  • Designed for children
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No complicated menus. Just draw. No ads or in-app-purchase. Here I release this app for my kids and other kids on the world who enjoys drawing.

About

Drawing Apps

Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
  • Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
  • Layers and Photoshop blend modes
  • Selection and clipping masks
  • Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
  • Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
Features
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Kids Draw Simple4 screens
Drawing Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kids Draw Simple at none against Drawing Apps's 15. Kids Draw Simple also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Drawing Apps's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Kids Draw Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Kids Draw Simple against 4.4 for Drawing Apps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Kids Draw Simple's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drawing Apps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kids Draw Simple ships an update every 7 months, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kids Draw Simple versus Drawing Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKids Draw SimpleDrawing Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParkPillGang Ji

Customer experience

Kids Draw Simple

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Drawing Apps

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

Kids Draw Simple

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drawing Apps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app closures
  • Layers not working as expected
  • Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
  • Difficulty navigating the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free brushes and tools
  • Ability to save and export drawings
  • Undo/redo functionality improvements
  • Color customization options
  • Tracing feature for photos

In-app purchases

None

Kids Draw Simple

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Drawing Apps

Subscriptions9
  • DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 300 Coins$5.99
  • 900 Coins$14.99
  • 1200 Coins$19.99
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  • Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
  • 5000 Coins$59.99
  • Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99

Questions

Is Kids Draw Simple free?
Kids Draw Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing Apps free?
Drawing Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kids Draw Simple or Drawing Apps?
Kids Draw Simple is rated higher. Kids Draw Simple averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Drawing Apps averages 4.4 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Kids Draw Simple or Drawing Apps have ads?
Neither Kids Draw Simple nor Drawing Apps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kids Draw Simple or Drawing Apps?
Kids Draw Simple ships an update every 7 months, and Drawing Apps monthly. Most recently, Kids Draw Simple was updated on October 11, 2026 and Drawing Apps on October 19, 2026.

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