Drawing ▫ vs Drawing Apps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drawing ▫
Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting app. Explore a wide array of brushes, colors, and tools to sketch, paint, and design on your iPhone or iPad. Features include custom mandalas, coloring pages, and a dedicated kids' desk.
- 40+ handcrafted brushes
- Millions of colors
- Import and draw on pictures
- Custom mandalas and coloring pages
- Dedicated kids' desk
- Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
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DrawingApp - Create amazing drawing art on the go with Drawing App for iPhone & iPad. Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use DrawingApp's state-of-the-art brushes and tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! 1. Sketch Desk: DrawingApp has 40+ handcrafted style paintbrush and millions of colors to choose from. Focusing on food and shelter is for common men. Pouring your creativity through DrawingApp is for unique humans: the misfits, the rebels, the art markers. The ones who not only see things differently but produce different, creative art. Here's to the common men who can now be an artist with the DrawingApp! Here is a minimalistic set of tools that can help you create the art you want: a. 40+ handcrafted brush tools that can help you imitate the real paintbrush; b. Ruler to create straight lines to your needs; c. Eraser to change or modify a drawing on the go; d. Embed picture and drawing in one art; e. Install the DrawingApp to know more! FEATURES - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone. - Draw creative sketches using 40+ brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly 2. Doodle Desk (NEW) With Doodle Desk you can create dazzling sketches, wonderful paintings & awesome illustrations! Key Feature: 1. Draw, Sketch & Paint anything. 2. You will find Every color to draw. 3. You can also customize your color as you wish. 4. Import photo from gallery or by capturing a new photo. Draw on photo. Have fun! 5. Rotate & scale photos as much as you want. 6. You can change Brush size & Opacity settings. 7. Undo & Redo option for your every action. 8. Made very easy & convenient to use. 9. Save artworks in gallery & share them into any social network you want. 10. Record & share your art work 3. Coloring Desk: - Custom mandalas: bring your unique designs to life in the mandala creation mode - 20+ categories of unique colouring pages from talented illustrators - 40+ beautiful preset Solid and Gradient colour palettes - Custom palettes: combine any colours you like to create a matchless work of art - Various colouring tools - Post-editing effects 4. Kids Desk: - Funkiest canvas with 10 + drawing tools including pen, pencil, chalk, marker, Fill, glitter, gradient and watercolor brushes - Shapes and brushes, magical pattern brushes and an enchanting wand effect on every brush stroke - 50+ educational coloring pages **We Support Apple Pencil for iPad Pro and 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones with Angle and Pressure with Water Color, Pencil, Pen tools etc.** Get DrawingApp Premium – weekly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD, Monthly subscription for $7.99 USD, OR yearly subscription for $29.99 USD OR one-time purchase with $35.99 for life-time. Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to Sketch Desk, Coloring Desk, Kids Desk, and Doodle Desk - without ads & watermarks! • 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. • 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: http://drawingapp.me/privacy-policy.html • EULA: http://drawingapp.me/terms-of-use.html
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drawing Apps at 63% against Drawing ▫'s 24%. Drawing Apps also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Drawing ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drawing Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 5.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Drawing ▫'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Drawing Apps's.
Drawing ▫ ships an update every 2 weeks, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drawing ▫ | Drawing Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15K ratings) | 4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.6% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 5.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vora Bhavik | Gang Ji |
Customer experience
Drawing ▫
Drawing Apps
User reviews
Drawing ▫
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great drawing experience
- 👍 Friendly app introduction
- 💡 Ability to draw on photos
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall
- 🔍 Limited color and brush options in free version
- 🔍 Confusing navigation and lack of clear exit options
Drawing Apps
From 5.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Allows users to draw anything they want
- 💡 Provides a creative outlet for young artists
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 👍 Good for quick creative ideas
- 👍 Satisfying drawing experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Requires payment for many features and tools
- 🤖 Excessive pop-ups and ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., random layer deletion, screen freezing)
- 🔍 Limited free brushes and tools
- 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive controls
Bugs and requests
Drawing ▫
Reported bugs
3 issues- Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
- Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
- App freezing or crashing during use
Requested features
4 requests- More color and brush options
- Improved layering and editing tools
- Better save/load functionality
- Tutorials or in-app guidance
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
Drawing ▫
- Drawing Apps Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
- Drawing Games Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Drawing Apps Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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- DrawingApp Premium Year France3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Drawing Games Gold - Yearly$24.991 Year
- Drawing Apps Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Drawing App - Low Credits$4.99
- AI Pad - 11 Credits$9.99
- AI Pad - 17 Credits$14.99
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- Remove Ads and Popups$16.99
- One Time Purchase Premium$22.99
- Drawing App - Premium Credits$29.99
- Drawing App One-time Purchase$35.99
Drawing Apps
- 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
- 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
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