Comparison

Drawing ▫ vs Profile AI

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Profile AI

Easily create professional profile pictures with automatic background removal and customizable templates. Enhance your online presence for various social media platforms with filters and shadow editing.

Highlights
  • Automatic background removal
  • Customizable templates
  • Filters and shadow editing
  • AI headshot generator
  • Circular and photo circle editing
  • White border effects
Features
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Craft stunning profile pictures effortlessly. Instantly remove backgrounds, access templates, and fine-tune your Profile photos for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and more. Boost your online presence with our automatic background remover and customizable templates. Features: • Automatic Background Removal: Effortlessly remove backgrounds from your photos. • Templates: Access multiple awesome profile picture templates. • Filters & Shadow Editing: Fine-tune your photo by applying filters and shadow adjustments. How to Use: 1. Upload your photo 2. Choose a template and border 3. Adjust your photo 4. Apply filters & shadow Premium offers: • Boost Engagement: Get more views, likes, and messages on your social media. • Premium Subscription: Unlock advanced features with our subscription options. Profile Picture Maker and PFP Maker designed for creating a stunning Instagram Profile Picture, LinkedIn Photo, and Social Profile Photo in seconds. Use our advanced Profile Photo Editor and AI Headshot Generator to create a Professional Headshot, LinkedIn Headshot, or business-ready resume image with ease. Whether you need an instaheadshot style look or a clean fit profile image, our tools help you stand out. Create a polished Resume Photo, LinkedIn Profile Photo, or even an ID Photo Maker output with precise circular and photo circle editing tools. Adjust borders, rounds, and circles effortlessly for modern social platforms. Design eye-catching visuals with white border effects, gradient styles, papercut layers, and smooth circular frames. From minimal edits to creative avatar looks inspired by trends like picrew, aippy, pico, or zum aesthetics, everything is possible in one place. Perfect for Instagram, Social Media DP, and profile pic editor needs, including creative formats like poll everywhere graphics, peeks-style previews, and clean img exports optimized for sharing. Generate high-quality results for platforms across regions including AU, with flexible customization options and smart background editing. Add subtle ics refinements, anata-style framing, and rounded compositions that elevate your presence. Whether you want a stylish aesthetic upgrade or a sharp professional finish, this all-in-one editor helps you create stunning profile images in just a few taps. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Profile Picture Maker PRO offers four auto-renewing subscription options : - $2.99 Weekly Subscription - $2.99 Weekly Subscription with 3 days free trail. - $29.99 Yearly Subscription - $29.99 Yearly Subscription with 3 days free trail. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your App Store account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Alternatively, there is a "Manage Subscription" menu option in the App Settings menu. Unused portion of free trial is forfeited after purchase. Privacy Policy : https://topstarlabs.blogspot.com/2023/12/privacy-policy.html Terms and conditions : https://topstarlabs.blogspot.com/2023/12/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Drawing ▫4 screens
Profile AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Profile AI at 4.5 against Drawing ▫'s 4.1. Drawing ▫'s advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Profile AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Profile AI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing ▫ has 15K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing ▫ ships an update every 2 weeks, Profile AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drawing ▫ versus Profile AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing ▫Profile AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15K ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVora BhavikSahil Pirani

Customer experience

Drawing ▫

All ratings15,150 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative68.9%

Profile AI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Profile AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Drawing ▫

Subscriptions6
  • 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
One-time7
  • 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
4 purchases

Profile AI

Subscriptions4
  • Unlock all features3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Unlock all features$2.997 Days
  • Unlock all features3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Unlock all features$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Drawing ▫ free?
Drawing ▫ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Profile AI free?
Profile AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing ▫ or Profile AI?
Profile AI is rated higher. Drawing ▫ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Profile AI averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Drawing ▫ or Profile AI have ads?
Neither Drawing ▫ nor Profile AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing ▫ or Profile AI?
Drawing ▫ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Profile AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drawing ▫ was updated on September 24, 2026 and Profile AI on June 1, 2026.

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