Pics21 vs TinyDrawer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pics21
Effortlessly create long screenshots by scrolling. Edit stitch points, adjust orientation, and add highlights. This tool offers customizable settings to personalize your long screenshot experience.
- Create long screenshots
- Editable stitch points
- Portrait and landscape support
- Image orientation adjustment
- Content highlighting
- Customizable settings
- JPG/PNG output
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Scroll to create your long screenshots with a great productivity. - Every stitch point is editable, so no worry if anything went wrong. - Support both portrait and landscape mode, you can even change the image orientation inside the editor. - Easy markup. Highlight content when needed. - Provide rich settings, make Pics21 your personal long screenshot assistant. - Provide JPG/PNG output format with several quality options. If you meet a bug or have any suggestions, please email to contact@pics21.app Text Tutorial: 1. Add Screen Recording into Control Center: Please skip this step if you have already added. Go Settings -> Control Center -> Customize Controls, and tap the plus icon in front of Screen Recording. 2. Open your target app and choose Pics21 Stitch for broadcast: For example, open App Store, and access Control Center. LONG PRESS Screen Recording button, choose Pics21 Stitch. 3. Start to record with Pics21 Stitch: Then tap Start Broadcast and return to your target app within 3 seconds. 4. Scroll at your ease: When you see the red oval in the top left corner, start to scroll the screen. Stop scrolling with the proper position in your mind. 5. All set: Wait for 3 seconds. Tap Go to Application and check it out!
TinyDrawer
Transform videos, podcasts, and articles into your private knowledge base. Quickly distill core ideas, capture inspiration with timestamped notes, and organize all your content in one place for efficient recall and learning.
- Smart transcription from audio/video
- Timestamped thought capture
- Unified content collection
- Variable playback speed
- iCloud sync across devices
- Organized knowledge base
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【Core Value: Turn Fragmented Info into Private Wisdom】 We believe that every video, podcast, or article you care about holds value not just in itself, but in your thoughts about it. TinyDrawer provides a quiet, focused tool to help you take that final step from "Browsing" to "Keeping". • Efficient Distillation: Quickly identify core ideas in a sea of information, never getting lost in lengthy content. • Precision Review: Say goodbye to manual seeking. Let every review take you straight to the moment inspiration struck. • Independent Thinking: A completely private space for your thoughts, free from public noise. • Organized Library: Unify content from different platforms into your own indexable knowledge base. 【TinyDrawer: Your All-in-One Media Study Assistant】 Key Features: 1. Smart Transcription, Efficient Screening • Voice to Text: Import video or audio to generate verbatim transcripts instantly. No more blind seeking. • Global Overview: Scan the full content at a glance, judge its value quickly, and get straight to the dry goods. • One-Tap Positioning: Tap any paragraph in the transcript, and the player jumps to that exact spot. "What you see is what you play." 2. Thought Capsules, Capture Inspiration • Flow Recording: Don't interrupt your flow to take notes. Tap "Log Thought" to automatically anchor the current timestamp. • Private Space: Here, there are only your thoughts, no noisy arguments. A pure sanctuary for your mind. • Context Recall: Every thought is tightly linked to the source. Tap to recreate the context instantly. 3. Unified Collection, Build Your Study • All in One: Support importing links from mainstream video, podcast, and social platforms. Centralize scattered information. • Immersive Reading: Intelligently optimize text layout and seamlessly stitch long images/galleries, restoring the most comfortable reading breath. • Inspiration Archive: Index every collection for easy future retrieval. 4. Ultimate Experience, Born for Reading • Variable Speed: 0.5x - 2.0x playback control. Master your own learning rhythm. • Beautiful Cards: Automatically extract covers and key info to make your knowledge base a delight to view. • iCloud Sync: Seamlessly switch between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Start deep learning anytime, anywhere. Target Audience: • Lifelong Learners strictly pursuing growth. • Content Creators building personal knowledge systems. • Podcast Listeners who love deep thinking. • You, who desire an independent spiritual corner. Download TinyDrawer, and give a home to the content you cherish. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pics21 at every 2 days against TinyDrawer's every 2 weeks. Pics21 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Pics21 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TinyDrawer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pics21 ships an update every 2 days, TinyDrawer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pics21 | TinyDrawer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 高 孙 | Zebin Huang |
Customer experience
Pics21
TinyDrawer
In-app purchases
Pics21
- Unlock PRO$1.99
TinyDrawer
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$39.991 Year









