Comparison

Realistic Paint Studio vs Inkalot

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

Head to head
About

Realistic Paint Studio

This digital art software offers a familiar art station experience with realistic brushes, pencils, and markers. It allows users to create art in drawing, watercolor, and oil painting styles with a unique color engine and diverse canvas textures. Step-by-step tutorials and live demonstrations guide users through the creative process.

Highlights
  • Realistic color engine
  • Drawing, Watercolor, Oil Painting styles
  • Realistic brushes and tools
  • Realistic canvases with diverse textures
  • Live demonstration of drawing methods
  • Step-by-step tutorials
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Realistic Paint Studio is a unique digital art software. The program combines the simplicity of traditional tools and pioneering innovations in digital art. No special education is required to work in Realistic Paint Studio. The interface is designed to show a familiar art station with real paper, brushes, pencils, pens, and markers, etc. instead of a complicated and hard-to-understand graphic editor. With Realistic Paint Studio you will forget that you are using a digital editor, being completely absorbed in the art process! Easy-to-use, yet powerful engine allows to draw and paint in any desirable style! - "Realistic color" - Unique color engine! - 3 creative styles: Drawing, Watercolor, Oil Painting "Realistic brushes" carefully designed to convey all the nuances of real brushes, pencils, pens, markers, etc. - “Realistic showcase” - You can instantly have a look at your picture within a beautiful scene - “Realistic Canvases” - 15 types of sketchbooks, paper sheets, and canvases with 45 different textures scanned from real materials. - “Realistic palettes” - Most of the brushes have their own palette's presets. - “Live demonstration” - Instant demonstration of drawing methods for the selected tool - Live liquid watercolor drops - Step by step tutorials - Сoloring with the edge control function

About

Inkalot

A minimalist drawing application designed for intuitive use with a stylus. It allows users to create, record drawing sessions, and export high-resolution artwork to various apps. Enjoy a simple, organic drawing experience.

Highlights
  • Minimalist drawing interface
  • Optimized for stylus input
  • Export to Files and Photos apps
  • High-resolution PNG export (300/600 dpi)
  • Record drawing sessions for videos
  • Print directly via AirPrint
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Inkalot (formally Doodle-A-Lot) is a minimalistic, just enough, drawing app, made with an Apple Pencil in mind. It's easy to use and a lot of fun. You can export to the Files App, Photos App or Air Print. Exports are 8.5 x 11 @ 300 dpi (600 dpi option for newer iPads) in PNG format with transparency and 1-bit options. The ink is smooth, but like the real thing, it picks up that organic irregularity that exists with pen and paper. Record your drawing sessions for quick videos. Get out of your left brain and enjoy the simplicity!

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inkalot at none against Realistic Paint Studio's 12. Inkalot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Realistic Paint Studio's advantage is ratings volume (764 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support 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

Realistic Paint Studio costs $11.99 and Inkalot $7.99 up front. Realistic Paint Studio sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Inkalot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Inkalot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Realistic Paint Studio has 764 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Realistic Paint Studio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inkalot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Realistic Paint Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, Inkalot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Realistic Paint Studio versus Inkalot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealistic Paint StudioInkalot
Price$11.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.7 (764 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings764 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1005 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr KomarovBinary Square, Inc.

Customer experience

Realistic Paint Studio

All ratings735 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral16.3%
Negative16.3%

Inkalot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Realistic Paint Studio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when using the camera feature
  • Inconsistent behavior with the undo/redo function
  • Issues with the color mixing in the palette
  • Delayed response and lag when using Apple Pencil

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for PSD export with layers
  • Implement canvas rotation and resizing options
  • Allow for more brush customization and pressure sensitivity
  • Improve color picker and palette functionality
  • Introduce a simple, distraction-free canvas mode

Inkalot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Realistic Paint Studio

One-time12
  • Artistic brushFree
  • Mechanical penFree
  • Glitz penFree
Show 9 more
  • Glass penFree
  • Fountain penFree
  • Calligraphy brushFree
  • Hieroglyph brushFree
  • Diamond brushFree
  • Album with six color sheetsFree
  • All brushes from the VIP boxFree
  • Dragon brush$0.99
  • Crystal brush$0.99
None

Inkalot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Realistic Paint Studio free?
Realistic Paint Studio costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Inkalot free?
Inkalot costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Realistic Paint Studio or Inkalot?
Inkalot is rated higher. Realistic Paint Studio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 764 ratings, while Inkalot averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Realistic Paint Studio or Inkalot have ads?
Neither Realistic Paint Studio nor Inkalot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Realistic Paint Studio or Inkalot?
Realistic Paint Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, and Inkalot every 5 days. Most recently, Realistic Paint Studio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Inkalot on October 7, 2026.

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