Comparison

Realistic Paint Studio vs DynBrushes

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

DynBrushes

Create photorealistic oil paintings on your device with a wide array of brushes that simulate real-world textures and stroke effects. Features a realistic paint blending algorithm and customizable canvases. Display your finished artwork in virtual scenes.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic oil painting creation
  • Wide range of oil paint brushes
  • Realistic paint blending algorithm
  • Customizable canvas parameters
  • Virtual scene display for artwork
Features
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This is an oil painting software that can be used to create almost photorealistic oil paintings on a computer. It comes with a wide range of oil paint brushes that can achieve various textures and stroke effects of oil paintings. Additionally, it features a blending algorithm that simulates the mixing of physical paints. The software includes multiple canvases, allowing you to adjust various parameters such as lighting and texture according to your preferences. You can also place your artwork in virtual scenes to admire it.

Screenshots

DynBrushes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DynBrushes at none against Realistic Paint Studio's 12. DynBrushes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Realistic Paint Studio's advantage is ratings volume (735 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DynBrushes 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 735 ratings behind it against 1, 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 78% of DynBrushes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Realistic Paint Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, DynBrushes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Realistic Paint Studio versus DynBrushes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealistic Paint StudioDynBrushes
Price$11.99$7.99 — better
Rating4.7 (735 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings735 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1005 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr KomarovColorfulPhone

Customer experience

Realistic Paint Studio

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

DynBrushes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
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

DynBrushes

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

DynBrushes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Realistic Paint Studio free?
Realistic Paint Studio costs $11.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DynBrushes free?
DynBrushes costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Realistic Paint Studio or DynBrushes?
DynBrushes is rated higher. Realistic Paint Studio averages 4.7 out of 5 from 735 ratings, while DynBrushes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Realistic Paint Studio or DynBrushes have ads?
Neither Realistic Paint Studio nor DynBrushes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Realistic Paint Studio or DynBrushes?
Realistic Paint Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, and DynBrushes every 9 days. Most recently, Realistic Paint Studio was updated on October 15, 2026 and DynBrushes on October 10, 2026.

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