FocalPaint vs Character Draft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocalPaint
This app offers a unique brush engine for realistic paint simulation, pigment mixing, and canvas textures. It allows for custom brush and layer creation using Metal GPU or Javascript code, with advanced features like spectral color models and Apple Pencil Pro support.
- Realistic paint and pigment mixing
- Custom brush and layer creation
- Transparent ink simulation
- Apple Pencil Pro support
- Spectral color model
- Open source shader code library
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FocalPaint's unique brush engine simulates thick paint and real pigment mixing with accurate physics models. Features: - Realistic color blending behaves like real paint! - Real canvas texture and paint thickness - Transparent Ink simulation - Open Source GPU shader code library for reference and customization - Write your own custom brush with Metal GPU or Javascript code - Write your own custom layer modes with Metal GPU code - Apple Pencil Pro support with hover - 16 channel "spectral" color model (256 bits per pixel) - Wide color gamut (P3) Please note: Apple A12 GPU or newer is required Terms of Use: https://www.focalpaint.com/p/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://www.focalpaint.com/p/privacy.html Special Thanks to: Scott Allen Burns Troy James Sobotka & Friends colour-science.org python library MyPaint painting software team Anna Timm (@anti-art)
Character Draft
Easily create character drafts with adjustable parameters. Export your creations to other drawing software for further refinement. Supports multiple characters and background image imports.
- Multiple character creation
- Adjustable skeleton ratio
- Intuitive movement controls
- Import external backgrounds
- Export to drawing software
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Use "Character Draft" to make drafts of characters quickly You can adjust a lot of parameters to meet your needs After adjustment, export image to other drawing software to create 1. Multiple Characters 2. Character skeleton ratio 3. Intuitive movement 4. Import external background images
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FocalPaint at 79% against Character Draft's 0%. Character Draft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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
FocalPaint costs $4.99 and Character Draft $2.99 up front. FocalPaint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Character Draft asks for nothing beyond the download.
FocalPaint ships an update monthly, Character Draft every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocalPaint | Character Draft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 557 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | brien dieterle | Aurora Island Tech CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
FocalPaint
Character Draft
In-app purchases
FocalPaint
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
Character Draft
No in-app purchases
