FocalPaint vs LineEase
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)
LineEase
Practice drawing lines and complex shapes with guided exercises. Improve your pen control through various modes and compare your work to original images. Save and export your progress to track improvement.
- Line drawing exercises
- Step-by-step pattern guides
- Connect the dots mode
- Copy and draw mode
- Image comparison tool
- Save practice records
- Export achievements
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• Drawing Pen Control Practice Offers basic and advanced line exercise books, including straight lines, curved lines, and combinations of both. • Steps of the pattern For complex shapes, we provide the steps of this pattern to demonstrate how it is drawn step by step. • Three Practice Modes "Connect the Dots," and "Copy and draw" modes, ranging from easy to challenging, to master the line exercises. • Compare with the original image Overlay the original image with the practiced lines for a comparative analysis, allowing for correction of areas that need improvement in your drawing. • Save Practice Records Save your practice records and track progress through historical archives. • Share and Export Achievements Export practice records for achievement tracking, enabling pen control exercise tracking. If you have any questions or suggestions, please submit feedback within the app or contact us via email at tommytang998@163.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LineEase at none against FocalPaint's 3. LineEase also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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 LineEase $0.99 up front. FocalPaint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LineEase asks for nothing beyond the download.
LineEase holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of FocalPaint's written reviews are positive against 81% of LineEase's.
FocalPaint ships an update monthly, LineEase fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocalPaint | LineEase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 557 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | brien dieterle | 祥 汤 |
Customer experience
FocalPaint
LineEase
In-app purchases
FocalPaint
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
LineEase
No in-app purchases









