Comparison

FocalPaint vs LineEase

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

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.

Highlights
  • Line drawing exercises
  • Step-by-step pattern guides
  • Connect the dots mode
  • Copy and draw mode
  • Image comparison tool
  • Save practice records
  • Export achievements
Features
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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.

Screenshots

FocalPaint1 screens
LineEase4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocalPaint ships an update monthly, LineEase fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FocalPaint versus LineEase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocalPaintLineEase
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#184 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbrien dieterle祥 汤

Customer experience

FocalPaint

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

LineEase

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative16.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocalPaint

One-time3
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Big Tip$4.99
  • Huge Tip$9.99
None

LineEase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocalPaint free?
FocalPaint costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LineEase free?
LineEase costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FocalPaint or LineEase?
LineEase is rated higher. FocalPaint averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while LineEase averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do FocalPaint or LineEase have ads?
Neither FocalPaint nor LineEase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocalPaint or LineEase?
FocalPaint ships an update monthly, and LineEase fortnightly. Most recently, FocalPaint was updated on August 15, 2026 and LineEase on September 21, 2026.

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