FocalPaint vs Graintouch
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)
Graintouch
Create digital art with a unique printmaking aesthetic. This app simulates the look and feel of Risograph printing, allowing for layered colors, organic brush strokes, and textured effects. Export your work as clean vector stencils for print.
- Organic vector brush for layered colors
- Realistic print simulation
- Minimalist user interface
- Curated color palette
- Vector stencil export
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Graintouch is a drawing app with the soul of print. Inspired by Risograph™ aesthetics, it lets you layer, blend, and create with the warmth of real ink—right on your screen. BOOL BRUSH A bold, organic vector brush that stacks colors like ink on paper. Blend, overlap, knockout and build rich textures with effortless strokes. PRINT SIMULATION See your artwork as if it just rolled off a risograph. Offset imperfections, layered tints, and the charm of real ink—without the mess. MINIMAL UI Nothing in your way, just pure drawing. A clean, focused space where tools feel like an extension of your hand. COLORFUL CONSTRAINTS A playful palette of 18 handpicked inks, straight from the riso universe. Instead of endless choice, you get meaningful constraints that spark creativity—just like mixing real inks on a print run. VECTOR STENCILS Every Layer becomes a crisp, resolution-independent stencil. Your drawings export as clean vector stencils, perfect for scaling, separating by color, and bringing straight to print—no loss, just pure shapes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FocalPaint at 4.2 against Graintouch's 3.7. FocalPaint also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (79% vs 57%). Graintouch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#19 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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 Graintouch $9.99 up front. FocalPaint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Graintouch asks for nothing beyond the download.
FocalPaint holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of FocalPaint's written reviews are positive against 57% of Graintouch's.
FocalPaint ships an update monthly, Graintouch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocalPaint | Graintouch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better | 3.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 56.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #19 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 557 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | brien dieterle | IORAMA AB |
Customer experience
FocalPaint
Graintouch
In-app purchases
FocalPaint
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
Graintouch
No in-app purchases









