Comparison

FocalPaint vs Graintouch

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

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.

Highlights
  • Organic vector brush for layered colors
  • Realistic print simulation
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Curated color palette
  • Vector stencil export
Features
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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.

Screenshots

FocalPaint1 screens
Graintouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocalPaint ships an update monthly, Graintouch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FocalPaint versus Graintouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocalPaintGraintouch
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better3.7 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better56.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1324 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#19 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size557 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbrien dieterleIORAMA AB

Customer experience

FocalPaint

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

Graintouch

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative34.8%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FocalPaint

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

Graintouch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocalPaint free?
FocalPaint costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Graintouch free?
Graintouch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FocalPaint or Graintouch?
FocalPaint is rated higher. FocalPaint averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Graintouch averages 3.7 from 24 ratings.
Do FocalPaint or Graintouch have ads?
Neither FocalPaint nor Graintouch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocalPaint or Graintouch?
FocalPaint ships an update monthly, and Graintouch every 3 months. Most recently, FocalPaint was updated on August 15, 2026 and Graintouch on September 21, 2026.

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