FocalPaint vs Magic Paint
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)
Magic Paint
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Magic Paint - Elements is here to spark your imagination! With our app, you can paint using colors, textures & animated elements like fire, bubbles, and snow. Let your creativity flow and have endless fun creating animated masterpieces. Magic Paint - Elements offers a unique painting experience with these features: - Paint with fire to create animated artwork. - Add bubbles to underwater scenes. - Add snow to give your creations a cool effect. - Watch your creations come to life. Whether you want to relax or explore your artistic side, Magic Paint - Elements offers a range of creative fun for all users. Download Magic Paint - Elements and turn your artistic dreams into reality!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magic Paint at Free against FocalPaint's $4.99. Magic Paint also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Magic Paint is free to download; FocalPaint costs $4.99 up front. FocalPaint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Magic Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocalPaint ships an update monthly, Magic Paint every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocalPaint | Magic Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 557 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | brien dieterle | Merrill Caldwell |
In-app purchases
FocalPaint
- Generous Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$4.99
- Huge Tip$9.99
Magic Paint
- Magic Painting$1.99
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