Atai vs Chalk Kid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atai
Create precise vector drawings with an infinite canvas and advanced curve tools. Refine strokes, manage layers, and organize projects with an intuitive file manager. Unlock full export capabilities with a pro version.
- Vector drawing with Bézier curves
- Infinite canvas
- Layer management
- Intuitive file manager
- Grids and alignment tools
- Undo/Redo functionality
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Atai saves your drawings in vector format, which means they can be modified at any size at any time. It's the perfect tools for Artists, Designers, Architects and Drawing enthusiasts who want to take their creativity to next level. What sets our App apart is its emphasis on the use of Bézier Curves. You can start by drawing a freehand stroke and end up in a precise technical drawing with the help of Grids and Layers. Atai provide specific tools for working with curves. You can add and remove control points to further refine your strokes with complete control of the shape and flow of your drawings. In addition to manual control, our App also offers automatic function for smoothing and adjusting those curves. Force, Speed are handling easily to take a smooth good looking stroke. The intuitive File Manager based on Colored Tabs give you and easy and fast access to your drawing. You can order all your drawings in a hierarchical way. Favorites, Recents & Folders are tools that will help in this task. ATAI HAS IN-APP PURCHASES. YOU CAN FULLY USE ALL ITS FEATURES BUT YOU NEED TO BUY THE PRO-VERSION TO BE ABLE TO EXPORT FORMATS LARGER, PROPRIETARY OR NEW ONES. Tools at your disposal: - Infinite Canvas. - Insert or drag and drop Images. - Polygons from strokes, paths or manually. - Circles, Square & Curves. - Pencil, Pen, Marker, Liner & Round Marker based brushes. - Colors Palettes, predefined COPIC palettes. (COPIC is the trademark of Too Corporation) - Last Colors Palettes. - Color Picker. - Stroke Width, Opacity & Smoothing. - Close & Break Paths. - Duplicate, Send To Back or Bring To Front Objects. - Flip Horizontal or Vertical. - Add, Delete and Change type Bezier anchor Points. - Undo, Redo unlimited. - Import, Export .atai (proprietary file format). - In-App Purchase for export Canvas & All Drawing size.(More in near future.) - Unlimited Drawing Size. - Canvas Size, Orientation & Resolution. - Canvas Mask with a system set of Backgrounds. Scale & Rotate. - Layers Masks with a system set of Patterns. - No limits Layers. - Color, Brush, Size, Opacity & Smoothing by Layer. - Line types & Opacity by Layer - Grids, Align, Snap, Light and Dark Color grids, spacing & divisions. - Orthographic, Isometric & Perspective grids. - Zoom & Rotations of Drawing Canvas. - Move Strokes or Objects between Layers. If you're looking for a powerful and versatile vector drawing app, then Atai is the perfect choice for you. With its wide range of features and benefits, Atai is the perfect tool for anyone who wants to create high-quality hand drawings in a vector format.
Chalk Kid
This app offers a realistic chalkboard drawing experience with various chalk colors and adjustable brush sizes. It's perfect for quick notes, sharing ideas, or as a fun drawing tool for children.
- Realistic chalk textures
- Draw with any color chalk
- Adjustable brush size
- Enable/disable chalk texture
- Share drawings to social media
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Chalk is a chalkboard like easy drawing tool with realistic textures. Can be used as a scratch paper to record inspiration, share ideas; also used as a child learning to draw, children drawing, reading a small blackboard. 【Features】 · Draw on a Blackboard with any color chalks · You can choose whether to enable chalk brush texture · Brush size can be adjusted at will · Can share to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook 【Contact us】 Gmail:drawerfree@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Atai at 60% against Chalk Kid's 0%. Chalk Kid's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Atai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chalk Kid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chalk Kid holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chalk Kid has 202 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Atai's written reviews are positive against 0% of Chalk Kid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Atai ships an update every 2 months, Chalk Kid every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atai | Chalk Kid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (202 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 202 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patricio Lagos | ISMITECH COMPANY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Atai
Chalk Kid
In-app purchases
Atai
- Pro Version$3.99
Chalk Kid
No in-app purchases









