Drawing Apps vs StencilX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drawing Apps
Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.
- Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
- Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
- Layers and Photoshop blend modes
- Selection and clipping masks
- Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
- Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html
StencilX
Transform tattoo designs into professional stencils using AI. This app sharpens lines, refines details, and offers various styles. It also allows for AI-powered design generation and virtual try-ons on body photos.
- AI stencil generation from designs
- Stencil enhancement with detail levels
- AI editing via text prompts
- Virtual try-on on body photos
- Text-to-tattoo generation
- Multiple tattoo styles and shading options
- Print and share functionality
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Stop tracing by hand. StencilX turns tattoo designs into sharp, print-ready stencils with AI. Upload a tattoo design and let the app do the work. StencilX detects the main lines and details, helping you create a clean stencil faster with less manual cleanup. Pick your style. Adjust the details. Print it. Key Features Image to Stencil — Import a tattoo design and turn it into a clean stencil. Stencil Enhancer — Sharpen and refine results with 3 detail levels. AI Edit — Change any stencil with a simple text prompt. Try On — Place designs on body photos to check placement before ink. Text to Tattoo — Describe an idea and generate a stencil with AI. Manual Stencil — Process designs offline on-device. STYLES & CUSTOMIZATION 20+ tattoo styles including Traditional, Fine Line, Minimalist, Blackwork, Dotwork, Geometric, Tribal, Japanese, Realistic and more. Shading: stipple, hatching, crosshatch, pencil, linework. Detail: simple, medium, detailed. Output: black & white or purple thermal transfer. PRINT & SHARE Save to Photos, share, or print directly. Split & Print breaks large stencils across multiple pages with alignment marks for easy assembly. SUBSCRIPTIONS & CREDITS Enjoy 2 free conversions to try any AI feature. After that, continue with a subscription or purchase credits as needed. Built for tattoo artists who want to spend less time preparing and more time creating. Works on iPhone and iPad with built-in stencil history. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://stencilx.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://stencilx.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Drawing Apps at 5.2K against StencilX's 12. Drawing Apps also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and StencilX sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StencilX holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Drawing Apps | StencilX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5.2K ratings) | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gang Ji | Artiom Yakoventsev |
Customer experience
Drawing Apps
StencilX
Bugs and requests
Drawing Apps
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and app closures
- Layers not working as expected
- Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
- Difficulty navigating the app
Requested features
5 requests- More free brushes and tools
- Ability to save and export drawings
- Undo/redo functionality improvements
- Color customization options
- Tracing feature for photos
StencilX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drawing Apps
- DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
- DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
- Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
- DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
- DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- 300 Coins$5.99
- 900 Coins$14.99
- 1200 Coins$19.99
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- Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
- 5000 Coins$59.99
- Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99
StencilX
- Basic Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
- Premium Monthly Plan$39.991 Month
- 20 Credits$1.99
- 60 Credits$9.99
- 120 Credits$14.99
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- 500 Credits$39.99
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