Comparison

Pofi Create vs MediBang Paletta:Drawing App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pofi Create

This app provides a comprehensive 3D creation toolkit for artists. It features a vast library of assets, including characters, animals, and scenes, along with powerful tools for posing, animation, camera control, and lighting. It simplifies complex artistic challenges for illustrators, comic artists, and animators.

Highlights
  • Massive asset library (characters, animals, scenes)
  • Skeletal control for precise posing
  • Motion creation and animation tools
  • Advanced camera system with perspective control
  • Professional lighting studio
  • Customizable expressions and prop deformation
Features
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Draw what you imagine, with a reference you can shape. Pofi Create helps illustrators, comic artists and drawing enthusiasts build the 3D references their artwork needs. Start with a character, a pose or a ready-made scene. Arrange your subjects, find the camera angle and explore the light, so the picture in your head becomes easier to study and draw. Pose it. Frame it. Light it. Draw it. • FIND THE PIECES FOR YOUR NEXT DRAWING Build a scene with characters, animals, props and environments. Explore separate hands and feet, heads and art-study models, plus effects and alternate appearances. A growing collection of over 100,000 resources gives you starting points for solo poses, groups, interactions and hands holding props. Library expansions include 24 added model categories and 32 motion series. Supported models have built-in poses, expressions and appearance options; structural guides help you understand form. • SHAPE THE POSE YOU NEED Start with standing, sitting, running or action poses, then refine supported models. Around 80 preset hand poses help you study difficult fingers and grips without starting from scratch. Advanced controls offer up to 150 controllable joints on supported character rigs, detailed hand and toe adjustment, and over 100 facial parameters on selected characters. IK moves connected limbs from a target; FK turns individual joints. Body flexibility, joint limits and IK blending help with finer adjustments. Driver sliders change supported props and effects. Available controls vary by resource. • START WITH A COMPLETE SCENE Scene templates bring models, composition, cameras and lighting together, so you can study how the whole picture works. Static: open a ready-made composition with poses and light. Motion: play or pause existing animations to study body movement, camera changes and lighting. Annotated: use notes and dedicated views to understand structure and details. Interactive: tap to switch poses, scenes and existing animations. With Pro, adjust and save your own reference scenes for later drawings. • SEE THE ANGLE BEFORE YOU DRAW Explore standard, wide-angle and fisheye lenses to plan perspective and distortion. Choose a solid background, an HDR sky or your own image. Depth of field helps you preview foreground and background blur, making spatial relationships easier to study. • SEE HOW LIGHT SHAPES THE FORM Try studio lighting presets, use an HDR environment, or adjust three directional lights independently. Change direction, color and shadows for key, fill and rim lighting. Compare how different setups reveal a face, a pose or a prop before you paint the shadows. • BUILT FOR YOUR DRAWING WORKFLOW Use Pofi Create for illustration, manga, comics, figure drawing and storyboard planning. Existing motion scenes also help with animation studies; portrait poses, staging, clothing and accessories provide references for photography and fashion. A new 3D engine and streamlined controls support detailed observation. Cloud saving and sync keep saved work available on supported devices and platforms. The Pofi series has over 10 million combined installs across all platforms. Export JPG or transparent PNG snapshots to use alongside your drawing app. • RESOURCES AND FEATURES ARE SEPARATE Free to download, with some free resources. Buy individual resources with P-coins for permanent access; they remain available after Pro expires. Advanced controls, lighting and custom-scene saving require Pro. Ultra provides access to all resources without individual P-coin purchases. Check the purchase page for pricing, duration, included features and renewal terms. Ultra access differs from permanently purchasing each resource. • CONNECT WITH POFI X / Instagram: @PofiCreate Discord: https://discord.gg/q3VqR98Vkg Email: create@pofiart.com Terms of Use: https://create.pofiapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://create.pofiapp.com/privacy

About

MediBang Paletta:Drawing App

This painting app offers a user-friendly interface with world-class brushes and nuanced layering for digital art creation. Enjoy customizable brushes, creative effects, and professional finishing touches without subscription fees. Save and export your masterpieces in various formats, including PSD.

Highlights
  • User-Friendly Interface
  • World-Class Brushes
  • Nuanced Layering
  • Customizable Brushes
  • Stabilization Tool
  • Artistic Filters
  • PSD Export
Features
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No intrusive ads to interrupt your flow. Free for 2 hours every day. You can extend your usage time after 2 hours by watching ads. Draw for yourself, in your time, by you like. MediBang Paletta is the painting app for you. We made this for you. The latest work in the MediBang Paint series, which boasts 100 million downloads. This is a new proposal from MediBang. The app's beautiful canvas is waiting for you to create art. Today, try MediBang Paletta and watch your improvement skyrocket! Crafted by the minds behind MediBang Paint, MediBang Paletta gives you a perfectly designed experience to reach creative heights never thought possible, no subscription required. Key Highlights: ・User-Friendly Interface: Work effortlessly with an intuitive interface. ・World-Class Brushes: Enjoy meticulously crafted brushes for the iPad experience. ・Auto-Save: Never worry about losing a sketch again. ・Nuanced Layering: Exercise precise control over your art. Your Perfect Brushes ・Customizable Default Brushes: Tailor any default brushes to match your style. ・Stabilization Tool: Create your smoothest lines ever. ・Creative Effects: Add intricate details with cool effect and stamp brushes. ・Pen Pressure Settings: Responsive and adjustable settings to suit you. ・Unique Brushes: Explore dozens of brushes designed exclusively for MediBang Paletta's brush engine. Effortless Layers and Colors ・Clipping Masks: Edit without compromising your initial art. ・Layer Groups: Keep your work neat and tidy. ・Blending Modes: Nearly 20 blending modes to adjust your art as you desire. Professional Finishing Touches ・Artistic Filters: Add captivating effects to give your work a professional look. ・Blur Tool: Achieve softness, movement, and depth. ・Easy Edits: Refine your work's proportions using the Transformation Tool. Intuitive and Lightweight ・Artist-First Design: Enjoy an app designed with giving you the best artistic experience in mind. ・Simplicity is Key: Focus on your creativity with a simple, lightweight interface that transforms your screen into a studio. ・Efficient Storage: Save your work in MediBang Paletta export it to the Files app. ・No Lag: Bid farewell to brush lag and slow loading times forever. Share Your Masterpieces ・Pro Export: Import or export your art in various formats, including Adobe® Photoshop® PSD files. ・Seamless Saving and Backups: Save your art locally in MediBang Paletta and find your files backed up to the app itself in the event of a crash. Operating Environment ・OS: iOS 18 or later ・Recommended Devices: iPhone13 or later / iPad 9th generation or later / iPad Air 5th generation or later / iPad mini 6th generation or later / iPad Pro 5th generation or later *App performance may vary depending on the device condition Crafted by visionaries and tailored for artists, MediBang Paletta is here to provide the ultimate digital art experience. With a canvas and tools that are convenient yet unobtrusive, this app transforms your iPad screen into an inviting workspace, allowing your creativity to flow freely. Every element is meticulously decided by MediBang Paletta's designers to ensure the most immersive and intuitive experience that maximizes all the best parts of working on the iPad for the individual creator experience. MediBang Paletta is more than just an app, it's a creator-centric space that gives you what you need to translate vision into reality. No compromises or limitations—just pure creative freedom. Bid farewell to confusing design, and software bloat. Say hello to MediBang Paletta.

Screenshots

Pofi Create4 screens
MediBang Paletta:Drawing App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MediBang Paletta:Drawing App at 62% against Pofi Create's 23%. MediBang Paletta:Drawing App also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Pofi Create's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pofi Create sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MediBang Paletta:Drawing App sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MediBang Paletta:Drawing App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 410 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Pofi Create's written reviews are positive against 62% of MediBang Paletta:Drawing App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pofi Create ships an update every 3 weeks, MediBang Paletta:Drawing App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pofi Create versus MediBang Paletta:Drawing App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPofi CreateMediBang Paletta:Drawing App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (410 ratings)4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews62.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4101.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB143 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPofi EntertainmentMediBang inc.

Customer experience

Pofi Create

All ratings410 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative69.3%

MediBang Paletta:Drawing App

All ratings1,081 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral19.3%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

Pofi Create

From 410 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤍 Best reference for posing
  • 🙌 Great for art
  • 👍 Helpful app

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Everything locked behind paywall
  • 🤯 Confusing and difficult to use
  • 🤬 Predatory monetization
  • 🐛 Crashes and network issues
  • 💰 Insanely expensive

MediBang Paletta:Drawing App

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Clean and easy-to-use interface
  • 👍 Customizable UI and icons
  • 🎨 Good selection of brushes and tools
  • 💡 Useful features like multi-layer support and fill tool
  • 🚀 Smooth performance and responsiveness

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs causing random deletion of artwork
  • 🔒 Lack of custom brush creation and import options
  • 🔒 Missing features from previous Medibang versions
  • 🔒 Intrusive UI elements overlapping the canvas
  • 🐛 Glitches with layer selection and menu closing

Bugs and requests

Pofi Create

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and sign-up issues
  • Inability to save or load poses
  • Compatibility problems on various devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free models and poses
  • Easier posing and manipulation
  • Better instructions and tutorials
  • More language support
  • Improved performance and stability
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  • Fair and transparent pricing

MediBang Paletta:Drawing App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Artwork randomly getting deleted
  • Menus closing immediately after opening
  • Brush not working after certain actions
  • Issues with exporting and saving files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to create custom brushes
  • Implement a time-lapse recording feature
  • Improve blending brush capabilities
  • Provide more environmental and texture brushes
  • Add a symmetry tool separate from the pen tool

In-app purchases

25 purchases

Pofi Create

Subscriptions8
  • PC Cloud(2000)Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PC Cloud(5000)Monthly$7.991 Month
  • 「Pofi Create」PRO Version 365day$12.991 Year
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  • PC Cloud(500)Annual$19.991 Year
  • PC Cloud(2000)Annual$39.991 Year
  • PRO Annual Plan$44.991 Year
  • PLUS Annual Plan B$74.991 Year
  • PC Cloud(5000)Annual$79.991 Year
One-time17
  • 「Pofi Create」 Discount$0.99
  • 「Pofi Create」 P-coin(60)$1.99
  • P Coin Pack [a]$7.99
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  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(300)$7.99
  • 「Pofi Create」PRO Version 365 day$12.99
  • 「Pofi Create」Pro Version$12.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(680)$17.99
  • P Coin Pack [b]$23.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(980)$24.99
  • P Coin Pack [c]$39.99
  • PLUS Plan C$39.99
  • PRO Plan$44.99
  • 「Pofi Create」Ultra Annual$69.99
  • P Coin Pack [d]$79.99
  • 「Pofi Create」P-coin(3280)$79.99
  • P Coin Pack [e]$159.99
  • P Coin Pack [f]$399.99
2 purchases

MediBang Paletta:Drawing App

One-time2
  • 30-day TrialFree
  • Paletta: Perpetual License$9.99

Questions

Is Pofi Create free?
Pofi Create is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MediBang Paletta:Drawing App free?
MediBang Paletta:Drawing App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pofi Create or MediBang Paletta:Drawing App?
MediBang Paletta:Drawing App is rated higher. Pofi Create averages 4.1 out of 5 from 410 ratings, while MediBang Paletta:Drawing App averages 4.5 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Pofi Create or MediBang Paletta:Drawing App have ads?
MediBang Paletta:Drawing App shows ads; Pofi Create does not.
Which is updated more often, Pofi Create or MediBang Paletta:Drawing App?
Pofi Create ships an update every 3 weeks, and MediBang Paletta:Drawing App every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pofi Create was updated on November 3, 2026 and MediBang Paletta:Drawing App on October 30, 2026.

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