Comparison

Aquarell vs Maya Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Aquarell

Create professional watercolor paintings on your iOS device with a variety of customizable brushes and layer support. Seamlessly sync your work across devices and export in multiple formats, including PSD, for further editing.

Highlights
  • Unlimited customizable watercolor brushes
  • iCloud sync for cross-device work
  • Export to PSD and common image formats
  • Customizable canvas size up to 2048x2048
  • Layer support with mixing operations
Features
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Aquarell is a drawing and painting app for iPhone and iPad, with watercolor brushes, layers and custom canvases. Use it for digital illustration, freehand sketches, doodles and color studies—from a quick idea to a finished piece of art. MAKE EACH BRUSH YOUR OWN Adjust brush size, opacity and spacing to shape your strokes. Build a brush collection for expressive watercolor painting, line work and everyday sketching. BUILD YOUR ARTWORK IN LAYERS Keep your sketch, colors and finishing touches separate. Control layer opacity and blend modes, and use selections and masks to work on specific areas of your image. Undo and redo as you explore different ideas. EXPLORE COLOR AND COMPOSITION Choose colors, keep palettes and sample shades from your canvas. Work with a custom canvas size, zoom in for details and rotate the view for a comfortable drawing angle. Add text and import fonts to combine lettering with your illustrations. SAVE, SHARE AND KEEP CREATING Export PNG and JPEG images to share your work, or use PDF and TIFF for additional output options. Export PSD with pixel layers for further editing. Save in the native Aquarell artwork format to continue working in the app. Aquarell brings brushes, color and layers into one mobile art workspace. Sketch a landscape, paint a portrait, explore a palette or make an original illustration on your iPhone or iPad.

About

Maya Viewer

Features
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Maya Viewer is a companion app for Autodesk Maya that lets 3D artists review Maya scenes on iPhone and iPad, including AR placement. Connect to Maya over your local network using the free Maya Viewer Python plugin, then inspect scene geometry, materials, textures, cameras, lights, object statistics, and transforms from a clean mobile viewer. Features include live scene preview, AR placement, wireframe and texture viewing, Maya camera support, light controls, selected object review, mesh statistics, snapshots, demo mode, and basic transform controls for move, rotate, and scale. Maya Viewer is built by Amar Shinde at Reimagine Fx to help artists review scenes faster, cleaner, and closer to the way they actually work.

Screenshots

Aquarell4 screens
Maya Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maya Viewer at Free against Aquarell's $0.99. Maya Viewer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). Aquarell's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Maya Viewer is free to download; Aquarell costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aquarell ships an update every 12 months, Maya Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aquarell versus Maya Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquarellMaya Viewer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnyi County Bingzhiyi Trading Co., Ltd.Amar Shinde

In-app purchases

None

Aquarell

No in-app purchases

None

Maya Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aquarell free?
Aquarell costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maya Viewer free?
Maya Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aquarell or Maya Viewer have ads?
Neither Aquarell nor Maya Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aquarell or Maya Viewer?
Aquarell ships an update every 12 months, and Maya Viewer monthly. Most recently, Aquarell was updated on October 27, 2026 and Maya Viewer on October 24, 2026.

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