Simple Drawing Pad vs Drawing lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Drawing Pad
Easily create drawings, take notes, or doodle with a variety of colors and pen thicknesses. Supports multi-touch for collaborative drawing and allows you to save your creations.
- Draw pictures
- Take handwritten notes
- Doodle
- 16 color options
- Adjustable pen thickness
- Multi-touch support
- Save drawings
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A simple drawing app. You can easily use it to draw pictures, take handwritten notes, doodle, etc. There are 16 different colors to choose from You can also change the thickness of the pen Multi-touch support allows multiple people to draw at the same time You can also save the images you draw
Drawing lab
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Drawing Lab est une application de dessin intuitive et moderne, conçue pour libérer la créativité sur tous les écrans. Elle offre une expérience fluide aussi bien sur smartphone que sur tablette. Pensée pour être simple à prendre en main, l’application permet de dessiner librement grâce à une interface épurée et des outils essentiels : pinceaux, formes, texte, gomme, gestion des couleurs, réglage précis de l’épaisseur du trait ainsi que des outils d’intelligence artificielle. Les dessins peuvent être partagé ou publié sur la galerie. Drawing Lab s’adresse aussi bien aux débutants qu’aux expérimentés souhaitant esquisser rapidement une idée ou expérimenter visuellement. Simple, réactif et accessible, Drawing Lab transforme chaque écran en carnet de dessin numérique
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drawing lab at none against Simple Drawing Pad's shown. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Drawing Pad ships an update every 2 months, Drawing lab every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Drawing Pad | Drawing lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryouhei Azuma | David Ventre |
In-app purchases
Simple Drawing Pad
No in-app purchases
Drawing lab
No in-app purchases
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