Simple Drawing Pad vs CromaX
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
CromaX
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Struggling with color harmony? Meet CromaX – the designer’s smart palette generator that makes color pairing simple and efficient. Key Features Real-time Color Scheme Generation - Drag the hue ring to generate 5 harmonious color schemes - Independent sliders for saturation and brightness Inspiration Library (64 Curated Schemes) - 8 categories: Material Design, iOS System Colors, Pantone Trends, Classic Industries, Natural Ecology, Modern Tech, Artistic Creativity, Emotional Atmosphere - All schemes use generic descriptions – zero brand-name infringement Image Color Extraction (Privacy-First) - 100% local processing – your images never leave the device - Intelligently extracts 5 representative colors (dominant, accent, highlight) - HSL fine-tuning for each extracted color - Export to current palette (3 times daily in free version, unlimited for subscribers) Contrast Checker - Real-time calculation of foreground/background contrast ratios - WCAG AA/AAA compliance indicator - 3 daily views in free version, full access for subscribers Full-Format Code Export - 7+ ready-to-use formats: SwiftUI, UIColor, CSS, CSS Variables, SCSS, Tailwind CSS, Design Tokens (JSON) - One-click copy for any development environment Subscription Benefits Free Version: - 3 daily copy/exports - Partial inspiration library access - 3 daily contrast-checker views - Only CSS Variables export format - 3 daily image extractions Pro Subscription (Monthly $4.99 / Yearly $49): - Unlimited color-scheme generation & copying - Full 64-scheme inspiration library - Complete contrast-checker functionality - All 7 code-export formats - Unlimited image color extraction - 7-day free trial included Privacy Commitment All color-extraction algorithms run locally on your device. Zero server upload, zero persistent storage. Your design privacy is our priority. Download now and craft perfect color schemes in seconds! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jj2man-hub.github.io/cromax-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Drawing Pad at none against CromaX's 2. Simple Drawing Pad also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). CromaX's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. CromaX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Simple Drawing Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Simple Drawing Pad | CromaX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryouhei Azuma | 思名 周 |
In-app purchases
Simple Drawing Pad
No in-app purchases
CromaX
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
