Comparison

Paint Retro vs VectorMotion

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

Head to head
About

Paint Retro

A user-friendly raster graphics editor for quick image editing, doodles, and detailed artwork. Offers a wide range of brushes, shapes, text tools, and color options. Supports various image formats and transparent backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Multiple brush types
  • Shape creation tools
  • Text with stylish fonts
  • Color palette and custom palettes
  • Transparent background support
  • Import and export various image formats
  • Unlimited undo/redo
Features
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Paint Retro is a simple, fun drawing app for quick everyday image editing — from a few doodles to detailed artwork. Easy for beginners, handy for everyone. CREATE & EDIT • Draw freely with many brushes: pencil, brush, calligraphy pen & brush, crayon, watercolour, neon, glow, splatter, airbrush, and more • Adjust brush size and opacity for the perfect stroke • Shapes made easy: line, curve, rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon • Fill tool, eraser, eyedropper (pick any color), and zoom & pan • Add text with a huge collection of stylish fonts • Select, move, and edit parts of your image • Unlimited undo & redo COLORS & THEMES • Rich color palette plus a full HSV color picker • Create and save your own custom color palettes • Switch app themes — colors and icon styles — to make it yours • Download extra theme packs WORK WITH YOUR IMAGES • Draw in full color or classic black-and-white • Transparent background support • Import photos to edit or draw over • Save and open as PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, or TIFF • Save to Photos or share anywhere GO VIP • Unlock every premium theme • Enjoy an ad-free experience Start painting today — no fuss, just fun.

About

VectorMotion

Create and animate vector graphics with a comprehensive suite of tools. Design shapes, text, and images, then bring them to life with advanced animation features and effects. Export your creations in various high-quality formats.

Highlights
  • Vector shape design and editing
  • Multi-scene project support
  • Keyframe animation with easing
  • Layer effects and puppet deformation
  • 3D extrusion and rendering
  • Typography and text effects
  • Image and font library management
  • High-quality export options
Features
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VectorMotion is a completely free (and Ad-Free) tool for all your design and animation needs. Features : -Vector design : Create and edit vector shape layers with the provided pen and direct select tools. -Multi scene support : Create as much scenes as you need in a project without any restrictions on size or animation length. -Saveable projects : Continue where you left off. -Layers : Create shapes, texts, images, and edit their properties (Style, Geomtry, Effects). -Animation : If you can edit it, you can animate it. Just long click any property and select the option to make it animatable. -Advanced Timeline : Add, copy, reverse, delete keyframes and edit their easing for all layers at once. -Layer Effects : Add style to your layers with effects such as blur, shadow, glow, glare, perspective deformation, bezier deformation… -Puppet deformation : Create cool character animations with ease using the puppet deformation effect. -Geometry Effects : Transform your shape’s geometry by applying effects such corner rounding and path trimming. -Text Effects : Make your text animation standout by adding effects such as character rotation and blur. -Shape Morphing : Copy-paste an animated path into another, to get that cool shape morphing effect. -Path Masks : Mask any layer using the pen tool with the masking mode. -Typography : Per character styles, external font support, texts on paths, range based animatable effects… It’s all here. -Simple 3d : Transform your layers in 3d with perspective. -Advanced 3d : Extrude your shapes and texts to enable 3d rendering with PBR support. -Image library : Manage, crop, transform, tag your images and insert them into your projects. -Font Library : Import supported fonts to your library, and use them in your designs. -Remove image backgrounds : Create alpha masks for you images with ease. -Sequencer : Create sequences out of your scenes and add audio tracks to create your final movie. -Export your scenes or sequences in high quality. Supported output formats are : animations (MP4, GIF), images(JPEG, PNG, GIF), documents (SVG, PDF). Support: If you have any questions or feedback, please send an email to vectormotion.team@gmail.com

Screenshots

Paint Retro4 screens
VectorMotion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paint Retro at 5.0 against VectorMotion's 3.2. VectorMotion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Paint Retro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VectorMotion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paint Retro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VectorMotion has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Paint Retro's written reviews are positive against 36% of VectorMotion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint Retro ships an update every 8 days, VectorMotion fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paint Retro versus VectorMotion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint RetroVectorMotion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews36.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUyen Nguyen Thi KimRemotion Apps Inc.

Customer experience

Paint Retro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative54.8%

VectorMotion

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral18.1%
Negative45.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paint Retro

One-time1
  • Vip No Ads and Icon$1.99
None

VectorMotion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paint Retro free?
Paint Retro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VectorMotion free?
VectorMotion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paint Retro or VectorMotion?
Paint Retro is rated higher. Paint Retro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while VectorMotion averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Paint Retro or VectorMotion have ads?
Neither Paint Retro nor VectorMotion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint Retro or VectorMotion?
Paint Retro ships an update every 8 days, and VectorMotion fortnightly. Most recently, Paint Retro was updated on November 12, 2026 and VectorMotion on November 12, 2026.

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