Comparison

Drawing pad vs My paint

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

Head to head
About

Drawing pad

Unleash your creativity with a user-friendly digital sketchpad. Explore various drawing materials, brushes, and multi-layer support to bring your artistic visions to life, even for beginners. Optimized for a smooth experience with Apple Pencil.

Highlights
  • Refined and easy-to-operate design
  • Variety of sketch materials
  • Built-in brushes
  • Multi-layer support
  • Optimized for Apple Pencil
  • Beginner-friendly
Features
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Drawing pad is a sketch drawing board and drawing software, giving you an interesting drawing experience. Drawing pad has a refined design and is easy to operate. Even beginners without basic knowledge can give full play to their creativity! The app provides different categories of sketch materials to help you quickly get started with drawing. As a drawing software for ipad, Drawing pad has a variety of built-in brushes and super multi-layers, and the experience with App Pencil is better! This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings. Cancellation of the automatic renewal must be at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start the subscription. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms Terms of Service: https://linmomoxh.github.io/posts/linmomoxh/fuwu Privacy Terms: https://linmomoxh.github.io/posts/linmomoxh/privacy

About

My paint

Unleash your creativity with this drawing app. Design avatars, paint wallpapers, and doodle freely with a variety of brushes and colors. It's designed for both beginners and experienced artists.

Highlights
  • Avatar and wallpaper creation
  • Creative coloring and doodling
  • Extensive brush and color options
  • Built-in picture resources
  • Beginner-friendly interface
Features
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My paint is a drawing app for avatars and wallpapers. Here you can paint avatars, wallpapers and coloring. Of course, you can also paint and doodle freely. Even novices can draw well. [Introduction to Main Functions] -Picture resources: A large number of lovely avatars, wallpapers and simple stroke resources are built in to help you quickly master painting tips. -Creative coloring: select interesting painting lines, you can paint and doodle at will to stimulate your creativity. -Powerful functions: Multiple brushes and color choices, you can freely explore the fun of painting. Such a multi-functional and easy to use painting board and painting game, please download and experience it now! This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings. Cancellation of the automatic renewal must be at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start the subscription. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://zatlinkq.github.io/posts/moly/fuwu Privacy Policy: https://zatlinkq.github.io/posts/moly/privacy

Screenshots

Drawing pad3 screens
My paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drawing pad at fortnightly against My paint's every 3 months. Drawing pad also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Drawing pad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and My paint sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing pad holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 46 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing pad ships an update fortnightly, My paint every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drawing pad versus My paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing padMy paint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (37 ratings) — better4.4 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3746 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer列峰 胡晓庆 韩

Customer experience

Drawing pad

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

My paint

All ratings45 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drawing pad

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly Version3 Days trial$4.493 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$9.99
3 purchases

My paint

Subscriptions2
  • Plus version3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Plus version Quarterly3 Days trial$3.993 Months
One-time1
  • Pro version$6.99

Questions

Is Drawing pad free?
Drawing pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My paint free?
My paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing pad or My paint?
Drawing pad is rated higher. Drawing pad averages 4.5 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while My paint averages 4.4 from 46 ratings.
Do Drawing pad or My paint have ads?
Both Drawing pad and My paint show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing pad or My paint?
Drawing pad ships an update fortnightly, and My paint every 3 months. Most recently, Drawing pad was updated on November 3, 2026 and My paint on November 3, 2026.

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