Canvas Software vs AuniDraw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Software
A powerful yet user-friendly drawing application for iPad and Mac, powered by a custom engine for smooth 60fps rendering. Offers features like adjustment layers, timelapse recording, and filters for creative expression.
- Canvas7 drawing engine
- 60fps rendering
- Adjustment Layers
- Timelapse recording
- Filters
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Painter is a feature-rich, easy to use drawing app for the iPad and Mac. It uses the custom built Canvas7 drawing engine for rendering at 60fps. Some of the features include Adjustment Layers, Timelapse, Filters, and more. Make sure to leave a review and let me know how Painter can be improved!
AuniDraw
This app offers a professional digital painting experience with a clean interface and powerful tools like layers, blend modes, and an extensive brush library. It supports Apple Pencil for natural drawing and includes features for exporting high-resolution artwork and creating speedpaint videos.
- Full layer support with blend modes
- Extensive brush library
- Apple Pencil support (pressure & tilt)
- Advanced color tools
- Unlimited undo history
- High-resolution export
- Built-in speedpaint recording
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AuniDraw is a full-featured digital painting app built for real artistic work, not just quick doodles, though it handles those beautifully too. Underneath its clean, responsive canvas is a genuinely professional toolset: layers, blend modes, a deep brush library, and full Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity and tilt. Whether you're sketching a quick idea, building a fully layered illustration, or recording your process for social media, AuniDraw adapts to how you work. It's just as ready for a first digital sketch as it is for a finished, professional piece. DRAWING & PAINTING - Full layer support with blend modes for building complex, multi-layered artwork - Deep, extensive brush library covering everything from fine detail work to bold, expressive strokes - Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity and tilt for natural, responsive lines COLOR & WORKFLOW - Advanced color tools for precise, professional-level color work - Unlimited undo history, so you can experiment freely without losing your progress - Smooth, fast performance that keeps up even with detailed, layered work EXPORT & SHARE - Export finished artwork in high resolution, ready for print or high-quality sharing - Built-in speedpaint recording that captures your entire drawing process automatically - Export your process as a shareable speedpaint video, great for social media or tutorials BUILT FOR IPAD - Dedicated iPad-optimized interface, not just a stretched-out iPhone layout - Feels just as natural on iPhone for drawing on the go AuniDraw brings professional-grade tools into a clean, focused interface: powerful enough for finished illustration work, simple enough that nothing gets in the way of your next idea. Download AuniDraw and start drawing today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AuniDraw at 100% against Canvas Software's 40%. AuniDraw also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
AuniDraw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Canvas Software's written reviews are positive against 100% of AuniDraw's.
| Parameter | Canvas Software | AuniDraw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canvas Software LLC | Andrei Skovorodnikov |
Customer experience
Canvas Software
AuniDraw
In-app purchases
Canvas Software
No in-app purchases
AuniDraw
No in-app purchases
