Paint vs Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint
This drawing application offers a simple interface for creating artwork. Users can draw, edit photos, add characters, and create wallet photos. It supports precise line drawing, color filling, shadow effects, and includes various stamps for creative expression.
- Simple user interface
- Scrollable tool menu
- Photo editing and enhancement
- Precise line drawing
- Color filling and shapes
- Shadow effects
- Stamp collection
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A Paint application for drawing Start with a blank canvas or import a photo from your library. Draw with your finger, choose different brush colors, erase mistakes, add shapes, write text, and place stickers anywhere you like. The app includes many fun sticker categories, including stars, hearts, animals, fruits, glasses, vegetables, trees, sun, moon, and flowers. Move, resize, rotate, and place stickers freely to make every photo unique. Perfect for kids, students, families, and anyone who wants an easy creative tool without complicated controls. Features: * Draw on a blank canvas * Import and decorate photos * Add stickers anywhere * Use stars, hearts, animals, fruits, flowers, and more * Add text to photos and drawings * Choose brush colors and sizes * Erase and edit easily * Save and export your artwork * Simple, colorful, beginner-friendly design Create, decorate, and share your imagination with Paint
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
Unleash your creativity with a digital canvas and a wide palette of colors. This app offers various brush sizes, a flood fill tool, and a bomb feature to clear the canvas. Save and share your masterpieces with friends and family.
- Blank canvas with over 40 colors
- Adjustable pen sizes (small, medium, large)
- Flood fill paint brush tool
- Bomb tool to clear canvas
- Save drawings to Photos
- Share creations to social media
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Finger Paint is an awesome finger painting application that is fun for kids and adults alike! You start off with a blank canvas, your imagination, and over 40 fun colors to choose from. Tapping on the pen icon will bring up the tools menu which lets you choose from small, medium, and large pen sizes. The paint brush tool is a new flood fill option, and the Bomb tool will clear your entire canvas to the selected color. And of course, the save button lets you save your drawing to your Photos. An added feature of this version now lets you share your photos after you save them. This way you can post your drawings to Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network and show off your talents to the world! Finger Paint works great on iPhone (both screen sizes) and iPad. I am always looking to improve my apps, and will update often based on feedback. If you have anything you would like changed added or updated, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail and I will get to it ASAP. This app is for you guys! Once again, thanks for trying Finger Paint from Ape Apps. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paint at 5.0 against Finger Paint (Ape Apps)'s 3.8. Paint also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Finger Paint (Ape Apps)'s advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 24%) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). 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. Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Finger Paint (Ape Apps) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finger Paint (Ape Apps) has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Paint's written reviews are positive against 61% of Finger Paint (Ape Apps)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paint ships an update every 7 months, Finger Paint (Ape Apps) every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Paint | Finger Paint (Ape Apps) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alteru Inc. | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Paint
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
User reviews
Paint
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Fun stamps and decorative elements for creative expression
- 💰 Affordable price point (under $1)
- 👶 Good for young children aged 3-8
- 🖼️ Ability to import and draw on photos
- 🌈 Color variety and selection options
Room to improve
- 🐌 Severe lag and performance issues across devices
- 🎯 Poor drawing precision and accuracy
- ❌ Missing eraser/clear screen functionality
- 🔧 Limited and poorly organized tools
- 📐 No fill bucket tool for large areas
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Fun for kids
- ✨ Great for doodling
- 🌟 Simple and light
- 😊 Keeps kids occupied
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezes and crashes
- ❌ No undo button
- ❌ No erase option
- 😠 Annoying ads
- 🐛 App breaks after ad removal payment
Bugs and requests
Paint
Reported bugs
12 issues- Extreme lag when drawing, especially on iPhone 4/4S and iPad
- Drawing lines appear after lifting finger from screen
- Images saved off-center or misaligned
- Orientation not preserved when saving imported photos
- Entire background deleted when removing first mark
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- Accidental coloring book page covers entire painting and cannot be undone
- Finger tracking problems on certain devices
- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Menu items don't function properly
- Stamps lag and stutter
- Poor image quality when importing photos
- Auto-fit feature cuts off portions of images
Requested features
16 requests- Eraser tool or clear screen button
- Fill bucket/paint pot tool
- Text tool for adding text to images
- Ability to resize and move objects
- Zoom in/magnifying glass feature
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- Rotate image and inserted objects
- Undo/redo functionality improvements
- Better brush selection and variety
- Smooth curve drawing tool
- Full screen drawing mode
- Better image import and cropping
- Ability to create custom stamps
- More stamp variety and options
- Improved menu organization and larger buttons
- Better image quality on save/export
- Brightness and contrast adjustments
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when changing orientation
- App breaks after paying to remove ads
- App freezes and crashes frequently
- App glitches when clicking paintbrush
- Bug affecting canvas color change
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- App is buffery
- App stops working when using brush
- App hangs when changing canvas color
- App freezes when changing brush size
- App crashes when changing colors or touching toolbox
Requested features
9 requests- Add undo button
- Add erase option
- Add ability to upload own pictures
- Add higher resolution for printing
- Add ability to add letters
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- Add simpler, older color picker version
- Improve navigation between screens
- Add save functionality
- Make tools always visible
In-app purchases
Paint
- Paint Ads Free$2.99
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
- Advertising Removal$2.99
Questions
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