Comparison

Paint vs Stratega!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple user interface
  • Scrollable tool menu
  • Photo editing and enhancement
  • Precise line drawing
  • Color filling and shapes
  • Shadow effects
  • Stamp collection
Features
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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

About

Stratega!

Features
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Stratega --------- Description The Stratega is a game that two players face off against each other, a turn-based game. Yo Can Play Versus CPU or Versus another Player Online by GameCenter. Pieces Each player has 40 pieces distributed as follows. Quantity Name Rank --------- -------- --------- 1 Marshal 10 1 General 9 2 Colonel 8 3 Major 7 4 Captain 6 4 Lieutenant 5 4 Sergeant 4 5 Miner 3 8 Scout 2 1 Spy 1 6 Bomb - 1 Flag - Board The board consists of cells distributed in a 10x10 grid. There are 2 lakes of 4 cells each in the center of the board, on which the pieces cannot be placed. Objective Capture the opposing flag or leave the opponent with no valid moves. The Game The game is played in turns, alternating between the two players. On each turn the player must move a piece or attack an opposing piece. Initial Formation Before the start of the game, each player must choose the formation of his army, distributing the pieces as desired in the bottom 4 lines of the board. Movement Rules The pieces move one cell at a time, horizontally or vertically, except for the Explorer. No piece can move diagonally, jump over other pieces, or move to a space occupied by another piece. It is not allowed to jump over the lakes, or move inside it. The pieces move one at a time. The Explorer can walk as many free cells as he wants, horizontally or vertically. He can also walk and attack in the same turn. Attacking Rules When one of your pieces and one of your opponent's pieces are stuck, horizontally or vertically, it means they are in attack position. The piece with the lower rank is captured and removed from the board. If the victorious piece was the attacker, then it moves to the position of the captured piece. If the victorious piece was the attacked one, it stays in the position it is in. When two pieces of the same rank attack each other, both are removed from the board The attack is always optional. Special Attack Rules Bomb and Miner, all pieces that attack a bomb will be removed from the board. Except the miner, who disarms and captures the bomb. Marshal and Spy, the Marshal wins all other pieces of lower rank, except if attacked or attacking the Spy. Start a Game To start playing, you must have GameCenter enabled. Once authenticated in GameCenter, we will press the Stratega button. The screen to create or select a game will appear. When we create a new game, we will start by configuring our part of the board, our pieces will always be light colored, and we must fill the bottom four rows of the board. We will select which piece we are going to put, and then press on an empty cell to put the piece, or if we press on a cell that has a piece, we will remove it. Once our part of the board is filled, we will press the Start button to start the game. When it's our turn to move, we will hold down the piece while we move to the cell we want to move it, when it's the piece on the cell we will let go to finish our turn, and wait for the opponent's move. At any time we can press the pieces button, to see which pieces the opponent still has on the board. If we press the Home button, we will return to the beginning to select a game or create a new one. Enjoy the game!

Screenshots

Paint4 screens
Stratega!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paint at Free against Stratega!'s $1.99. Stratega!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Paint is free to download; Stratega! costs $1.99 up front. Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stratega! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint ships an update every 7 months, Stratega! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Paint versus Stratega!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintStratega!
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlteru Inc.Ivan Cerra de Castro

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

Stratega!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paint

One-time1
  • Paint Ads Free$2.99
None

Stratega!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paint free?
Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stratega! free?
Stratega! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paint or Stratega! have ads?
Neither Paint nor Stratega! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint or Stratega!?
Paint ships an update every 7 months, and Stratega! fortnightly. Most recently, Paint was updated on September 5, 2026 and Stratega! on September 15, 2026.

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