Paint vs Mandala Printer
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
Mandala Printer
Design an endless variety of unique mandalas with customizable settings. Create wireframe designs for coloring or printouts, or generate solid, vibrant patterns for wallpapers. This app offers pure creative fun with no restrictions.
- Infinite mandala designs
- Customizable settings
- Wireframe mandalas for coloring
- Solid mandalas for wallpapers
- Kid-friendly entertainment
- Printable designs
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Endless Mandala Magic! Make as many mandalas as your heart desires! Tweak the settings and unlock an almost infinite world of unique designs - right at your fingertips. Go artsy with wireframe mandalas - perfect for coloring apps or printing out for some hands-on fun with pencils and markers (great for keeping the kids entertained, too!). Feeling bold? Create vibrant, solid mandalas and turn them into one-of-a-kind wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad. It’s something ◆ unique ◆ just for you! A truly free App - no ads, no subscriptions, no sign-ups, and no "pro" versions. Just pure, fun, with zero strings attached !
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Verdict
Paint and Mandala Printer are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Mandala Printer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paint against 5.0 for Mandala Printer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Paint ships an update every 7 months, Mandala Printer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint | Mandala Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alteru Inc. | Jan Nutbroek |
Customer experience
Paint
Mandala Printer
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
Mandala Printer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paint
- Paint Ads Free$2.99
Mandala Printer
- Import a Photo or Image$1.99
Questions
Is Paint free?
Is Mandala Printer free?
Which has better reviews, Paint or Mandala Printer?
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