Colors! vs Drawing Box Ltd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colors!
Offers a straightforward yet powerful painting tool with an integrated online gallery. Users can share their creations, receive feedback, and learn from other artists by viewing their painting processes.
- Simple painting tools
- Integrated online gallery
- Share paintings on social media
- Playback recording of paintings
- High-resolution painting
- Participate in painting challenges
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Colors! provides a fun and simple painting experience and invites the user to browse and participate in an online gallery consisting of countless beautiful paintings. SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL Designed to have a quick and non-intrusive workflow, Colors! provides the tools you need, without any of the distractions. INTEGRATED GALLERY Half of the fun of painting is to show others the result. In Colors! you can easily upload your works to the vibrant Colors! community, or just share it on Facebook/Twitter. Get feedback, make friends and participate in our regular painting challenges. PLAYBACK ANY PAINTING Colors! always records the full painting process. View your own playback, and branch it off at any point to take it in a different direction. Or view the playback of any painting in the gallery to learn from other artists. HIGH RESOLUTION Taking full advantage of the Retina screens, you can paint in 2048x1536 resolution and export your finished painting in even higher!
Drawing Box Ltd
This mobile studio offers a wide range of tools for sketching and painting, from pencils and brushes to creative pen effects and stickers. Users can enjoy features like symmetrical drawing, unlimited undo, and video replays of their creations. It's ideal for quick sketches, artistic studies, and sharing finished artwork.
- Multiple pencil modes and art brushes
- Creative pen effects and stickers
- Symmetrical drawing and painting
- Video replay of artwork
- Unlimited undo/redo functionality
- Pictures for coloring and leisure
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Enjoy the LIGHT VERSION of one of the most awarded painting app on the market. You will be surprised by the incredible number of features provided by this app. Bring along this small mobile studio with you, make life sketching, studying forms, shapes, architecture, human figures. This is an excellent tool for a quick sketch, even drawn with small modeling effects with the smooth art brushes. Publish your works directly on Twitter, Facebook or Sina Weibo. Send them to the photo library or to your friends by mail. Main features: - 3 pencil modes - 3 art brushes - 2 paint rollers - 3 eraser sizes - 78 premixed and ready to use colors. - 10 incredible creative pen effects. - 187 stickers in 3 sizes - Video replay of your paintings - Symmetrical drawing and painting. - Unlimited undo, redo, clear drawing page - Pictures for coloring and leisure activities - Drawing lessons (in-app purchase) - You can choose a color for the canvas background from the 78 premixed colors. How it works: just push the color tube to the top and release it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drawing Box Ltd at Free against Colors!'s $4.99. Drawing Box Ltd also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (94% vs 73%). Colors!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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
Drawing Box Ltd is free to download; Colors! costs $4.99 up front. Drawing Box Ltd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Colors! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drawing Box Ltd holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Colors!'s written reviews are positive against 94% of Drawing Box Ltd's.
Colors! ships an update every 5 weeks, Drawing Box Ltd every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colors! | Drawing Box Ltd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (26 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | 94.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collecting Smiles AB | Etienne Nguyen Tan Hon |
Customer experience
Colors!
Drawing Box Ltd
User reviews
Colors!
From 26 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Excellent drawing tools
- 💡 Playback feature to watch others' painting process
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🎨 Wide range of colors and brushes
- 🎨 Ability to save and upload paintings
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches, especially with black color
- 🔍 Limited zoom and canvas size
- 🔍 Lack of layers and advanced features
- 🔍 Outdated for modern devices and input methods
Drawing Box Ltd
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Lots of drawing tools and features
- 💡 Helpful for kids and adults
- 🎨 Wide range of colors and brushes
- 👍 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🐛 Blending issues with colors
- 🔒 Limited save/export options in free version
- 💡 Could use more advanced tools (e.g. smudge, bucket fill)
Bugs and requests
Colors!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when accessing gallery
- Black color appearing as white
- Paintings disappearing or getting corrupted
Requested features
5 requests- Add layers and more advanced drawing tools
- Improve zoom and canvas size
- Implement pressure sensitivity and Apple Pencil support
- Add ability to import photos and use as reference
- Expand gallery and sharing features
Drawing Box Ltd
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when importing images
- Drawings sometimes rotate the wrong way
- Occasional freezing when saving drawings
Requested features
4 requests- Add a bucket fill tool
- Improve color blending capabilities
- Increase save/export options in free version
- Implement a smudge tool
In-app purchases
Colors!
No in-app purchases
Drawing Box Ltd
- Pencil Sketching Lessons$0.99
- Buy Drawing Box Full version$2.99
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