Colored Pencil vs Shifter UAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colored Pencil
This app allows users to create pencil-style illustrations on their iPhone and iPad. It offers a simple interface with unique color mixing, various drawing tools, and advanced features like layers and zoomable canvases. Easily share your creations or save your favorite colors.
- Unique color mixing
- Simple interface
- Many colored pencils & erasers
- Blender tools
- Layer support
- Zoomable and rotatable canvas
- Undo/redo functionality
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* Introduction * Colored Pencil is a painting application designed to represent a illustration in pencils for the iPhone, and iPad. To use this application, you can enjoy artwork easily everywhere and always. I hope to support a representation of your imagination and idea. Features: - color mixture by the unique processing - simple and easy interface (you need not knowledge of color system such as RGB, HSV and others) - quick gesture control UI - many colored pencils & erasers - blender tools using color smoothing - saving favorite color - canvas size: 320 - 4096 pixels - layers (copy, merge, rearrange, adjust transparency, and add to max 16 layers) - transform layer processing. - smart canvas is fully-zoomable from about 12.5% to 3200%, rotatable in 360-degree circle, and reversible - undo / redo with max 300 steps - upload to Facebook & Twitter - Apple Pencil compatible - Apple Pencil 2 compatible - Adonit Jot Touch compatible - Wacom Bamboo Stylus compatible - 3D Touch compatible * If you have anything questions and problems Please send me e-mail.(tiziano at kengolab.net) I'll do my best about update. Please write some information, your device, your iOS version, situation about problem, and anything else.
Shifter UAR
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NOTE: This app will only work if you download an image marker from ExperienceShifter.com or use the graphic novel Shifter. Experience the characters of Shifter through this ULTIMATE AUGMENTED REALITY™ app. Simply open the graphic novel, launch the app and point the camera at the pages and watch the magic unfold. Alternatively, visit ExperienceShifter.com to print out a marker and try without the book. Many different Shifter characters pop out at you with interactivity, animation and sound! Touch the arrow in the lower right corner to read the backstory on the character. Compatible with the iPhone 4 or later, iPod Touch (4th Gen) or later, and iPad 2 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shifter UAR at Free against Colored Pencil's $1.99. Colored Pencil's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Shifter UAR is free to download; Colored Pencil costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Colored Pencil ships an update every 3 weeks, Shifter UAR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colored Pencil | Shifter UAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KengoLab | Anomaly Productions, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Colored Pencil
No in-app purchases
Shifter UAR
No in-app purchases








