HenPitsu vs Origami Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HenPitsu
This drawing application features a unique brush that adjusts its width based on finger movement speed, allowing for calligraphy and watercolor effects. Users can trace photos, remove backgrounds for landscape art, and save or export their creations.
- Speed-sensitive brush width
- Japanese calligraphy simulation
- Watercolor painting effects
- Use photos as backgrounds
- Save and export drawings
- Trace photos for landscape art
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HenPitsu - a simple drawing app with the brush that changes its width by the speed you move your finger on the touchscreen. With this unique pen you can draw Japanese calligraphy and/or watercolor painting. Background picture can be selected from the photo library or taken by the camera. Picture can be saved or exported to other apps such as SNS. If you trace photo with your finger painting and remove the background layer afterwards, your painting will look like landscape painting of your own.
Origami Fun
Learn the ancient Japanese art of paper folding with step-by-step 3D animations. Explore over 40 traditional origami patterns, from simple cranes to complex flowers, and challenge yourself with harder designs.
- Over 40 traditional origami patterns
- Step-by-step 3D animation guides
- Variety of difficulty levels
- Learn famous origami figures
- Clear and simple instructions
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Let get fun with new Origami templates or challenge yourself with some origami templates level very hard. Try for free over 40 traditional origami patterns for our app. Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. Origami has become increasingly popular in Japan and the rest of the world. Many people enjoy the challenge of learning to fold traditional and non-traditional origami creations. This application will help you to get started. Try making an origami piece yourself. How to Make Origami explains how to make well-known origami figures that people have been making for a long time. Our instructions are clear and simple, with actual 3D-animation of the folding process to help you along. The most famous are - Crane - Ship - Flower - Rose, Lyli - Frog - Rabbit - Fox - Owl Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HenPitsu at 81% against Origami Fun's 33%. HenPitsu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). Origami Fun's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HenPitsu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Origami Fun has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of HenPitsu's written reviews are positive against 33% of Origami Fun's.
HenPitsu ships an update every 18 months, Origami Fun every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HenPitsu | Origami Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shin-ichi Nishimura | Thanh Lee |
Customer experience
HenPitsu
Origami Fun
In-app purchases
HenPitsu
No in-app purchases
Origami Fun
No in-app purchases
