HenPitsu vs KDDR The Tornado
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.
KDDR The Tornado
This app provides local news, sports, and weather updates for the Oakes, Dickey County, and Southeastern North Dakota region. It serves as a direct connection to a heritage radio station, offering a full range of local information.
- Local news updates
- Sports coverage
- Weather forecasts
- Radio station stream
- Regional information
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The Tornado” KDDR-AM 1220/95.9 FM is YOUR source for the News, Sports and Weather in the Oakes, Dickey County, and Southeastern North Dakota area. KDDR The Tornado is your News, Weather and Sports. A full Service Heritage radio station in Oakes North Dakota. KDDR is locally owned and operated by i3G Media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HenPitsu at none against KDDR The Tornado's shown. HenPitsu also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 18.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HenPitsu against 5.0 for KDDR The Tornado. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
HenPitsu ships an update every 18 months, KDDR The Tornado every 20 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | HenPitsu | KDDR The Tornado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shin-ichi Nishimura | i3G Media |
In-app purchases
HenPitsu
No in-app purchases
KDDR The Tornado
No in-app purchases
Questions
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