Comparison

Drawing Box Ltd vs Mr Marker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Mr Marker

Features
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Mr Marker is a loop-based animation tool. Draw lines with one or many fingers. Each line is turned into a looping animation that repeats on its own timeline. Change the appearance of your loops using the simple interface provided and then record everything to a video which can be saved to your photos ready to share. Loops can be thick or thin, black or white or coloured, consistent or varied, fast or slow. Each time you clear the screen you'll be given different colours to play with. Get looping with Mr Marker.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mr Marker at none against Drawing Box Ltd's 2. Mr Marker also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drawing Box Ltd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mr Marker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drawing Box Ltd versus Mr Marker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing Box LtdMr Marker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtienne Nguyen Tan HonUniversal Everything Ltd

Bugs and requests

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

Mr Marker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drawing Box Ltd

One-time2
  • Pencil Sketching Lessons$0.99
  • Buy Drawing Box Full version$2.99
None

Mr Marker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drawing Box Ltd free?
Drawing Box Ltd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mr Marker free?
Mr Marker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drawing Box Ltd or Mr Marker have ads?
Neither Drawing Box Ltd nor Mr Marker shows ads.

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