Comparison

Drawing Box Ltd vs Paint Drawing Video

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

Paint Drawing Video

Learn to draw with this app that records your creative process as a video. Explore a public gallery of user-created art and save your own masterpieces to continue later.

Highlights
  • Drawing tutorial
  • Save and resume drawings
  • Video playback of drawing process
  • Color palette and RGB options
  • Adjustable brush size and types
  • Public art gallery
Features
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Draw freely, then replay every stroke. Paint Drawing Video lets you draw with pens and brushes, save a drawing on your device, and watch how it was made. • Round and square pens and five brushes • A 20-colour palette with RGB controls • Adjustable size and opacity, plus an eraser • One on-device save slot • Stroke-by-stroke replay • A movable tool panel and landscape layout The in-app Community Gallery is for adults 18 or older. Adults can browse moderator-approved drawings, replay their drawing order, and choose to submit a drawing saved on their device with a title and display name after accepting the posting rules. Submissions appear in the app’s gallery and on the gallery website only after moderator approval. You can report a work or creator, hide a creator, or withdraw your own submission. Your drawing is never uploaded automatically. Age setup is required on first launch. Your exact age is not saved; an age group is kept on your device to adjust ads. Viewing and posting in the in-app gallery are available only to adults. A banner may appear in Settings or the menu. Under-18 users see no full-screen ad before replay. Adults see a notice before an ad may appear, at most once every 10 minutes, and can choose whether to continue. Playback starts immediately when no ad can be shown. Ads are not shown while drawing or during playback. You can draw after age setup even if you decline advertising consent. Replay takes place inside the app. It does not export video files or save images to Photos. Compatible drawings saved by the previous version are imported when the original data is still available.

Screenshots

Paint Drawing Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Drawing Video at none against Drawing Box Ltd's 2. Paint Drawing Video also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). Drawing Box Ltd's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 61 months). On price 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. Paint Drawing Video asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paint Drawing Video holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Box Ltd has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing Box Ltd ships an update every 3 months, Paint Drawing Video every 61 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Drawing Box Ltd versus Paint Drawing Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing Box LtdPaint Drawing Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 61 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtienne Nguyen Tan HonTAKAHARU INOUE

Customer experience

Drawing Box Ltd

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews347 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative1.4%

Paint Drawing Video

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Paint Drawing Video

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

Paint Drawing Video

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drawing Box Ltd free?
Drawing Box Ltd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint Drawing Video free?
Paint Drawing Video is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drawing Box Ltd or Paint Drawing Video?
Paint Drawing Video is rated higher. Drawing Box Ltd averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Paint Drawing Video averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drawing Box Ltd or Paint Drawing Video have ads?
Paint Drawing Video shows ads; Drawing Box Ltd does not.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Box Ltd or Paint Drawing Video?
Drawing Box Ltd ships an update every 3 months, and Paint Drawing Video every 61 months. Most recently, Drawing Box Ltd was updated on October 23, 2026 and Paint Drawing Video on October 19, 2026.

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