Drawing Box Ltd vs iPaint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
iPaint
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The most simple app for painting ! - select a pencil, a color, and draw! - save your creation to your photo album
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPaint at none against Drawing Box Ltd's 2. iPaint also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Drawing Box Ltd's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 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
Both are free to download. Drawing Box Ltd sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iPaint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drawing Box Ltd ships an update every 3 months, iPaint every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drawing Box Ltd | iPaint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Etienne Nguyen Tan Hon | FB PUBLISHING LLC |
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
iPaint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drawing Box Ltd
- Pencil Sketching Lessons$0.99
- Buy Drawing Box Full version$2.99
iPaint
No in-app purchases
Questions
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