Comparison

Drawing Box Ltd vs @Draw

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

@Draw

Unleash your inner artist with this intuitive drawing application. Easily create sketches, edit photos, and share your creations with a vibrant online community. Explore a wide range of brushes, colors, and editing tools to bring your artistic visions to life.

Highlights
  • Finger drawing with various brush types
  • Photo import and editing
  • Online gallery for sharing and voting
  • Extensive color picker with pipette tool
  • Save, email, and social media sharing
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • File manager with auto-save
Features
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Quickly draw sketches and show the artist within you with @Draw. @Draw is one of the finest and easiest to use drawing Apps that you can find. You will be amazed of how easy it is to do great drawings and edit photos with it. Furthermore, with @Draw you will be able to publish, store and share your drawings, even with the complete step-by-step process on how you did your little piece of art. Choose among all the different colors and brushes and let the inspiration flow. You will love it! @Draw includes: - An easy to use but powerful drawing App using your fingers. - Various brush types, with many configuration options, including- size, opacity, etc… - The possibility to import photos from your Photos Album and edit them. - An online gallery to share drawings between users, learn and vote. - A very cool color picker with almost an infinite color set to choose from, a pipette to pick colors directly from an image or drawing and a list of recently used colors. - Drawings can be stored, sent to the Camera Roll, sent by email and published to Twitter and Facebook. - The possibility to undo and redo all the actions and traces. - A soft eraser. - A great file manager with an auto save system to organize, copy and share your drawings. - A rotatable interface to adapt to all situations. - A shaking control to go back to the main screen or hide the menus. - A design thought to memorize and adapt to your preferences. - The possibility to upgrade to a Pro, ad free version of the App with an In-App Purchase. - It is available in various languages, including: English, Spanish, French, Deutsch, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan. Contact: mobile@evolutive.co Website: https://evolutive.co/

Screenshots

@Draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

Drawing Box Ltd and @Draw both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Drawing Box Ltd's written reviews are positive against 54% of @Draw's. @Draw's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 9) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and @Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing Box Ltd holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: @Draw has 94 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Drawing Box Ltd's written reviews are positive against 54% of @Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drawing Box Ltd versus @Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing Box Ltd@Draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better4.4 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings994 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEtienne Nguyen Tan HonEvolutive Apps S.L.

Customer experience

Drawing Box Ltd

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.7%

@Draw

All ratings94 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral13.2%
Negative32.5%

User reviews

Drawing Box Ltd

From 9 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Lots of drawing tools and features
  • 💡 Helpful for kids and adults
  • 🎨 Wide range of colors and brushes
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Blending issues with colors
  • 🔒 Limited save/export options in free version
  • 💡 Could use more advanced tools (e.g. smudge, bucket fill)

@Draw

From 94 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great drawing tools
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Versatile for sketching and doodling
  • 🎨 Good color selection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 💸 Aggressive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔍 Limited functionality in free version
  • 🔧 Confusing interface and lack of instructions

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

@Draw

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Brightness automatically increases on app launch
  • Drawing tools sometimes behave erratically
  • Saved drawings not loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Zoom and pan functionality
  • More brush and tool options
  • Ability to import/export images
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Layers and blending modes

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drawing Box Ltd

One-time2
  • Pencil Sketching Lessons$0.99
  • Buy Drawing Box Full version$2.99
1 purchases

@Draw

One-time1
  • @Draw Pro version$2.99

Questions

Is Drawing Box Ltd free?
Drawing Box Ltd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is @Draw free?
@Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing Box Ltd or @Draw?
Drawing Box Ltd is rated higher. Drawing Box Ltd averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while @Draw averages 4.4 from 94 ratings.
Do Drawing Box Ltd or @Draw have ads?
Neither Drawing Box Ltd nor @Draw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Box Ltd or @Draw?
Drawing Box Ltd ships an update every 3 months, and @Draw every 3 months. Most recently, Drawing Box Ltd was updated on July 5, 2026 and @Draw on September 20, 2026.

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