Comparison

Flowpaper vs Magic Layer Draw

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

Head to head
About

Flowpaper

This digital sketchbook allows users to create dynamic still or animated drawings with physics-based brushes. It offers tools for fluid art generation, drawing on existing images, and precise color selection, suitable for both beginners and professionals.

Highlights
  • Create flowing still or animated drawings
  • Master generative, physics-based brushes
  • Design fluid artwork for backgrounds
  • Draw on photos and existing artwork
  • Precise color picker and palette builder
  • Export high-resolution sketches
Features
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Transform your ideas into mesmerizing art with Flowpaper, the unique digital sketchbook that brings your drawings to life. Experience the magic of fluid, physics-based brushes that respond naturally to your touch, enjoyed by both digital art beginners and professional artists alike. Key Features: • Create stunning still or animated drawings that flow and evolve • Master unique generative brushes that make digital sketching effortless • Design fluid artwork perfect for backgrounds and sharing • Draw on photos or other artwork • Draw using rotational symmetry • Pick the perfect color with our precise color picker and palette builder • Explore endless creative possibilities with physics-based tools like gossamer, silk-like webs • Export your sketches seamlessly in high-resolution to continue in other art apps Whether you’re looking to sketch a quick idea, create mesmerizing animations, or explore new forms of digital art, Flowpaper’s intuitive tools invite endless creative possibilities. Turn your device into an infinite canvas for your imagination. Perfect for: • Digital sketching and artwork creation • Relaxing artistic exploration • Animated drawing and design • Illustration projects • Creative fluid art generation Download Flowpaper today and discover a new dimension of digital art where your creativity flows freely. PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy is available at: https://flowpaper.io/privacy-policy TERMS OF SERVICE: Apple’s Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Magic Layer Draw

Create unique drawings by layering different colored lines. Save your artwork to a gallery and share it with others. Requires access to device memory for saving.

Highlights
  • Layered drawing with multiple colors
  • Save artwork to gallery
  • Share creations
  • Intuitive interface
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Start draw with one color line and add new different color into layers of drawing. Save your samples into gallery and share!  To do this give access to app for using device memory.

Screenshots

Flowpaper4 screens
Magic Layer Draw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Layer Draw at none against Flowpaper's 5. Magic Layer Draw also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Flowpaper's advantage is ratings volume (326 vs 1). On price 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. Flowpaper sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Magic Layer Draw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic Layer Draw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flowpaper has 326 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Flowpaper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magic Layer Draw's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flowpaper versus Magic Layer Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowpaperMagic Layer Draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (326 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings326 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBotto Studio LLCERKAN VOLKAN

Customer experience

Flowpaper

All ratings323 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral11.6%
Negative12.6%

Magic Layer Draw

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flowpaper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saving high-quality images causes crashes
  • Settings menu not functioning properly
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iPads
  • Drawing controls not responsive at times

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Implement a color picker and custom brush options
  • Allow importing of background images
  • Optimize for latest iOS devices and screen sizes
  • Provide more brush styles and drawing tools

Magic Layer Draw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Flowpaper

Subscriptions3
  • Flowpaper Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Flowpaper Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Flowpaper Plus Annual$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Continuous Flow Mode$0.99
  • Flowpaper Plus Lifetime$7.99
None

Magic Layer Draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flowpaper free?
Flowpaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Layer Draw free?
Magic Layer Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flowpaper or Magic Layer Draw?
Magic Layer Draw is rated higher. Flowpaper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 326 ratings, while Magic Layer Draw averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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