Comparison

ibis Paint vs WishCake

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

Head to head
About

ibis Paint

This professional drawing application offers a vast array of brushes, materials, and fonts for digital art creation. Record your drawing process, utilize advanced layer features, and access helpful rulers and filters. It's designed for artists seeking powerful tools on their mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Over 47,000 brushes
  • Unlimited layers
  • Drawing process recording
  • Stroke stabilization
  • Various ruler types
  • Clipping mask features
  • Advanced text tool
Features
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For everyone around the world who wants to draw and animate, freely and without pressure. ibisPaint is a full-featured illustration and animation app for smartphones and tablets, with over 500 million cumulative downloads across the series. "Drawing looks hard" — this app is made especially for people who think that. A creative experience that doesn't compromise, an interface simple enough to use without hesitation, and a comfortable familiarity that grows the more you use it. ibisPaint keeps serving as an easy entry point for anyone to start "drawing," while continually expanding what's possible — from a single illustration to frame-by-frame animation, and on to videos with background music and audio. This app is the ad-free version of ibisPaint X. Unlocking all features additionally requires purchasing Premium Membership (an in-app purchase); in that case, downloading ibisPaint X and purchasing Premium Membership there works out cheaper. With over 130,000 brushes, 30,000+ materials, 3,000+ fonts, 86 image filters, 46 screentones, 27 layer blending modes, vector tools, a reference window, radial and symmetry rulers, animated filters, and an AI Disturbance feature, ibisPaint packs in serious functionality that rivals PC illustration software. It's a one-stop app that goes beyond drawing illustrations — into animation production, and even recording and sharing your creative process as a time-lapse video. It's chosen by people of all ages, countries, and experience levels around the world. *Drawing Tutorial YouTube Channel We post lots of videos on how to make the most of ibisPaint. Please subscribe! https://youtube.com/ibisPaint *Supported Digital Styluses https://ibispaint.com/stylus/supported_digital_stylus.jsp?platformType=1 *About Purchase Plans https://ibispaint.com/lecture/index.jsp?no=26 * If you do not cancel auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the free trial ends, you will be automatically charged upon renewal. *About App Access Permissions This app may access various device features to provide the service and improve usability. No access permission is required to use this app — all of the following are optional. You may decline any of these optional permissions. Even if declined, the app's core features remain available, but some features that require the relevant permission may be limited. •Photos/videos in your photo library To import artwork files and images, and to save the artwork files, images, and videos you create •Microphone audio input To connect and communicate with supported peripherals such as digital styluses •Bluetooth communication To connect and communicate with supported peripherals such as digital styluses •Push notifications To deliver notifications related to your artwork, app update information, and important announcements *Questions & Bug Reports We're unable to respond to questions or bug reports left in reviews. Please contact our support desk below instead. https://ssl.ibis.ne.jp/en/support/Entry?svid=25 *ibisPaint Terms of Service https://ibispaint.com/agreement.jsp

About

WishCake

Features
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WishCake helps you design custom birthday cake ideas using AI. Simply describe your cake in a few words and instantly get unique cake designs tailored to your celebration. From elegant birthday cakes to fun and creative custom cakes, WishCake turns your ideas into visual designs you can share with your cake maker. Perfect for birthdays, special celebrations, and anyone who wants a truly personal cake design.

Screenshots

ibis Paint4 screens
WishCake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WishCake at Free against ibis Paint's $15.99. WishCake also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). ibis Paint's advantage is chart position (#6 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

WishCake is free to download; ibis Paint costs $15.99 up front. ibis Paint sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and WishCake sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ibis Paint ships an update monthly, WishCake every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
ibis Paint versus WishCake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteribis PaintWishCake
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeribis inc.Yagiz Ozturk

Bugs and requests

ibis Paint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Speedpaint feature not recording all actions
  • Blurring tool causing color leakage
  • Layers not working as expected on certain devices
  • Crashes when opening large files

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add animation tools and features
  • Implement better organization options like folders
  • Improve search and filtering for brushes
  • Add blending and liquify tools
  • Allow importing custom brushes and textures
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  • Improve speed and stability for larger canvases

WishCake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

ibis Paint

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Membership (Monthly plan)7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Premium Membership (Yearly plan)1 Month trial$27.991 Year
One-time5
  • Smart Credit 300pt$2.99
  • Smart Credit 900pt$8.99
  • Smart Credit 2,500pt$23.99
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  • Smart Credit 5,000pt$44.99
  • Smart Credit 10,000pt$79.99
3 purchases

WishCake

One-time3
  • 5 Cake Credits$2.99
  • 10 Cake Credits$4.99
  • 20 Cake Credits$6.99

Questions

Is ibis Paint free?
ibis Paint costs $15.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is WishCake free?
WishCake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ibis Paint or WishCake have ads?
Neither ibis Paint nor WishCake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ibis Paint or WishCake?
ibis Paint ships an update monthly, and WishCake every 8 days. Most recently, ibis Paint was updated on October 23, 2026 and WishCake on October 15, 2026.

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