Comparison

ibis Paint vs LOGORU

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

LOGORU

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Bring your logo to life. LOGORU lets you intuitively animate your shop or brand logo, your own illustrations, and other image assets just by touching the screen. Import an image, separate it into parts, then simply start playing with it. Pull, stretch, shift, shake — your artwork responds directly to your fingers. Explore a variety of gesture-based effects, including print misalignment, dots, spatial shifts, and more. With the tracing effect, elements appear smoothly in the order you trace them, almost as if they’re being drawn on screen. Set a color, photo, or video as your background. Record your movements directly and save them as videos. You can also export just the animated elements as a GIF with a transparent background. Save your finished GIF to Photos, or copy and paste it directly into compatible apps. You can also copy cut-out images from the Photos app and paste them straight into LOGORU. Add a little movement to the logos and illustrations you already use. Great for sharing your shop, your work, and your latest updates on social media.

Screenshots

ibis Paint4 screens
LOGORU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LOGORU at $3.99 against ibis Paint's $15.99. LOGORU also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). ibis Paint's advantage is chart position (#4 vs unranked). On ads, 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

ibis Paint costs $15.99 and LOGORU $3.99 up front. ibis Paint sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. LOGORU asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ibis Paint ships an update monthly, LOGORU every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ibis Paint versus LOGORU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteribis PaintLOGORU
Price$15.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeribis inc.AYUMU HAITANI

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

LOGORU

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
None

LOGORU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ibis Paint free?
ibis Paint costs $15.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LOGORU free?
LOGORU costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ibis Paint or LOGORU have ads?
Neither ibis Paint nor LOGORU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ibis Paint or LOGORU?
ibis Paint ships an update monthly, and LOGORU every 10 days. Most recently, ibis Paint was updated on September 30, 2026 and LOGORU on September 12, 2026.

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