Comparison

ibis Paint vs MagicalDraw

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

MagicalDraw

Create and join real-time collaborative drawing sessions instantly, with no registration needed. Enjoy a vast, customizable canvas with layers, shake correction, and undo features. Save, load, and share your creations, or even play drawing games together.

Highlights
  • Instant drawing room creation
  • No registration required
  • Real-time multi-user drawing
  • Vast, resizable canvas
  • Layer support and undo function
  • Save, load, and share drawings
  • Password protection and social login
Features
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MagicalDraw is a free, no registration required drawing chat service. You can create a drawing chat room in no time. - You can create a drawing chat room in 1 second, all for free. - No registration is required. Just push a button. - All the people on your computer or phone can enter the same room and draw at the same time. - You can change the size of the vast canvas as you wish. - Not to mention the layer function, shake correction and undo! - There is no limit to the number of people in a room, so you can use it for a large group and there is no time limit. - You can use the room you created forever. Your drawings will not be erased. - You can load, save and restore images. - You can set up passwords, of course, as well as Twitter connections and mutual followers! - You can stroke the picture of your precious person. Of course, you can also use the legs of a squid. - You can easily tweet or make a video of the picture you have drawn. - You can also play games such as "Drawing Swamp"!

Screenshots

ibis Paint4 screens
MagicalDraw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MagicalDraw at Free against ibis Paint's $15.99. MagicalDraw also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). ibis Paint's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

MagicalDraw is free to download; ibis Paint costs $15.99 up front. ibis Paint sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. MagicalDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ibis Paint holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ibis Paint has 4.1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of ibis Paint's written reviews are positive against 64% of MagicalDraw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
ibis Paint versus MagicalDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteribis PaintMagicalDraw
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better3.5 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better63.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better19
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developeribis inc.Aki Ueno

Customer experience

ibis Paint

All ratings4,080 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews800 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.1%

MagicalDraw

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative14.5%

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

MagicalDraw

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

MagicalDraw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ibis Paint free?
ibis Paint costs $15.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MagicalDraw free?
MagicalDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ibis Paint or MagicalDraw?
ibis Paint is rated higher. ibis Paint averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while MagicalDraw averages 3.5 from 19 ratings.
Do ibis Paint or MagicalDraw have ads?
MagicalDraw shows ads; ibis Paint does not.
Which is updated more often, ibis Paint or MagicalDraw?
ibis Paint ships an update monthly, and MagicalDraw monthly. Most recently, ibis Paint was updated on September 27, 2026 and MagicalDraw on September 26, 2026.

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