Paint Gallery vs Comic Draw by plasq
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint Gallery
Unleash your creativity with a free and fun painting application. This app offers a wide range of tools, including pencils, brushes, text, and shape drawing, along with the ability to import and export your artwork.
- Pencil tool
- Various brushes
- Color fill
- Text tool
- Draw shapes
- Import/export drawings
- Create photo galleries
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Free Fun Paint App with exciting features and easy to use interface. Enjoy the old school painting with: Pencil Various brushes Smudge Color fill tool Text Tool Draw shapes (lines, rectangles, circles and more) Import & export drawings to and from photo library Create photo galleries Share on facebook and twitter And much more… Stay tuned for exciting updates.
Comic Draw by plasq
Create and view comics on your iPad with a comprehensive set of tools. Features include brushes, fonts, layers, and perspective guides. An in-app purchase unlocks full editing capabilities.
- Comic creation and viewing
- 34 bundled brushes
- 130+ bundled comic fonts
- Layer support
- Perspective guides
- Comic lettering tools
- In-app purchase for full editing
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"I've only had it for a day but it is by far my favorite app on my iPad Pro. It is the app I have been waiting for. Thank you!" - Alex Ogle, Comic Book Artist. View and create awesome comics right on your iPad! Comic Draw comes with everything you need: brushes, fonts and tools to make reading & creating cartoons and comics easy and fun! While the basic app allows viewing and sharing of Comic Draw comics, an In-App Purchase unlocks the full editing capabilities. Start with a comic or cartoon template and get creating today! • Comic Viewer Feature Highlights - Optimized for iPad Pro - Integrated fullscreen comic reader - Import and Export Comic Draw files • Comic Editor Feature Highlights - Optimized for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil - Supports Adonit & Wacom pressure sensitive styluses - Standard comic and cartoon templates - 34 bundled brushes - 130+ bundled comic fonts - Layers and layer groups - 1, 2 & 3 point and isometric perspective guides - Fast and easy comic lettering - Auto-save enabled - never lose your artwork - Integrated publishing system • Brushes - 34 bundled brushes - Textures and screentones - Lots of customization options - Easy favoriting system - Import and export brushes for fast sharing • Layers - Build up your artwork with layers - Layer groups help separate your stages of work - Lock, hide and merge layers as you go - Layer blend modes for advanced effects - Clipping and masking modes • Color - Create custom color palettes - Multiple bundled palettes including a classic comic color palette - Fast color blocking with automatic edge detection from higher layers - Quick shade adjustment slider - Canvas color sampling • Perspective Guides - 1, 2 and 3 point guides available - Multiple guides per page - Automatic perspective snap of strokes, lines, rectangles and ovals - Simple guide calibration from reference photo or sketch • Selection and Masking - Copy, flip, distort and filter selected areas - Filters include hue, saturation, brightness, recolor, background exclusion and foreground selection. - Mask regions for safe painting • Lettering - 130+ bundled fonts - Advanced balloon support including extension balloons - Sophisticated lettering controls including warping and 3D effects - Advanced style system for consistent fonts and graphic design across multiple pages • Script Editor - Full comic script editor included - Automatic keyword recognition - Drag and drop lettering elements from the script to comic page • Sketchpad - Separate sketch area with simplified tools - Fast switching between sketch and final artwork - Lettering layer available for panel layout planning • Publishing & Sharing - Record video of your creative process - Upload to Comic Connect for fast and easy publishing - Import Comic Draw native format - Export as Comic Draw native format, PDF, ePub, JPG or PNG - Export to AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Photos, iTunes, email and many more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paint Gallery at 4.7 against Comic Draw by plasq's 4.2. Paint Gallery also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 67%) and device support (3 vs 1). Comic Draw by plasq's advantage is ratings volume (686 vs 68). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Paint Gallery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Comic Draw by plasq sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paint Gallery holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Draw by plasq has 686 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Paint Gallery's written reviews are positive against 67% of Comic Draw by plasq's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Paint Gallery | Comic Draw by plasq |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better | 4.2 (686 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 67.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 686 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bilal Javed Bhutta | plasq LLC |
Customer experience
Paint Gallery
Comic Draw by plasq
User reviews
Paint Gallery
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎨 Powerful drawing tools
- 💡 Ability to import photos
- 🎨 Wide variety of colors and brushes
- 👍 Great for kids and beginners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🔒 No option to retrieve accidentally deleted drawings
- 💡 Lack of advanced features like layers, blending, and rotation
Comic Draw by plasq
From 686 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful comic creation tool
- 👍 Streamlined workflow from script to final comic
- 🎨 Great drawing tools and brushes
- 💡 Useful perspective guides
- 📝 Integrated script writing feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Locked behind paywall, free trial too short
- 💤 Unintuitive UI and learning curve
- 🎨 Limited customization options for brushes and tools
- 🔍 Difficult to import/export files to/from other apps
Bugs and requests
Paint Gallery
Reported bugs
2 issues- Paintings sometimes do not display properly after painting
- Crashes when trying to use certain tools or features
Requested features
3 requests- Add a physical trash can to retrieve deleted drawings
- Implement a copy/paste and rotate/resize feature for added elements
- Include a layer system for more advanced editing
Comic Draw by plasq
Reported bugs
4 issues- Brush freehand tool not working with Apple Pencil
- Layers getting misaligned when using undo
- Crashes when trying to drag and zoom images
- Saved comics disappearing after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to import/export PSD files
- More keyboard shortcuts and power user features
- Improved color picker with RGB/CMYK/Hex support
- Ability to work on double-page spreads
- Masking/clipping tools for panels
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- More default font options, especially non-Latin scripts
In-app purchases
Paint Gallery
- Remove Ads$1.99
Comic Draw by plasq
- Free Trial2 variantsFree
- Unlock Full App$9.99
Questions
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