Daydream Doodler vs Canvas Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daydream Doodler
Create cartoon-style art with unique drawing tools and fingertip-controlled stroke sizes. Supports Apple Pencil and offers a customizable color palette for easy adjustments while drawing.
- Cartoon-inspired drawing tools
- Fingertip-controlled stroke size
- Apple Pencil support
- Customizable color palette
- Live parameter adjustments
- Multiple layers
- Photo tracing mode (Pro)
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Draw and create art with a distinct cartoon style! Featuring unique cartoon-inspired drawing tools as well as ordinary ones like Pen and Eraser. It also has Lighten and Darken tools, a tremendous help when you want to add some depth and life to your drawings. • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • When you paint, the app measures how much of your finger is touching the screen and changes the stroke size accordingly. Apply just the corner of your fingertip for a thin line, or the whole fingerprint area for a broad stroke. A 2nd tool assigned to your finger will still use this feature, so don’t ignore it just because you have an Apple Pencil! • LEFT-HANDED? • Just swipe the toolbar over to the other side! • APPLE PENCIL • Full support for Apple Pencil and Apple Pencil 2. In addition, you can assign a second drawing tool, such as Eraser, to the finger. • EASY AND QUICK TO USE COLOR PALETTE • Changing the color is only a tap away. The colors in the palette can be rearranged, adjusted, added and removed. • PARAMETERS CAN BE CHANGED LIVE • Use any buttons or controls to change/adjust color, size, force, simultaneously while drawing. • UNIVERSAL PURCHASE • If you choose to buy the Pro upgrade, this one-time in-app purchase will unlock all Pro features in the app on all available platforms (iPad-iPhone-Mac)! • METAL • The engine is based on Metal, with 128-bit color and floating-point arithmetic. • SWIFT • The app was developed entirely using Swift (earlier versions used C++). • FULL SCREEN DRAWING • SEAMLESS PATTERN EDITING MODE • • DARK MODE • LANDSCAPE • PORTRAIT • WIDE COLOR • • MULTIPLE LAYERS • PHOTO TRACING MODE (Pro feature) •
Canvas Software
A powerful yet user-friendly drawing application for iPad and Mac, powered by a custom engine for smooth 60fps rendering. Offers features like adjustment layers, timelapse recording, and filters for creative expression.
- Canvas7 drawing engine
- 60fps rendering
- Adjustment Layers
- Timelapse recording
- Filters
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Painter is a feature-rich, easy to use drawing app for the iPad and Mac. It uses the custom built Canvas7 drawing engine for rendering at 60fps. Some of the features include Adjustment Layers, Timelapse, Filters, and more. Make sure to leave a review and let me know how Painter can be improved!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Daydream Doodler at 4.6 against Canvas Software's 2.3. Daydream Doodler also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 40%) and ratings volume (485 vs 4). Canvas Software's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price and ads 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. Daydream Doodler sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Canvas Software asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daydream Doodler holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daydream Doodler has 485 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Daydream Doodler's written reviews are positive against 40% of Canvas Software's.
| Parameter | Daydream Doodler | Canvas Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (485 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 485 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norbyte | Canvas Software LLC |
Customer experience
Daydream Doodler
Canvas Software
Bugs and requests
Daydream Doodler
Reported bugs
6 issues- Stylus/pencil stops responding after brief pause
- Unwanted lines appear while coloring
- Save dialog doesn't complete properly
- App freezes or crashes
- Unclear file format options for saving
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- Difficulty accessing new drawing sheets
Requested features
10 requests- Smudge/blur tool for colors
- Symmetry line and ruler tools
- Fill color bucket tool
- More color options
- Ability to create new sheets/pages
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- Better file sharing and export options
- Pre-drawn templates to color in
- More advanced drawing tools
- Better documentation/tutorials for features
- Improved app icon to better represent functionality
Canvas Software
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Daydream Doodler
- Tip Jar: Smallest Tip$1.00
- Tip Jar: Small Tip$2.00
- Pro Upgrade$4.00
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- Tip Jar: Medium Tip$5.00
- Tip Jar: Big Tip$10.00
- Tip Jar: Biggest Tip$25.00
Canvas Software
No in-app purchases
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