Daydream Doodler vs Paint Diary
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) •
Paint Diary
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Paint Diary provied a rich pallete ,different brush types,an eraserr and a lasso selection tool. Enjoy drowing diary! Best app for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Diary at none against Daydream Doodler's 6. Paint Diary also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Daydream Doodler sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Paint Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daydream Doodler ships an update every 3 months, Paint Diary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daydream Doodler | Paint Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (485 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 485 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norbyte | hintclick.com |
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
Paint Diary
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
Paint Diary
No in-app purchases









