Comparison

WowPaint vs Rep

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WowPaint

Create seamless patterns for backgrounds, textures, and more with intuitive drawing tools. Adjust parameters live while painting and utilize fingertip-based stroke sizing. Supports Apple Pencil and multiple layers.

Highlights
  • Seamless pattern creation
  • Wrapped painting mode
  • Fingertip stroke size adjustment
  • Live parameter changes
  • Multiple layers
  • Photo tracing mode (Pro)
Features
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Pattern/texture designers: You’ll find the app’s unique feature set very useful when making repeatable images (patterns). Other artists: WowPaint is great for drawing and painting “normal” art as well! • CREATE SEAMLESS PATTERNS • Use the Seamless Pattern Options to aid you in creating seamless patterns that can be used as website or desktop backgrounds, in print, or for textures in 3d modeling. When you have switched on Wrap X/Y, any strokes you paint that go over the picture’s edge will continue on the opposite side. That means that there will be no hard edges where strokes are cut off (since they continue instead), which makes the picture a perfect candidate for being seamlessly repeated. A tremendous help when using the Wrapped Painting mode is the option of having the picture displayed as tiles next to each other. You’re free to paint anywhere on these tiles, and you will see the results in real time. You can also switch on Edge Indicators, to make it easier to see where the picture being repeated begins and ends. • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • When you paint, the app measures how much of your finger is touching the screen and changes the stroke size accordingly. There’s a huge difference between using just the corner of your fingertip and pressing down the whole fingerprint area! 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! • PARAMETERS CAN BE CHANGED LIVE • Use any buttons or controls to change/adjust color, size, force, simultaneously while painting. • 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++). • APPLE PENCIL SUPPORT • FULL SCREEN PAINTING • • DARK MODE • LANDSCAPE • PORTRAIT • WIDE COLOR • • MULTIPLE LAYERS • PHOTO TRACING MODE (Pro feature) •

About

Rep

Easily create large, patterned wallpapers from any image. This app automatically fills a canvas with repeating tiles from a smaller pattern, offering control over pattern size. Save your creations for use as device backgrounds or other creative projects.

Highlights
  • Seamless pattern generation
  • Fill large canvases
  • Use any image as a pattern
  • Adjustable pattern size
  • Save to device
  • Wallpaper creation
Features
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Rep-Tile is a simple app for seamlessly filling large a canvas from a smaller pattern image. AI image generators like Midjourney have the incredible ability to generate seamlessly-repeating pattern tiles. But what do you do with them? Rather than painstakingly place them over and over in an image editing program, you can use this simple app to automatically create a beautiful patterned image. Rep-Tile allows you create a large, patterned wallpaper from any image selected from your photo library. A slider allows you to control the pattern size. Save the images back out to your device, for use as backgrounds or anything else you desire. It's easy, with no in-app purchases or advertising.

Screenshots

WowPaint4 screens
Rep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rep at none against WowPaint's 6. Rep also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). WowPaint's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (119 vs 22). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WowPaint sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Rep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WowPaint holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WowPaint has 119 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of WowPaint's written reviews are positive against 71% of Rep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WowPaint ships an update every 2 months, Rep every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WowPaint versus Rep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWowPaintRep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings) — better4.3 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorbyteFlat Black Films

Customer experience

WowPaint

All ratings119 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative13.8%

Rep

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

WowPaint

One-time6
  • Tip Jar: Smallest Tip$1.00
  • Tip Jar: Small Tip$2.00
  • Tip Jar: Medium Tip$5.00
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  • Pro Upgrade$7.00
  • Tip Jar: Big Tip$10.00
  • Tip Jar: Biggest Tip$25.00
None

Rep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WowPaint free?
WowPaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rep free?
Rep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WowPaint or Rep?
WowPaint is rated higher. WowPaint averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Rep averages 4.3 from 22 ratings.
Do WowPaint or Rep have ads?
Neither WowPaint nor Rep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WowPaint or Rep?
WowPaint ships an update every 2 months, and Rep every 10 days. Most recently, WowPaint was updated on August 20, 2026 and Rep on September 17, 2026.

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