Comparison

WowPaint vs Creature Crafter

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

Creature Crafter

Invent unique creatures by combining emojis into imaginative recipes. Explore endless creative possibilities and share your unique creations. This app is perfect for sparking imagination and designing fantastical beings.

Highlights
  • Emoji recipe-based creature invention
  • Create unique and imaginative creatures
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
  • User feedback encouraged
  • New app with active development
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Creature Crafter helps you invent amazing new creatures by creating simple emoji recipes! You can create anything from 'party t-rex made of sushi', to a 'a surfing zebra made of broccoli'. We're excited to see what you create! Creature Crafter is a brand new app made by two friends in the Pacific Northwest. We'd love your feedback! If you have any questions, please email us in the support link in the settings page in the app!

Screenshots

WowPaint4 screens
Creature Crafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WowPaint at every 2 months against Creature Crafter's every 20 months. WowPaint also leads on ratings volume (119 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). Creature Crafter's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Creature Crafter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Creature Crafter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WowPaint has 119 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Creature Crafter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WowPaint ships an update every 2 months, Creature Crafter every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WowPaint versus Creature Crafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWowPaintCreature Crafter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNorbytePeter Seid

Customer experience

WowPaint

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

Creature Crafter

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
2 purchases

Creature Crafter

One-time2
  • 10 credits$0.99
  • 100 credits$7.99

Questions

Is WowPaint free?
WowPaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Creature Crafter free?
Creature Crafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WowPaint or Creature Crafter?
Creature Crafter is rated higher. WowPaint averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Creature Crafter averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do WowPaint or Creature Crafter have ads?
Neither WowPaint nor Creature Crafter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WowPaint or Creature Crafter?
WowPaint ships an update every 2 months, and Creature Crafter every 20 months. Most recently, WowPaint was updated on September 30, 2026 and Creature Crafter on October 3, 2026.

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