Comparison

Paint vs Paintwork

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

Head to head
About

Paint

Explore a gallery of diverse drawings and witness the creative process behind them. This application offers an engaging visual experience for art enthusiasts and aspiring artists alike.

Highlights
  • View diverse drawings
  • See drawing process
  • Art gallery
  • Creative inspiration
Features
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Do you like to draw? Do you like to see different drawings? In this app you can see various drawings and even the process of drawing them. Download now for a fun experience

About

Paintwork

Create handwritten notes, diaries, and drawings with a vast array of tools. Features include customizable brushes, vector graphics, a rich color palette, and image import. Export your creations as PDFs or images.

Highlights
  • Customizable brushes and erasers
  • Extensive vector graphics tools
  • Rich color palette
  • Image and material import
  • Handwriting assistance
  • PDF and image export
  • Customizable backgrounds and canvas
Features
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Paintwork is a simple and powerful software for handwritten notebooks, diaries, and hand drawn images. It includes functions such as: brush list (hundreds of brush effects, customizable brush thickness, color, transparency, dynamic strength weights, etc.), eraser list (each brush effect can be used as an eraser), Vector graphics tools (including lasso, vector eraser, vector pen, annotation pen, highlighter, wavy pen, double line pen, text box, illustration, dashed line, horizontal and vertical dashed line, curve, closed shape, text pen, rectangle, ellipse, straight line, arrow, triangle, pentagram, polygon, etc.), and also include many related attribute settings, Color list (with a rich color palette and customizable manual configuration of commonly used colors), copy and cut the content of specified areas on the page, import images or materials, as well as a simple calculator, handwriting assistance, and photo scanning of document files. Unlimited writing, ruler, recognition of text, printing of text, filling, and the ability to export PDF files or images. Supports custom background functionality, custom canvas paper, and more. It can be used to write for classroom or book learning notes, handwritten notes for work meetings, hand drawn mind maps, hand drawn account creation, hand made account book making, writing diaries, recording life thoughts, calligraphy practice, handwritten brush and pencil characters, hand drawn artistic characters, and so on. Supports Apple pencil. Can export images or PDFs. If you have any comments or feedback, please feel free to contact us. Contact email: pw_team@163.com If you like our application, please give us a good review. Thank you.

Screenshots

Paint2 screens
Paintwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paintwork at 4.6 against Paint's 3.4. Paintwork also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 23%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Paint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Paintwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paintwork holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintwork has 17K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Paint's written reviews are positive against 65% of Paintwork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint ships an update every 2 months, Paintwork weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paint versus Paintwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintPaintwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (24 ratings)4.6 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.3% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2417K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrgajja Co Ltd伟典 苏

Customer experience

Paint

All ratings24 ratings
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive23.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative71.2%

Paintwork

All ratings17,166 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative20.7%

User reviews

Paint

From 24 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful paintings possible
  • 🚀 Low MB and offline capability
  • 🎨 Creativity and more features
  • 👍 Great for free
  • 😊 Amazing app

Room to improve

  • ❌ Ads are intrusive and disruptive
  • 🐛 Difficulty drawing and connecting lines
  • 🐛 Losing progress and lack of save feature
  • 🐛 Photos are upside down when saved
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently

Paintwork

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Vast selection of brushes and tools
  • 💻 Works well on various devices
  • 🎨 Allows for creative expression
  • 💰 Free to use with no paywall

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Certain features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing crashes or data loss
  • 🎨 Limited color palette and blending options
  • 🔍 Lack of intuitive UI and tutorials

Bugs and requests

Paint

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Ads make drawing impossible
  • Lost progress
  • Saved photos are upside down
  • App crashes
  • Stuck in vertical mode on tablet
Show 9 more
  • App doesn't open
  • Paid upgrade not applied
  • App closes by itself
  • Ads on saved images
  • Delay in seeing paint on screen
  • Subtle mountain scene in drawing background
  • Ads even after paying for full version
  • App crashes on startup
  • Cannot draw a line

Requested features

7 requests
  • Remove ads
  • Add a save feature
  • Fix upside down saved photos
  • Improve drawing line connection
  • Add more colors
Show 2 more
  • Implement an undo feature
  • Add more features and options

Paintwork

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing when using certain features
  • Artwork getting deleted or not saving properly
  • Inability to import or work with external images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more color options and blending tools
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Provide more tutorials and onboarding for new users
  • Allow users to save and access their artwork easily

In-app purchases

None

Paint

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Paintwork

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription premium$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription premium$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock local version$9.99

Questions

Is Paint free?
Paint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paintwork free?
Paintwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paint or Paintwork?
Paintwork is rated higher. Paint averages 3.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Paintwork averages 4.6 from 17K ratings.
Do Paint or Paintwork have ads?
Neither Paint nor Paintwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint or Paintwork?
Paint ships an update every 2 months, and Paintwork weekly. Most recently, Paint was updated on October 8, 2026 and Paintwork on October 13, 2026.

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