Crayon Maestro vs Paint Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crayon Maestro
This app simulates wax crayon drawing with realistic stroke variations based on fingertip pressure. It offers a dynamic color palette, adjustable drawing parameters, and full Apple Pencil support for creating detailed art and sketches. Pro features like photo tracing are available via a one-time purchase.
- Fingertip-based stroke size adjustment
- Live parameter changes (color, size, force)
- Full Apple Pencil support
- Customizable color palette
- Multiple layers
- Photo tracing mode (Pro feature)
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This full-fledged wax crayon simulator lets you create art, whether a complete drawing or just a sketch, with a striking resemblance to its real life counterpart. • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • When you draw, 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! • PARAMETERS CAN BE CHANGED LIVE • Use any buttons or controls to change/adjust color, size, force, simultaneously while drawing. • 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. • 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 Crayon Maestro's 6. Paint Diary also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). 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. Crayon Maestro sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Paint Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crayon Maestro ships an update monthly, Paint Diary every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crayon Maestro | Paint Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (227 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 227 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | 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 | 22 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norbyte | Katsuhiro Harada |
In-app purchases
Crayon Maestro
- Tip Jar: Smallest Tip$1.00
- Tip Jar: Small Tip$2.00
- Pro Upgrade$3.00
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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









