Comparison

Crayon Maestro vs Paint Diary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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) •

About

Paint Diary

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Crayon Maestro4 screens
Paint Diary2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crayon Maestro sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Paint Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crayon Maestro versus Paint Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrayon MaestroPaint Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (227 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings227 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorbyteKatsuhiro Harada

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Crayon Maestro

One-time6
  • 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
None

Paint Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crayon Maestro free?
Crayon Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint Diary free?
Paint Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crayon Maestro or Paint Diary have ads?
Neither Crayon Maestro nor Paint Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crayon Maestro or Paint Diary?
Crayon Maestro ships an update monthly, and Paint Diary every 5 days. Most recently, Crayon Maestro was updated on October 20, 2026 and Paint Diary on October 25, 2026.

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