HuePaint vs Canvas Software
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HuePaint
Create digital art with realistic brushes and dynamic stroke sizes based on fingertip pressure. Offers a user-friendly interface with customizable tools and supports advanced features like layers and photo tracing.
- Live-calculated brushes and strokes
- Dynamic stroke size based on fingertip pressure
- Adjustable parameters while painting
- Left-handed toolbar option
- Multiple layers
- Photo tracing mode (Pro feature)
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Paint and create beautiful works of art using this app’s expressive painting tools and workflow-friendly user interface. • COLORFUL PAINTING TOOLS • HuePaint features live-calculated brushes and strokes that interact in real time with a canvas texture that is uniquely generated for each picture. • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • When you paint, 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! • 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) •
Canvas Software
A powerful yet user-friendly drawing application for iPad and Mac, powered by a custom engine for smooth 60fps rendering. Offers features like adjustment layers, timelapse recording, and filters for creative expression.
- Canvas7 drawing engine
- 60fps rendering
- Adjustment Layers
- Timelapse recording
- Filters
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Painter is a feature-rich, easy to use drawing app for the iPad and Mac. It uses the custom built Canvas7 drawing engine for rendering at 60fps. Some of the features include Adjustment Layers, Timelapse, Filters, and more. Make sure to leave a review and let me know how Painter can be improved!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HuePaint at 4.7 against Canvas Software's 4.0. HuePaint also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 40%) and ratings volume (164 vs 1). Canvas Software's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price 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
Both are free to download. HuePaint sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Canvas Software asks for nothing beyond the download.
HuePaint holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HuePaint has 164 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of HuePaint's written reviews are positive against 40% of Canvas Software's.
| Parameter | HuePaint | Canvas Software |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (164 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norbyte | Canvas Software LLC |
Customer experience
HuePaint
Canvas Software
In-app purchases
HuePaint
- Tip Jar: Smallest Tip$1.00
- Tip Jar: Small Tip$2.00
- Tip Jar: Medium Tip$5.00
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- Pro Upgrade$6.00
- Tip Jar: Big Tip$10.00
- Tip Jar: Biggest Tip$25.00
Canvas Software
No in-app purchases









