Comparison

HuePaint vs Canvas Software

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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) •

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

HuePaint4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HuePaint sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Canvas Software asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HuePaint versus Canvas Software: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuePaintCanvas Software
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (164 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings164 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorbyteCanvas Software LLC

Customer experience

HuePaint

All ratings164 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative19.4%

Canvas Software

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

HuePaint

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$6.00
  • Tip Jar: Big Tip$10.00
  • Tip Jar: Biggest Tip$25.00
None

Canvas Software

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HuePaint free?
HuePaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canvas Software free?
Canvas Software is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HuePaint or Canvas Software?
HuePaint is rated higher. HuePaint averages 4.7 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Canvas Software averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HuePaint or Canvas Software have ads?
Neither HuePaint nor Canvas Software shows ads.

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