KaleidoPaint vs Pattern Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KaleidoPaint
Create intricate, repeating designs by mirroring your brushstrokes in real-time. Offers extensive editing tools for precise control over every element of your artwork. Export your creations as tileable images or standard graphics.
- Real-time mirrored brushstrokes
- 17 symmetry patterns
- Vector graphics editing
- Curve smoothing and area fill
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Export tileable rectangles
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As you draw, KaleidoPaint mirrors your brushstrokes to create a beautiful infinitely repeating design. Image Gallery: http://www.geometrygames.org/KaleidoPaint/Gallery Features: - vector graphics - 17 symmetry patterns - scroll, rotate, zoom - curve smoothing - area fill - Edit Mode: reshape and recolor any dot, line or area - unlimited Undo/Redo - export your favorite paintings - export tileable rectangles Screenshots by Amber van Hoek.
Pattern Art
Create stunning patterns, wallpapers, and prints with a professional editor. Utilize AI tools for photo integration and access a vast library of motifs. Share your creations and explore designs from a global community.
- Make beautiful patterns, wallpapers, backgrounds & prints
- Professional editor for seamless patterns
- AI Eraser to add photos
- 1000+ motifs/stickers
- Browse and share patterns
- Community pattern gallery
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- Make Beautiful Patterns, Wallpapers, Backgrounds & Prints. - Professional Editor for Seamless Patterns - AI Eraser to add Photos - 1000+ Motifs / Stickers in Various Styles - Browse Patterns Made by others - & Share Your Own! Important: - The app allows users to publish their own patterns. We strive to keep the community safe, but if you do see inappropriate content, please report it via the in-app features and we will take action within 24h. Publication of inappropriate content or abusive behavior is not tolerated and will result in ejection from the platform. - The app is free to download and offers the ability to make a limited number of patterns and limited features for free and with ads. You can subscribe for unlimited features and to remove ads. - Prices vary by country and subscription; please check the terms that apply to you at the time of purchase. For the USA, subscriptions are $6.99/week, $18.99/month or $39.99/year and may include a 3 day free trial. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned-off at least 24h before he end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned-off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Subscriptions are linked to your account rather than to a given installation of an app on a device. Therefore cancelling a free trial or subscription must be done via your account Settings. Just deleting the app does not automatically cancel a subscription. If you need assistance, please contact us at suppport [at] dailyltd.com and we'll be keen to help. But please note that for privacy and security reasons, we as developers are unable to directly access your account and alter your subscription on your behalf. - Privacy policy: http://dailyltd.com/privacy - Terms of use: http://dailyltd.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KaleidoPaint at none against Pattern Art's 10. Pattern Art's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 76). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Pattern Art sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. KaleidoPaint asks for nothing beyond the download.
KaleidoPaint holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pattern Art has 1.6K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of KaleidoPaint's written reviews are positive against 76% of Pattern Art's.
KaleidoPaint ships an update every 5 months, Pattern Art weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KaleidoPaint | Pattern Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (76 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jeff Weeks | Daily Apps |
Customer experience
KaleidoPaint
Pattern Art
User reviews
KaleidoPaint
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Intuitive and easy to use
- 🎨 Great for creating patterns and designs
- 💎 Free and ad-free
- 💡 Vector-based editing
- 🔄 Allows for easy line adjustment (Bezier curves)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes or doesn't open
- 🐛 Opens files app instead of the app itself
- 🐛 Blank page with no controls
- 🐛 Recent changes made the app confusing and less user-friendly
- 🐛 Old drawings ruined by updates
Pattern Art
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and creative app
- 💡 Ability to import own images
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great for making patterns
- 👍 Lots of options and motifs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unstable
- 🐛 Hard to navigate and control
- 🐛 Lack of undo/redo functionality
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 💡 Need more customization options
Bugs and requests
KaleidoPaint
Reported bugs
10 issues- App opens files app and no files are selectable
- App opens an empty page without any controls
- App immediately opens files without allowing creation
- App doesn't work, opens files app and doesn't allow creation
- Old drawings ruined by updates
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- Fill color not changing with line color
- Color and background tabs no longer work
- Sharing button not working
- Tileable rectangle export not working
- Saving as JPG only
Requested features
28 requests- Ability to break a line from a selected point
- Eraser tool
- Export as SVG option
- More features like different brushes, blending colors, more symmetrical choices, and better stroke control
- Ability to export in a square format
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- Transparent background option
- Export function for tilable squares
- Layers
- RGB color value sliders
- Opacity, blending modes
- Selection tool
- Ability to switch mirroring on and off
- Ability to export layers to Photoshop
- More control over drawing strokes
- Adjustable stroke smoothing
- More precise color selection (e.g., RGB or HLS)
- Ability to change grid line color
- Designs that save evenly in any size for multiple tiling
- Export and import patterns within the app
- Basic block repeat option
- Zoom in color selector
- More patterns to choose from and purchase
- Ability to set custom image size
- Export .png files with a transparent background
- More symmetry options
- Line and shape tools
- Apple Pencil support
- Option to minimize tool windows
Pattern Art
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing issues
- Motifs disappearing behind background
- Difficulty resizing and rotating elements
- Automatic subscription sign-ups
Requested features
5 requests- Search function for motifs
- Ability to adjust background color
- Improved layer management
- Option to export larger images
- Unlimited pattern creation
In-app purchases
KaleidoPaint
No in-app purchases
Pattern Art
- Pattern Art Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Pattern Art Premium$4.997 Days
- Pattern Art Weekly with Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- Pattern Art Weekly$6.997 Days
- Pattern Art Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pattern Art Premium$9.991 Month
- Pattern Art Monthly3 Days trial$18.991 Month
- Pattern Art Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Pattern Art Premium$39.991 Year
- Pattern Art Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Questions
Is KaleidoPaint free?
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