Finger Paint (Ape Apps) vs DrawPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
Unleash your creativity with a digital canvas and a wide palette of colors. This app offers various brush sizes, a flood fill tool, and a bomb feature to clear the canvas. Save and share your masterpieces with friends and family.
- Blank canvas with over 40 colors
- Adjustable pen sizes (small, medium, large)
- Flood fill paint brush tool
- Bomb tool to clear canvas
- Save drawings to Photos
- Share creations to social media
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Finger Paint is an awesome finger painting application that is fun for kids and adults alike! You start off with a blank canvas, your imagination, and over 40 fun colors to choose from. Tapping on the pen icon will bring up the tools menu which lets you choose from small, medium, and large pen sizes. The paint brush tool is a new flood fill option, and the Bomb tool will clear your entire canvas to the selected color. And of course, the save button lets you save your drawing to your Photos. An added feature of this version now lets you share your photos after you save them. This way you can post your drawings to Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network and show off your talents to the world! Finger Paint works great on iPhone (both screen sizes) and iPad. I am always looking to improve my apps, and will update often based on feedback. If you have anything you would like changed added or updated, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail and I will get to it ASAP. This app is for you guys! Once again, thanks for trying Finger Paint from Ape Apps. Enjoy!
DrawPad
Unleash your creativity with a minimalist drawing app offering realistic brushes, unlimited colors, and easy sharing. Unlock premium effects like neon and glitter through rewarded ads. Perfect for all ages to sketch, doodle, and relax.
- Realistic brushes
- Unlimited color palette
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Save and share artwork
- Glitter and neon effects
- Offline functionality
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Turn a photo into drawing practice, or start with a blank canvas. Sketch, doodle and trace on your iPhone or iPad, then save or share what you create. DRAW AT YOUR OWN PACE Choose your brush, color and line width. Zoom in for details and move around the canvas. Erase a mistake, undo a stroke or redo it when you change your mind. TRACE YOUR OWN PHOTOS Import a photo as a reference, adjust its opacity and draw over it. Use the built-in images when you want a starting point. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your current drawing stays on your device so you can return to it later. Start a new canvas for a fresh page. Drawing works offline, with no mandatory account. SAVE AND SHARE Save an image to Photos or share it from the app when you are ready. ONE OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE The free version includes ads. DrawPad Pro is a one-time, non-consumable purchase that removes ads and unlocks all effect brushes, including neon, glitter and watercolor. Pro also includes Apple's native drawing palette on iOS 18 or later, with the tools supported by DrawPad. There is no subscription. Restore your purchase with the same Apple Account. Your local price appears in the app. Purchases and ads require an internet connection. Open DrawPad, choose a photo or a blank canvas, and make your first sketch. Privacy: https://myzalife.com/privacypolicy.html#drawpad Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Finger Paint (Ape Apps) at 3.8 against DrawPad's 3.2. Finger Paint (Ape Apps) also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Finger Paint (Ape Apps) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DrawPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Finger Paint (Ape Apps) holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Finger Paint (Ape Apps)'s written reviews are positive against 40% of DrawPad's.
Finger Paint (Ape Apps) ships an update every 5 months, DrawPad every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finger Paint (Ape Apps) | DrawPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (38 ratings) — better | 3.2 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | MULTITECHNIQUE BUSINESS COMAPNUY INVESTMENT |
Customer experience
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
DrawPad
Bugs and requests
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when changing orientation
- App breaks after paying to remove ads
- App freezes and crashes frequently
- App glitches when clicking paintbrush
- Bug affecting canvas color change
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- App is buffery
- App stops working when using brush
- App hangs when changing canvas color
- App freezes when changing brush size
- App crashes when changing colors or touching toolbox
Requested features
9 requests- Add undo button
- Add erase option
- Add ability to upload own pictures
- Add higher resolution for printing
- Add ability to add letters
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- Add simpler, older color picker version
- Improve navigation between screens
- Add save functionality
- Make tools always visible
DrawPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Finger Paint (Ape Apps)
- Advertising Removal$2.99
DrawPad
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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