Netpublicator vs Brushes XP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Netpublicator
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With the app, Netpublicator® Docs, paperless meetings becomes a reality. The app is designed to enable paperless handling of said documents and for users / politician the smooth and user-friendly format leads to improved productivity. Uploading files is usually done by a board secretary. It means that you as a user / politician can in a very convenient and efficient way access just the documents that concern you. The navigation between the documents is smooth and easily sorted based on your meeting. In a document, you can also create personal notes, underline text, cross out text, bookmark and more.
Brushes XP
This freehand drawing app offers powerful tools for artists, including custom brushes, layers, and image import/export. It can record your entire drawing process as a movie file, making it ideal for sharing your creative journey. As a successor to a legendary project, it includes enhanced features for a smoother artistic workflow.
- Freehand drawing
- Custom brushes
- Layer support
- Image import/export
- Drawing process recording
- Copy/paste layers with transparency
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"Brushes XP" is a powerful and easy-to-use freehand drawing application which can save the process of your drawing as a movie file. "Brushes XP" features painting with colors and custom brushes, using layers, images import and export, and it can save the replay of your drawing process as a movie file (see the demo movie). "Brushes XP" is a direct successor of the legendary "Brushes 3" project. "Brushes XP" offers features which are missing in original "Brushes 3": it can record the replay of drawing process as a movie, it allows to copy/paste layers with transparency and has other enhancements. Screenshots are demonstrating artwork of artist Maria Grazzia (Kq) Calderón.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Netpublicator at Free against Brushes XP's $4.99. Netpublicator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Brushes XP's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Netpublicator is free to download; Brushes XP costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Netpublicator ships an update every 2 months, Brushes XP every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Netpublicator | Brushes XP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid Will AB | Nikolay Denislamov |
In-app purchases
Netpublicator
No in-app purchases
Brushes XP
No in-app purchases
Questions
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