ArtPencil vs NORO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArtPencil
Create realistic pencil sketches on your iPad with a vast selection of pencils and papers. This app offers advanced features like unlimited layers, zoom functionality, and an eyedropper tool for detailed artwork. Save and share your creations with ease.
- 48 unique pencils
- 41 paper textures
- Unlimited layers
- Zoom in/out canvas
- Eyedropper tool
- 20-depth undo/redo
- Gallery and sharing
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ArtPencil is a awesome pencil sketch app for iPad! You can draw a awesome sketch on a real paper using various pencils! You can use 48 pencils to draw your artwork. Also ArtPencil provides you 41 papers! Enjoy sketching with ArtPencil! ✓ Key Features • 48 pencils • 41 papers • Layers. There is no limit to the number of layers. • Zoom-In, Zoom-Out Canvas! • Eyedropper! ( Tap and hold eyedropper shortcut ) • 20 depth Undo/Redo • Gallery • Sharing your painting with others! • You can control the size of a pencil tip by using size slider. • You can control the opacity of a pencil tip by using opacity slider.
NORO
Access 3D CAD data for a standard product range of pipes, mouldings, and distribution systems. Engineers and project managers can view models for steel and chromium-nickel steel components directly on mobile devices.
- 3D CAD data access
- Standard product range
- Pipes, mouldings, distribution systems
- Steel and chromium-nickel steel
- Compatible with major CAD systems
- Mobile device access
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The NORO app is a free download service for 3D CAD data of the standard product range of NORO Germany and provides engineers and project managers with direct access via mobile devices. Our product range includes pipes, mouldings and distribution systems with diameters of 80 to 600 mm made from steel (powder coated or galvanised) and chromium-nickel steel as well as associated pipe connection elements. The 3D CAD models are compliant with major world standards and are suitable for use in current CAD systems, such as CATIA®, Autodesk® Inventor®, SolidWorks®, Creo™ Parametric, NX™, AutoCAD®, Solid Edge®, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NORO at 100% against ArtPencil's 53%. NORO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). ArtPencil's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 66 months) and iOS requirement (5.1 vs 13.0). 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. ArtPencil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NORO asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArtPencil ships an update weekly, NORO every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArtPencil | NORO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 66 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SUNG CHEOL KIM | NORO GmbH |
Customer experience
ArtPencil
NORO
In-app purchases
ArtPencil
- Upgrade Pro!$1.99
NORO
No in-app purchases
