Comparison

iCanvas Pro vs Curio

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

Head to head
About

iCanvas Pro

Create digital art with a streamlined interface and a variety of brushes and tools. Offers layers, selection options, and AI-powered style assistance for sketches, icons, and finished pieces. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Variety of drawing tools and brushes
  • Layer support with blend modes
  • Selection and transformation tools
  • AI-assisted style application
  • Project saving and auto-save
  • Image import and export options
Features
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Create a great picture without confusion or clutter. iCanvas Pro is a simple, fast drawing app rebuilt from the ground up in native SwiftUI. Familiar tools, a clean workspace, and just enough power for sketches, icons, doodles, and finished art. DRAWING TOOLS • Studio Pen, Sketch Pencil, Charcoal, and webInk • Soft, Oil, Watercolor, Neon, Spray, Calligraphy, Hair, and Halftone brushes • Smudge, Eraser, Soft Eraser • Paint Bucket and Gradient Fill • Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse shapes • Color picker with brush size, opacity, and symmetry options LAYERS & SELECTION • Multiple layers with opacity, blend modes, and rename • Freehand, rectangle, and ellipse selection • Cut, copy, paste, and move selections • Multi-step Undo and Redo PROJECTS & CANVAS • Save and open .icanvas projects (layers preserved) • New canvas sizes and presets • Autosave so you don’t lose your work • Zoom, pan, and rotate canvas 180° • Light and Dark appearance PHOTOS & SHARE • Open images from Photos or take a photo with Camera • Export PNG (transparency) or JPG • Save to Photos and share AI ASSIST • Optional on-device Apple Intelligence styles. Made for people who want to draw — not dig through a complicated studio.

About

Curio

Discover new knowledge through engaging levels and quizzes. Personalize your learning journey by exploring topics that interest you, from history to science. Build a daily streak and solidify your understanding with review sessions.

Highlights
  • Explore personalized topics
  • Interactive learning levels
  • Engaging quizzes
  • Lesson review sessions
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Wide range of subjects
Features
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Curio helps you learn new things through curiosity! Choose the subjects that interest you most, then progress through levels, engage in quizzes, and review sessions designed to help knowledge stick. Whether you want to learn something new for fun, solidify existing knowledge, stay up to date with the world, or train your brain, Curio turns spare minutes into meaningful learning. With Curio, you can: - Explore topics you actually care about - Learn through short, interactive levels - Test yourself with fun quizzes - Review completed lessons to strengthen memory and remember forever - Personalize your journey by selecting categories you love - Topics include all areas like history, science, geography, psychology, technology, art, language, health, mythology, religion, and more - Build a daily streak and see your progress Curio is designed for learners who want something lighter than a full course, richer than random trivia, and more motivating than traditional study apps. Start now and keep your curiosity moving. Terms of Use: https://hr-labs.io/apps/curio/terms Privacy Policy: https://hr-labs.io/apps/curio/privacy

Screenshots

iCanvas Pro3 screens
Curio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Curio at 4.8 against iCanvas Pro's 4.3. Curio also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 165 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). iCanvas Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Curio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. iCanvas Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Curio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of iCanvas Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Curio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCanvas Pro ships an update every 165 months, Curio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iCanvas Pro versus Curio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCanvas ProCurio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 165 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan RisteaHarvey Roberts

Customer experience

iCanvas Pro

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Curio

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iCanvas Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Curio

Subscriptions2
  • Curio Unlimited Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Curio Unlimited Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is iCanvas Pro free?
iCanvas Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curio free?
Curio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iCanvas Pro or Curio?
Curio is rated higher. iCanvas Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Curio averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do iCanvas Pro or Curio have ads?
Curio shows ads; iCanvas Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, iCanvas Pro or Curio?
iCanvas Pro ships an update every 165 months, and Curio every 2 weeks. Most recently, iCanvas Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Curio on October 30, 2026.

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