Comparison

Crayon Style vs KTED

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

Head to head
About

Crayon Style

This app transforms your device into a digital canvas for drawing and sketching with a realistic crayon effect. It offers a user-friendly interface, a sketch guide for tracing, and supports pressure sensitivity for a more natural drawing experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic crayon drawing engine
  • Sketch Guide for tracing images
  • Supports Apple Pencil and 3D Touch pressure
  • 24 available colors
  • Sponge tool for color blending
  • Undo/Redo functionality
Features
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Crayon Style is a painting application reproducing the warm experience of drawing with crayons. Transform your iPhone or iPad into a sheet of drawing paper and enjoy creating all kinds of drawings ranging from doodling and sketching to full-blown art. Crayon Style's simple and stylish user interface is light and easy to use, allowing you to enjoy the application anywhere and at any time. Use it in all kinds of situations to note down ideas, sketch scenery, create illustrations, etc. - Drawing engine reproducing the appearance of crayon art. Crayon Style's original drawing engine simulates the characteristics of drawing with crayons, such as rough lines, pigment depth and the mixed colors produced when layering strokes, reproducing faithfully the warm look and feel of crayon art. -Set photos you like as a background with Sketch Guide. With the Sketch Guide feature, you can set a photo or image as a background to your drawing. Use it to trace over a picture you like or to create an original coloring page. - Smart and fun user interface. With its polished design, seamless screen transitions and casual feel, the user interface feels good and is fun to use. Combined with the features above, you get a simple and smart application which can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. - Share your artwork on social networks! You can post your illustrations to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter using the "Share..." functionality. - Easier, more natural drawing. Supports Apple Pencil and 3D Touch. You can pleasantly draw using your fingers, but you can experience an even more wonderful drawing experience by using a stylus. The app supports stroke pressure with the iPad Pro's Apple Pencil. On the iPhone, the app uses 3D Touch to simulate stroke pressure and unlock more shades of color. With the 3D Touch functionality, it is possible to use stroke pressure with your finger as well as standard styluses. ■Main Features - Drawing engine reproducing the look and feel of crayon art. - 24 colors available. - Rub colors with the sponge tool to blend them together. - Eraser tool. - Color selection history (up to 3 colors). - 5 levels of line thickness (line thickness saved separately for each tool). - Undo / Redo (up to 4 times each). - Enlarge, reduce and rotate the canvas. - Toolbar can be moved to the top or bottom of the screen. - Artwork gallery feature. - Set a photo or image as a background with the Sketch Guide feature. - Output (export) to: - Camera roll (jpg format) - Share.. - Open In.. - Supports Apple Pencil (pressure). - Supports 3D Touch.

About

KTED

This app provides a dedicated platform for rock music enthusiasts, featuring new releases and established on-air talents. Tune in to hear the latest in aggressive, music-intensive rock and discover emerging artists. Listen loudly to a curated rock experience.

Highlights
  • New rock music premieres
  • Renowned on-air talent
  • Aggressive music-intensive programming
  • Discover emerging artists
  • Dedicated rock radio experience
Features
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Casper's Pure Rock Radio, and where you'll hear all the New Rock First! Aggressive, music-intensive, where new artists break and where renowned on-air talents like Lou Brutus and Eddie Trunk reside. Listen Loudly!

Screenshots

Crayon Style4 screens
KTED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KTED at Free against Crayon Style's $2.99. KTED also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Crayon Style's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

KTED is free to download; Crayon Style costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KTED holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crayon Style ships an update every 4 months, KTED every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Crayon Style versus KTED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrayon StyleKTED
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPSOFTBreck Media Group Wyoming, Inc.

Customer experience

Crayon Style

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative13.8%

KTED

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Crayon Style

No in-app purchases

None

KTED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crayon Style free?
Crayon Style costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KTED free?
KTED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crayon Style or KTED?
KTED is rated higher. Crayon Style averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while KTED averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Crayon Style or KTED have ads?
KTED shows ads; Crayon Style does not.
Which is updated more often, Crayon Style or KTED?
Crayon Style ships an update every 4 months, and KTED every 9 months. Most recently, Crayon Style was updated on October 21, 2026 and KTED on October 6, 2026.

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