Oilbook vs Draw Now ?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oilbook
This app offers a realistic oil painting simulation by focusing on fluid dynamics for authentic paint flow and diffusion. It provides extensive brush customization and color selection tools for a dynamic artistic experience.
- Fluid mechanics-based paint simulation
- Customizable brush parameters
- Color wheel and eyedropper tool
- Multiple undo/redo support
- Save and share artwork
- Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity
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I've always wanted to develop an oil painting app. After trying existing solutions on the market, I found that they only mimic the texture of oil paintings, which I believe is not perfect. Pigments are essentially a liquid, so my goal is to authentically recreate the dynamic process of paint flow and diffusion based on fluid mechanics and other physical principles. This vision led to Oilbook — a truly unique software. The default brush can adjust the number of bristles and the size of the brush. The fluidity of the pigments can also be adjusted. Other brushes can adjust texture, size, point distance, hardness, direction, opacity and other parameters. Reducing 'Bristle Count' can sometimes improve the effect. For some brushes, it is better to adjust the hardness. For example, please try to adjust the hardness of some brushes to 0. Supports multiple undo/redo. Supports switching between portrait and landscape modes. A large number of oil painting texture color presets with adjustable intensity can be applied to your work. You can select colors using the color wheel, or use the eyedropper tool to extract the color of a point on the canvas. You can use the eraser, clear the canvas, switch full-screen mode. The current project progress can be saved, and the archive can also be deleted. You can save your work to photo album or share it. In Apple Pencil mode, the stroke thickness will change in real time with the pressure. There is a user guide in the settings page. In the pro version you will: - Get all brushes and color presets, and they are constantly being updated. - Remove watermark. - Choose the canvas size. - Move the canvas to inspect and paint details. - Turn on pressure support for Apple Pencil, for all other brushes. - You can choose to use Apple MetalFX technology to enlarge the size of your work by 4 times. MetalFX is a technology developed by Apple for enhancing game graphics quality. Pro version is a one-time purchase. If you encounter any problems in use, please write to duansu3518290@163.com
Draw Now ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draw Now ? at none against Oilbook's 1. Draw Now ? also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Oilbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Draw Now ? asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oilbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Draw Now ? every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oilbook | Draw Now ? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晶雷 端 | 华龙 王 |
In-app purchases
Oilbook
- Oilbook Pro$4.99
Draw Now ?
No in-app purchases
