Comparison

HEAVYPAINT vs Symmetry Painter

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

Head to head
About

HEAVYPAINT

This app offers a raw digital painting experience with unique tools for creating textured art and quick studies. It's designed for artists who embrace digital chaos and seek a streamlined, mobile art studio.

Highlights
  • Unique digital brushes
  • Color Jitter for texture
  • Fast color blocking tools
  • Line Blend for gradients
  • Liquify tool
  • Minimalist interface
  • Gallery for creations
Features
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Raw digital painting with unique brushes & color chaos. The painter's painting app that celebrates digital chaos. HEAVYPAINT is unapologetically digital and a bit unhinged. It’s a celebration of digital impressionism. Whether you're sketching on the train, painting outdoors, or creating quick color studies, this is your pocket art studio. Unique Digital Tools Color Jitter: Unleash beautiful digital chaos and texture Fan Fill and Lasso Fill for fast color blockins, textured foliage, notan, organic shapes. Rake tool for softening up edges in a graphic way Line Blend for instant gradients
Liquify to adjust proportions and shapes Built for Speed & Mobility Perfect pochade box replacement for pleinair painting. Great for quick paintings on public transit, many will finger paint on their phones. Streamlined interface.Focus on pure color and shape without digital clutter. Streamlined Experience Minimalist interface puts painting first Customizable tools that adapt to your style Strong shape design tools for bold, crisp artwork Gallery to review and organize your creations + Plein air painters who want to ditch heavy supplies + Quick color studies and concept sketches + Figure painting and gesture drawing + Artists wanting to rediscover digital painting joy + Anyone seeking a uniquely digital aesthetic HEAVYPAINT balances professional capabilities with unhinged creativity. Embrace procedural randomness / crunchiness / glitchiness that digital enables. Touch grass. Ideal for pleinair painting and quick studies This app is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Symmetry Painter

This drawing app lets kids and adults create colorful art with mirrored strokes and fun effects. Easily paint with emojis, use a spray brush, and adjust brush settings. Save your masterpieces or paint on existing photos.

Highlights
  • Symmetric drawing modes
  • Rainbow color shifting
  • Spray brush effect
  • Emoji painting
  • Adjustable brush settings
  • Photo import for painting
  • Save and gallery
Features
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Symmetry Painter – Let Your Imagination Reflect! Unleash your creativity in the most colorful way! Symmetry Painter is a joyful and easy-to-use drawing app made especially for kids. Whether you're doodling a rainbow, spraying colors like a graffiti artist, or painting on your favorite emoji – every tap is a splash of fun! Made for Kids (and loved by grown-ups too!) No ads, no in-app purchases – just pure imagination and playful painting. Designed to work great on iPhone and iPad, and it’s even more fun with an Apple Pencil! Key Features: - Symmetric Drawing – Mirror your strokes vertically, horizontally, or both. Watch your artwork reflect as you paint! - Rainbow Mode – Paint with magical shifting colors that swirl across the canvas. - Spray Brush – Try a fun spray effect that feels like real digital graffiti! - Eraser Tool – Fix little mistakes easily. - Adjust Everything – Play with brush thickness, opacity, and softness (falloff). - Emoji Fun – Choose any emoji to paint on – big and bold, right on your canvas! - Color Picker – Pick your favorite colors or explore the full palette. - Background Fill – Fill the canvas with any color you like before you begin! - Save & Gallery – Save your creations and view them in a fun little gallery. - Import Photos – Want to paint on a picture? You can do that too! - Undo – No worries if something goes wrong – just tap undo. - Reset – Start fresh with a clean canvas anytime. Whether you're a tiny artist or just love to doodle, Symmetry Painter is your canvas of endless possibilities. Grab your colors, pick your style, and start creating!

Screenshots

HEAVYPAINT4 screens
Symmetry Painter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HEAVYPAINT at Free against Symmetry Painter's $0.99. HEAVYPAINT also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (66 vs 1). Symmetry Painter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HEAVYPAINT is free to download; Symmetry Painter costs $0.99 up front. HEAVYPAINT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Symmetry Painter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Symmetry Painter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEAVYPAINT has 66 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEAVYPAINT ships an update every 5 weeks, Symmetry Painter every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HEAVYPAINT versus Symmetry Painter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEAVYPAINTSymmetry Painter
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (66 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHEAVYPOLY, Inc.Philippe Zay

Customer experience

HEAVYPAINT

All ratings66 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative26.9%

Symmetry Painter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HEAVYPAINT

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Gallery crashes
  • Artwork files not saving properly
  • Eyedropper tool not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved layer management
  • More customization options
  • Better color controls and eyedropper tool

Symmetry Painter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HEAVYPAINT

Subscriptions2
  • Gallery Sync Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Gallery Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99
None

Symmetry Painter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEAVYPAINT free?
HEAVYPAINT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Symmetry Painter free?
Symmetry Painter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HEAVYPAINT or Symmetry Painter?
Symmetry Painter is rated higher. HEAVYPAINT averages 4.0 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Symmetry Painter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HEAVYPAINT or Symmetry Painter have ads?
Neither HEAVYPAINT nor Symmetry Painter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEAVYPAINT or Symmetry Painter?
HEAVYPAINT ships an update every 5 weeks, and Symmetry Painter every 8 months. Most recently, HEAVYPAINT was updated on October 27, 2026 and Symmetry Painter on October 24, 2026.

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