HEAVYPAINT vs PixPaint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unique digital brushes
- Color Jitter for texture
- Fast color blocking tools
- Line Blend for gradients
- Liquify tool
- Minimalist interface
- Gallery for creations
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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/
PixPaint
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Retro Paint Meets Apple Pencil PixPaint is now available on your iPad. It is specifically designed for Apple Pencil, enabling you to create pixel-perfect artwork. PixPaint includes all the classic tools and fonts, providing you with a comprehensive creative experience. Key Features: - Classic tools and fonts - 16x16 up to 1024x1024 canvas size - Zoom 25-1600% for pixel-perfect artwork - Import image files or clipboard - Comprehensive manual PixPaint Premium is a one-time In-App Purchase that offers the following benefits: - Share and export artwork as PNG or GIF - Sync Artwork with all your devices using iCloud Acknowledgments PixPaint utilizes classic bitmap fonts, including Chicago, Geneva, Monaco, New York, and more. All trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. These fonts are used under fair use for creative and educational purposes, providing a nostalgic pixel art experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: HEAVYPAINT at 3 against PixPaint's 1. HEAVYPAINT also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. HEAVYPAINT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PixPaint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | HEAVYPAINT | PixPaint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEAVYPOLY, Inc. | Gijs Raggers |
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
PixPaint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HEAVYPAINT
- Gallery Sync Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Gallery Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$9.99
PixPaint
- PixPaint - Premium$2.99









