Image Size vs Paint 98
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Image Size
Easily resize your photos to any dimension using pixels, millimeters, centimeters, or inches. Preserve aspect ratio with a simple tap and crop images with intuitive multitouch gestures. Save, email, print, or share your resized creations.
- Resize images to custom dimensions
- Support for pixels, millimeters, centimeters, and inches
- Preserve aspect ratio
- Multitouch cropping
- Save, email, print, and share options
- Remove objects from images (in-app purchase)
- Ad-free experience (in-app purchase)
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This app allows you to resize an image to whatever size you like (with limitation), quickly and easily. You can specify the output format using one of the following four units of measurement: pixels, millimeters, centimeters, inches To preserve aspect ratio just tap on the chain icon between width and height input fields. This app gives you the option of saving, emailing, printing or sharing the final image. Resize your image in just four easy steps: - Open an image or take a photo - Enter your desired output size - Crop the image with your fingers using multitouch gestures - Save / print / send / share image The eraser for removing objects from the image must be unlocked with a one-time in-app purchase. The ads can be completely removed with another one-time in-app purchase.
Paint 98
Recreate the classic drawing experience of the late 90s. This app offers a straightforward interface for creating and editing images, free from modern complexities. Share your retro-style artwork with ease.
- Classic 1998 drawing interface
- Image creation and editing
- Simple and uncomplicated tools
- Share created images
- Retro art style
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Paint 98 is a simple yet powerful drawing tool that lets you to create, edit and share images without all the complications of today's image editors. Paint like it's 1998! -- Questions, comments or suggestions? Send us a line at support@paint98.com Privacy policy: http://paint98.com/privacy/ Terms of service: http://paint98.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Image Size at 4.7 against Paint 98's 3.9. Image Size also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 390). Paint 98's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Image Size sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Paint 98 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Image Size holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Image Size has 30K ratings behind it against 390, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Image Size's written reviews are positive against 72% of Paint 98's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Image Size ships an update fortnightly, Paint 98 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Image Size | Paint 98 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30K ratings) — better | 3.9 (390 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 390 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitalij Schaefer | Casl Media LLC |
Customer experience
Image Size
Paint 98
User reviews
Image Size
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Straightforward and easy to use
- 👍 Intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Quick resizing and editing
- 💡 Useful features like watermarking and cropping
- 👍 Saves resized images to separate album
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional issues with image quality after resizing
- 🔍 Unclear interface for some advanced features
- 💰 Paid version required to remove ads
- 🔍 Difficulty finding help/support options
- 🔍 Inconsistent behavior when resizing/printing images
Paint 98
From 390 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Nostalgic MS Paint feel
- 👍 Simple and straightforward UI
- 💡 Useful for quick edits and doodles
- 🎨 Good for pixel art and sketching
- 🆓 Completely free with no ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy canvas resizing and text input
- 🔀 Confusing mouse/touch controls
- 🔍 Lack of advanced features like layers
- 🔍 Limited canvas size and export options
- 🔍 Undo/redo buttons hidden in settings
Bugs and requests
Image Size
Reported bugs
3 issues- Resized images not saving correctly
- Ads persisting even after purchasing ad-free version
- Freezing/crashing issues on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Batch processing for multiple images
- More file format options (e.g. PNG support)
- Ability to adjust DPI/resolution
- Option to customize print layout and positioning
- Improved help documentation and tutorials
Paint 98
Reported bugs
3 issues- Canvas randomly resets when zooming
- Text input not working for some users
- Crashes when importing large images
Requested features
5 requests- Add layers and transparency support
- Improve text tool and canvas resizing
- Provide more intuitive mouse/touch controls
- Allow exporting at higher resolutions
- Add undo/redo buttons to main UI
In-app purchases
Image Size
- Leave a tip$5.99
- Unlock eraser$9.99
- Remove Ads$39.99
Paint 98
- Monthly Tip$0.991 Month
- Annual Tip$9.991 Year
- Tip$0.99
- Ultra Tip$4.99
- Super Ultra Tip$9.99
