Comparison

Magic Paint vs Meshly

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

Head to head
About

Magic Paint

Features
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Magic Paint - Elements is here to spark your imagination! With our app, you can paint using colors, textures & animated elements like fire, bubbles, and snow. Let your creativity flow and have endless fun creating animated masterpieces. Magic Paint - Elements offers a unique painting experience with these features: - Paint with fire to create animated artwork. - Add bubbles to underwater scenes. - Add snow to give your creations a cool effect. - Watch your creations come to life. Whether you want to relax or explore your artistic side, Magic Paint - Elements offers a range of creative fun for all users. Download Magic Paint - Elements and turn your artistic dreams into reality!

About

Meshly

Features
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Create stunning mesh gradients and modern color art with ease. Meshly helps you design smooth, beautiful gradients for wallpapers, backgrounds, UI designs, posters, and creative projects. FEATURES • Mesh gradient editor with smooth blending • Create unlimited gradients • Save designs offline • Gallery to organize your creations • Export high-quality images • Simple, fast, and modern UI PERFECT FOR • UI / UX designers • Content creators • Wallpaper lovers • Digital artists WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT • No account required • Offline support • Clean and intuitive design • Fast performance with SwiftUI Download now and start creating beautiful gradients.

Screenshots

Magic Paint4 screens
Meshly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meshly at every 2 days against Magic Paint's every 10 days. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Magic Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Meshly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Paint ships an update every 10 days, Meshly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Magic Paint versus Meshly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic PaintMeshly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerrill CaldwellToseefhusen Khilji

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Paint

One-time1
  • Magic Painting$1.99
1 purchases

Meshly

One-time1
  • Meshly Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Magic Paint free?
Magic Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meshly free?
Meshly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Paint or Meshly have ads?
Neither Magic Paint nor Meshly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Paint or Meshly?
Magic Paint ships an update every 10 days, and Meshly every 2 days. Most recently, Magic Paint was updated on October 10, 2026 and Meshly on October 14, 2026.

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