Behindly vs Charcoal Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Behindly
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Discover the ultimate photo editing experience with our innovative iOS image editor. With cutting-edge foreground detection technology, seamlessly place text behind your subjects, creating striking visuals that grab attention. Key Features: Foreground Detection: Automatically identifies the main subject of your photos, enabling easy placement of text and graphics behind them. Advanced Text Editing: Customize your text with powerful tools including shadows, gradients, strokes, and perspective adjustments for a dynamic, professional look. Blur and Filters: Apply elegant blur effects and captivating filters to enhance your images, ensuring they stand out on any social media platform. Intuitive Interface: Designed for ease of use, our editor simplifies complex edits, making it accessible for users of all skill levels. Perfect for social media enthusiasts, digital marketers, and creatives who want to elevate their content effortlessly. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Charcoal Studio
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Charcoal Studio brings the feel of a real charcoal sketchbook to iPhone and iPad. Pick up a stick, lay down rich, grainy tone, then blend it into smooth gradients or lift it back out, the way you would on paper. A FULL CHARCOAL KIT • Charcoal Pencil: fine lines and crisp detail • Vine Charcoal: soft, light marks for loose sketching • Compressed Charcoal: dense, velvety blacks • Charcoal Block: broad strokes for shading large areas • White Charcoal: highlights on toned and dark paper • Charcoal Powder: soft washes of tone • Lasso: select, move and resize your strokes BLEND AND LIFT LIKE THE REAL THING • Blending Stump: push charcoal into the paper’s grain, soften hard edges and build smooth tonal transitions. It moves only charcoal, never the paper, so your darks stay rich. • Kneaded Eraser: dab or drag to lift charcoal gently and add highlights. It follows the tooth of the paper, so lightened areas keep their natural texture. • Eraser: clean removal whenever you need it. MADE FOR APPLE PENCIL • Pressure and tilt shape every mark • Strokes are smoothed so blending and erasing follow your hand without jagged corners • Double-tap or squeeze Apple Pencil to switch tools or show tool settings • Draw with your finger too, or turn finger drawing off for Pencil-only work PAPER WITH TOOTH • Five papers: white, cream, toned gray, slate and black • A real paper grain shows through every stroke • Choose your canvas: portrait, landscape, square, or any custom size from 256 to 4096 pixels AN EXPERIENCE THAT FEELS ANALOG • Hear the scratch of charcoal when you hatch, while ordinary lines stay quiet • Pinch to zoom and pan around your page • Ruler for straight edges • Charcoal-tone palette, plus your own saved colours • Size, opacity and strength controls for every tool YOUR SKETCHBOOK • Every sketch saves automatically • Unlimited sketches in your gallery • Undo and redo as many steps as you need • Export at full resolution and share anywhere Everything stays on your device: no account and no sign-up. Focus on your drawing. Leave the dust on the paper. Privacy policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/LilArtist.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Charcoal Studio at every 3 days against Behindly's every 3 months. 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
Both are free to download. Behindly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Charcoal Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Behindly ships an update every 3 months, Charcoal Studio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Behindly | Charcoal Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 10Pixels AB | Digital Hole Pvt. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Behindly
- 1 Week Pro$0.997 Days
- 1 Month Pro$2.991 Month
- Lifetime Subscription$5.99
Charcoal Studio
- Unlock All Features$4.99









