Color Maker Lab vs PixDraw!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Maker Lab
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ColorMakerLab is a smart paint mixing assistant designed for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone who wants to create the perfect color using real-world paint. Whether you’re working with acrylics, gouache, oils, or even student-grade paints, this app helps you understand exactly how much of each basic pigment—red, yellow, blue, white, and black—you need to mix to recreate your desired color. Simply choose a color using a color picker, HEX code, or RGB input, and ColorMakerLab calculates the optimal blend ratio. You’ll get intuitive visualizations and a breakdown of percentages for each base paint, making it easy to mix by hand in the real world. The app also considers common mixing behaviors (e.g., how black can desaturate or how white lightens tone), giving more realistic and painter-friendly suggestions. Perfect for painting miniatures, illustrations, home decor, or any craft where precise color matching matters. With ColorMakerLab, you’ll never have to guess your paint mix again.
PixDraw!
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Draw, mix, and trace with PixDraw! Explore three creative modes in one colorful studio. DRAW WITH YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Choose from 11 tools, including pencil, brush, crayon, and spray. Try rainbow and sparkle brushes, six shapes, emoji stamps, and letter stamps. Pick from 20 colors and four brush sizes, then draw with your finger or Apple Pencil. DISCOVER NEW COLORS Choose two paints from 50 colors and adjust the amounts. Tap Mix to watch and hear them swirl together before the new color appears. Change the ratio to explore the result, or use your new color to draw. PRACTICE 46 HIRAGANA CHARACTERS Trace Japanese hiragana one stroke at a time, with numbered starting points, animated demonstrations, and Japanese pronunciation. Your completed characters and last selection are saved on your device. KEEP YOUR ARTWORK Restore your drawing in progress, save creations to the local gallery, and export to Photos. Undo and redo make it easy to correct a mark or try something different. The bomb at the top clears the paper in one tap, and Undo brings your artwork back. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Switch sound effects, pronunciation, and haptic feedback on or off separately. The interface follows your device's Japanese or English language setting. Hiragana characters and pronunciation remain Japanese. No ads, no in-app purchases, and no account required. Artwork and practice progress stay on your device. Drawing, color mixing, and tracing work offline. Designed for landscape use on iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PixDraw! at every 4 weeks against Color Maker Lab's every 8 months. Color Maker Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Color Maker Lab ships an update every 8 months, PixDraw! every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Maker Lab | PixDraw! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUHWAN LEE | Ryota Murakami |
In-app purchases
Color Maker Lab
No in-app purchases
PixDraw!
No in-app purchases









