Comparison

Easy Draw vs PinyinIQ

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

Head to head
About

Easy Draw

Learn to draw with guided, step-by-step lessons suitable for beginners. Practice drawing animals, cartoons, and more with easy-to-use tools and custom brushes. Save and share your creations or draw in real-time with others.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step drawing lessons
  • Real-time collaborative drawing
  • Diverse drawing topics
  • Intuitive drawing tools
  • Customizable brushes and colors
  • Save and share artwork
Features
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Learn to draw step by step with Easy Draw. A simple, relaxing app designed for beginners to practice, improve, and enjoy drawing anytime. Whether you're just starting or looking for a fun way to create, Easy Draw makes learning to draw easy and stress-free. Key Features: Step by step lessons – Break drawings into simple steps you can follow with ease Draw Together – Join shared sessions and draw with others in real time Variety of topics – Animals, cartoons, food, and more to keep things fun Easy-to-use tools – Undo, redo, erase, and reset anytime Custom brushes & colors – Adjust size and explore a vibrant color palette Save & share – Keep your artwork or share it with friends and family How it works: Choose a drawing you like Follow step-by-step or draw with others Save or share your finished art Relax, draw, and bring your ideas to life. Start today. All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/term.html https://cemsoftwareltd.com/privacyPolicy.html

About

PinyinIQ

Features
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Photograph, paste or import Chinese. PinyinIQ places editable pinyin beside the original characters so you can read naturally, hear pronunciation and keep the finished result. LIVE PINYIN CAMERA Point your camera at printed Chinese to see pinyin while you read. Single Line mode keeps attention on one line, and you can adjust the reading area to fit the page in front of you. DOCUMENTS AND IMAGES Open supported documents and images or paste Chinese text. PinyinIQ recognises the Chinese and creates a pinyin-assisted reading. Review each word, correct uncertain readings, then save or export the result. READ AND LISTEN Keep the original characters and pinyin together. Adjust text size and spacing, hide or show pinyin, hear Mandarin pronunciation and resume saved readings from your Library. OFFLINE DICTIONARY Search Chinese characters, pinyin or English. Inspect Simplified and Traditional forms, hear pronunciation, bookmark useful words and create learning cards. LEARN YOUR WAY Practise tones and pinyin, review flashcards, organise learning material and use on-device handwriting recognition to look up a character. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Core recognition, pinyin generation and dictionary lookup run on your device. Your Library is saved locally. No account. No advertising. No tracking or analytics. PinyinIQ is independently designed and is not affiliated with Pleco or any dictionary publisher.

Screenshots

Easy Draw4 screens
PinyinIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PinyinIQ at none against Easy Draw's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Easy Draw sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PinyinIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Draw ships an update every 3 weeks, PinyinIQ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Easy Draw versus PinyinIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy DrawPinyinIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCEM SOFTWARE LTDWee Seng Ang

Bugs and requests

Easy Draw

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Drawing random lines when zooming
  • Unresponsive camera controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • More drawing options and content
  • Add music or sounds
  • Improve zoom and camera controls

PinyinIQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Easy Draw

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscriptions3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscriptions$29.991 Year
  • Easy Draw Yearly Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

PinyinIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Draw free?
Easy Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PinyinIQ free?
PinyinIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy Draw or PinyinIQ have ads?
Neither Easy Draw nor PinyinIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Draw or PinyinIQ?
Easy Draw ships an update every 3 weeks, and PinyinIQ fortnightly. Most recently, Easy Draw was updated on October 28, 2026 and PinyinIQ on October 15, 2026.

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