Comparison

PictureTimer vs AuniDraw

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

Head to head
About

PictureTimer

This app transforms your reference photos into timed slideshows for drawing practice. Easily set up custom timers and intervals to focus on gesture drawing, figure studies, and sketching.

Highlights
  • Use personal reference photos
  • Timed slideshows for practice
  • On-screen countdown timer
  • Connect to shared drives (SMB)
  • Customizable time intervals (Plus)
  • Shuffle and forward-only modes (Plus)
Features
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Build a regular drawing habit with your own reference photos. PictureTimer turns images into timed slideshows with an on-screen countdown for gesture drawing, figure studies, croquis and sketching practice. PRACTICE WITH YOUR OWN REFERENCES Choose photos from device albums, iCloud or folders. Connect to Mac shared drives and compatible NAS devices using SMB to work with your existing image library. KEEP YOUR SESSION MOVING View each reference alongside a countdown so you can focus on drawing. Use timed slideshows for personal practice, art classes, lesson pacing or presentations. MORE CONTROL WITH PICTURETIMER PLUS Choose a Plus subscription or the one-time Plus Lifetime purchase to unlock custom time intervals, images from subfolders, shuffle, a time-up sound and forward-only mode to keep your practice moving to the next reference. Bring the photos you want to study, choose your slideshow settings and start drawing. Privacy Policy: https://zincwhite.art/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AuniDraw

This app offers a professional digital painting experience with a clean interface and powerful tools like layers, blend modes, and an extensive brush library. It supports Apple Pencil for natural drawing and includes features for exporting high-resolution artwork and creating speedpaint videos.

Highlights
  • Full layer support with blend modes
  • Extensive brush library
  • Apple Pencil support (pressure & tilt)
  • Advanced color tools
  • Unlimited undo history
  • High-resolution export
  • Built-in speedpaint recording
Features
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AuniDraw is a full-featured digital painting app built for real artistic work, not just quick doodles, though it handles those beautifully too. Underneath its clean, responsive canvas is a genuinely professional toolset: layers, blend modes, a deep brush library, and full Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity and tilt. Whether you're sketching a quick idea, building a fully layered illustration, or recording your process for social media, AuniDraw adapts to how you work. It's just as ready for a first digital sketch as it is for a finished, professional piece. DRAWING & PAINTING - Full layer support with blend modes for building complex, multi-layered artwork - Deep, extensive brush library covering everything from fine detail work to bold, expressive strokes - Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity and tilt for natural, responsive lines COLOR & WORKFLOW - Advanced color tools for precise, professional-level color work - Unlimited undo history, so you can experiment freely without losing your progress - Smooth, fast performance that keeps up even with detailed, layered work EXPORT & SHARE - Export finished artwork in high resolution, ready for print or high-quality sharing - Built-in speedpaint recording that captures your entire drawing process automatically - Export your process as a shareable speedpaint video, great for social media or tutorials BUILT FOR IPAD - Dedicated iPad-optimized interface, not just a stretched-out iPhone layout - Feels just as natural on iPhone for drawing on the go AuniDraw brings professional-grade tools into a clean, focused interface: powerful enough for finished illustration work, simple enough that nothing gets in the way of your next idea. Download AuniDraw and start drawing today.

Screenshots

PictureTimer4 screens
AuniDraw2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AuniDraw at none against PictureTimer's 3. AuniDraw also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PictureTimer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AuniDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PictureTimer against 5.0 for AuniDraw. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PictureTimer ships an update monthly, AuniDraw every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PictureTimer versus AuniDraw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPictureTimerAuniDraw
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZinc White LimitedAndrei Skovorodnikov

Customer experience

PictureTimer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AuniDraw

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PictureTimer

Subscriptions2
  • Plus (All Features Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Plus (All Features Yearly)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$14.99
None

AuniDraw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PictureTimer free?
PictureTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AuniDraw free?
AuniDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PictureTimer or AuniDraw?
PictureTimer and AuniDraw are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PictureTimer or AuniDraw have ads?
Neither PictureTimer nor AuniDraw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PictureTimer or AuniDraw?
PictureTimer ships an update monthly, and AuniDraw every 5 days. Most recently, PictureTimer was updated on October 9, 2026 and AuniDraw on October 6, 2026.

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