Comparison

echopaint vs RetroScreens

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

Head to head
About

echopaint

Features
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EchoDraw is an interactive art and design app that lets you draw with perfect symmetry, reflection, and feedback effects in real time. Every stroke echoes across the canvas, creating mesmerizing shapes, patterns, and living artwork. Whether you’re sketching ideas, exploring geometry, or just relaxing through creative motion β€” EchoDraw makes it effortless to transform simple lines into flowing, mirrored compositions. Perfect for artists, designers, and anyone who loves visual experimentation.

About

RetroScreens

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RetroScreens is a library of classic-inspired ambient motion visuals, rebuilt as modern native scenes for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. Open the app, pick a visual, and let your device become a quiet piece of motion design: morphing geometry, 3D pipes, color fields, starfields, flip clocks, split-flap boards, plasma waves, sand-table paths, cellular patterns, and more. The launch catalog includes 24 visuals: - Test Pattern - Departures - Lorenz - Rosette - Lifelike - Flip Clock - Neon Grid - Plasma - Flocks - Flying Microwaves - Starfield - Mystique - Lake - Pipeworks - 3D Text - Tunnel - Shapeshifter - Ribbons - Green Rain - Bubbles - Cradle - Filament - Bounce - Sand Table RetroScreens is built for the Apple devices you already have: - Play immersive foreground visuals on iPhone and iPad - Use the Apple TV app as a living-room visual library - Use the Mac app directly - Unlock the full v1 catalog once and use it across supported Apple platforms with the same App Store account Some visuals are precise and minimal. Some are bright, strange, and nostalgic. All of them are rendered on-device and tuned for foreground playback, ambient presentation, and slow visual texture. RetroScreens includes free starter visuals. Full Unlock opens the full premium catalog and premium settings.

Screenshots

echopaint1 screens
RetroScreens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: echopaint at none against RetroScreens's 1. RetroScreens's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. RetroScreens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. echopaint asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

echopaint ships an update weekly, RetroScreens every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
echopaint versus RetroScreens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterechopaintRetroScreens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV β€” better
Requires iOS17.417.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiley WilliamsDave Davis

In-app purchases

None

echopaint

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RetroScreens

One-time1
  • Unlock All$1.99

Questions

Is echopaint free?
echopaint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroScreens free?
RetroScreens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do echopaint or RetroScreens have ads?
Neither echopaint nor RetroScreens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, echopaint or RetroScreens?
echopaint ships an update weekly, and RetroScreens every 6 days. Most recently, echopaint was updated on September 30, 2026 and RetroScreens on October 18, 2026.

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