echopaint vs RetroScreens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
echopaint
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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 youβre 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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. RetroScreens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. echopaint asks for nothing beyond the download.
echopaint ships an update weekly, RetroScreens every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | echopaint | RetroScreens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riley Williams | Dave Davis |
In-app purchases
echopaint
No in-app purchases
RetroScreens
- Unlock All$1.99









