Comparison

dotStudio vs Tappy Paint

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

Head to head
About

dotStudio

Features
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dotStudio is a pixel art creation app that lets you draw pixel art and create animations with an intuitive interface. Draw pixel by pixel, combine frames, and bring your artwork to life. Whether you’re a beginner or a pixel art enthusiast, dotStudio makes creating pixel art animations easy and fun. Key Features -Pixel art editor -Frame-by-frame animation creation -R-eal-time preview -Simple and intuitive UI -Turn your ideas into moving pixel art with dotStudio.

About

Tappy Paint

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Tappy Paint is a calm, ad-free coloring app with 1,100+ offline pages, tap-to-fill coloring, and a bead studio that turns pictures into fuse bead patterns. Choose a curated coloring page, pick a color, and tap a closed area to fill it neatly. You can also use a brush, crayon, and eraser when you want a more hands-on drawing moment. New: the bead studio Every coloring page comes with a bead pattern in three board sizes, 29Γ—29, 50Γ—50, and 70Γ—70, made for standard 5 mm fuse beads. Follow the pattern bead by bead on the pegboard, or recolor it cell by cell in free edit. Then check the bead list to see which colors you need and how many, and export the pattern as PNG or PDF. Turn any picture into beads Pick a photo from Photos, take one with the camera, or use a picture you already colored. Crop it, remove a plain background, choose a board size, and it becomes a bead pattern in seconds. Colors are matched to real bead color codes, so shopping for beads is easy. Built for simple, private creativity: β€’ 1,100+ curated coloring pages across animals, vehicles, food, nature, shapes, patterns, and more β€’ 1,100+ matching bead patterns, each in 29Γ—29, 50Γ—50, and 70Γ—70 β€’ Tap-to-fill coloring plus brush, crayon, and eraser tools β€’ Guided and free-edit beading with place, run, and eraser tools, and a touch-and-hold preview of the finished board β€’ Bead list with color codes, bead counts, and finished size β€’ Photo, camera, and artwork import for your own bead patterns β€’ Favorites, boards in progress, and My Art for finished pictures and boards β€’ Bead milestones in your profile β€’ Works offline with bundled artwork and patterns β€’ No ads, no accounts, no social feed, and no third-party tracking Lifetime Pro unlocks every collection and bead pattern, 70Γ—70 imports, Fill All, and future Pro pages with a one-time purchase. Made for anyone who wants a quiet, private creative space on the device.

Screenshots

dotStudio4 screens
Tappy Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dotStudio at none against Tappy Paint's 1. dotStudio also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Tappy Paint's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Tappy Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dotStudio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
dotStudio versus Tappy Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdotStudioTappy Paint
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size44 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKUYA JIMBOεŒ—δΊ¬ι—ͺθ―η§‘ζŠ€ζœ‰ι™ε…¬εΈ

In-app purchases

None

dotStudio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tappy Paint

One-time1
  • Tappy Paint Pro Lifetime$0.99

Questions

Is dotStudio free?
dotStudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tappy Paint free?
Tappy Paint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dotStudio or Tappy Paint have ads?
dotStudio shows ads; Tappy Paint does not.

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