PixDraw! vs Paletton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PixDraw!
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Draw, mix, and trace with PixDraw! Explore three creative modes in one colorful studio. DRAW WITH YOUR FAVORITE TOOLS Choose from 11 tools, including pencil, brush, crayon, and spray. Try rainbow and sparkle brushes, six shapes, emoji stamps, and letter stamps. Pick from 20 colors and four brush sizes, then draw with your finger or Apple Pencil. DISCOVER NEW COLORS Choose two paints from 50 colors and adjust the amounts. Tap Mix to watch and hear them swirl together before the new color appears. Change the ratio to explore the result, or use your new color to draw. PRACTICE 46 HIRAGANA CHARACTERS Trace Japanese hiragana one stroke at a time, with numbered starting points, animated demonstrations, and Japanese pronunciation. Your completed characters and last selection are saved on your device. KEEP YOUR ARTWORK Restore your drawing in progress, save creations to the local gallery, and export to Photos. Undo and redo make it easy to correct a mark or try something different. The bomb at the top clears the paper in one tap, and Undo brings your artwork back. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Switch sound effects, pronunciation, and haptic feedback on or off separately. The interface follows your device's Japanese or English language setting. Hiragana characters and pronunciation remain Japanese. No ads, no in-app purchases, and no account required. Artwork and practice progress stay on your device. Drawing, color mixing, and tracing work offline. Designed for landscape use on iPhone and iPad.
Paletton
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Use the intuitive color wheel or enter values manually in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, or CMYK. Every format is converted in real-time, and you can copy any value with a single tap. **Camera Color Extraction** Point your camera at any object to capture its exact color. Freeze the frame for precision, or pick an image from your gallery. Paletton automatically extracts a 5-color palette from any image. **Color Bookmarks** Found colors you love? Bookmark them from anywhere in the app โ picker, camera, or library. Select multiple bookmarks to instantly create a palette, with Smart Mix automatically filling in harmonious in-between shades. **Palette Generator** Create beautiful palettes in seconds: - Random generation with lock & regenerate - Color harmony (Complementary, Analogous, Triadic, Split-Complementary, Tetradic) - Shades & Tints from any base color - 60+ keyword presets (Ocean, Sunset, Forest, and more) **Developer Export** Export your palette in 7 code formats with one tap: - CSS Variables - Tailwind Config - Flutter Constants - Swift UIColor - Kotlin Color - SCSS Variables - JSON **Accessibility Checker** Ensure your colors are accessible: - WCAG contrast ratio calculator (AA/AAA) - Color blindness simulation (Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia) - Auto-suggest accessible alternatives when contrast fails **Color Libraries** Browse built-in reference libraries: - Material Design 3 (19 families) - Tailwind CSS (22 families) - 148 CSS Named Colors - Japanese Traditional Colors (150 colors) - Chinese Traditional Colors (120 colors) - Korean Traditional Colors (100 colors) - Nearest color match from any HEX **Palette Preview** See your palette applied to real UI mockups โ Mobile App, Profile Card, Dashboard, and Website templates. **Organize & Manage** Save unlimited palettes, organize with folders, tag and search, mark favorites. Everything is stored locally โ no account needed. **Beautiful Design** Material Design 3 with Light & Dark themes. Clean, fast, and ad-supported (no subscriptions, no paywalls).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PixDraw! at none against Paletton's shown. Paletton's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PixDraw! ships an update every 4 weeks, Paletton every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | PixDraw! | Paletton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 11 days โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryota Murakami | Jin woong Sim |
In-app purchases
PixDraw!
No in-app purchases
Paletton
No in-app purchases









