ManimStudio vs Draw & Paint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ManimStudio
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ManimStudio renders mathematical animations on iPhone and iPad using manim, the open-source animation engine behind 3Blue1Brown's videos. Type a Scene class, tap Render, and watch the math come to life as a video β entirely on-device, no signup, no cloud. Built for math educators, content creators, and students who want to visualize mathematics without leaving their iPhone or iPad. ManimStudio bundles everything manim needs β there is nothing to install or configure. WHAT YOU CAN DO β’ Author Scene classes that produce animated videos using manim's full mobject API: Text, MathTex, Circle, Square, Arrow, Graph, NumberPlane, Transform, FadeIn, Write, Create. β’ Render at multiple qualities (480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K) with hardware video encoding via Apple VideoToolbox. β’ Compose mathematical formulas with LaTeX-backed Tex and MathTex mobjects β the LaTeX engine is bundled, no internet needed. β’ Auto-detect every Scene class in your file with the built-in scene picker. β’ Preview the rendered video the moment manim finishes β saved as MP4 to the Files app or shared to Photos, AirDrop, Mail. WHAT'S BUNDLED manim, numpy, scipy, sympy, matplotlib, plotly, PyAV, Cairo, and a full LaTeX engine. ManimStudio works entirely offline. No account, no telemetry, no internet required.
Draw & Paint
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Create without limits on a calm, powerful canvas built for iPad. Creative Canvas is a digital art studio for sketching, painting, and illustration. Start a new canvas, pick expressive brushes, and shape every stroke with size, opacity, and color controls that stay out of your way. Made for real creative work β’ Sketch, paint, smudge, erase, and fill with precision β’ Layered artwork with lock, alpha lock, duplicate, and reorder β’ Brush library for sketching and painting styles β’ Color Studio with eyedropper and rich color control β’ Guides, shapes, text, and vector tools for clean layouts β’ Paper styles, adjustments, zoom, and undo/redo β’ Export and shareβor save finished pieces to Photos Whether youβre doodling ideas, building illustrations, practicing calligraphy, or finishing a portrait, Creative Canvas keeps your tools close and your focus on the art. Privacy policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/DHPrivacy.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ManimStudio at none against Draw & Paint's 1. ManimStudio also leads on ads (none vs shown). Draw & Paint's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, device support 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. Draw & Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ManimStudio asks for nothing beyond the download.
ManimStudio ships an update every 6 days, Draw & Paint every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ManimStudio | Draw & Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 756 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chienchung Yu | Arima Jain |
In-app purchases
ManimStudio
No in-app purchases
Draw & Paint
- Remove Ads$5.99









