Tappy Paint vs Drawingz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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, 29Γ29, 50Γ50, and 70Γ70, 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 29Γ29, 50Γ50, and 70Γ70 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, 70Γ70 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.
Drawingz
This app focuses on a direct drawing experience, allowing users to quickly capture ideas on mobile or work freely on tablets. It offers various drawing tools, pencil textures, color palettes, and layer management for creating and saving artwork.
- Mobile and tablet drawing environment
- Pencil, pen, and brush tools
- Adjustable pencil textures (4H to 8B)
- Color palette and transparency control
- Layer management
- Save and reopen artwork
- Export images
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Drawingz focuses on making it easy to start drawing, without complicated tools getting in your way. Capture an idea on your phone, or enjoy more room to create on your tablet. Find the line youβre looking for with pencils, pens, markers, and crayons. Explore pencil textures from 4H to 8B to add detail and character to your sketches. Set the mood with your color palette, and organize your work with layers. Save your drawings to My Canvases and reopen them whenever you want to keep drawing. Add titles and descriptions to make your work easier to find, and keep the drawings you love in your favorites. As your collection grows, search by title or description to find a drawing quickly. Accidentally deleted something? Restore it from the trash within 30 days. Export your drawings as images or share them with othersβall in one place, from your first sketch to your finished piece. Drawingz isnβt just for experienced artists. Whether youβre doodling, sketching an idea, drawing for fun, practicing pencil art, or exploring digital drawing, itβs a welcoming place to start. Key features - Drawing tools for phones and tablets - A variety of tools, including pencils, pens, markers, crayons, and airbrushes - Pencil textures: 4H, 2H, HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, and 8B - Color palettes and opacity controls - Layers to organize your artwork - Save drawings to My Canvases and reopen them later - Add titles and descriptions to your drawings - Find your work with favorites, search, and sorting - Restore deleted drawings from the trash within 30 days - Export drawings as images and share them Start as easily as you would on paper, and pick up your drawing whenever you like. Create something thatβs truly yours with Drawingz.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drawingz at none against Tappy Paint's 1. Tappy Paint's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and 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. Tappy Paint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drawingz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tappy Paint ships an update every 2 days, Drawingz every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappy Paint | Drawingz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days β better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | β | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 β better | 18.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | εδΊ¬ιͺθ―η§ζζιε ¬εΈ | gyuil hwang |
In-app purchases
Tappy Paint
- Tappy Paint Pro Lifetime$0.99
Drawingz
No in-app purchases









