Vector Curve vs Lineova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Vector Curve
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Vector Curve is a vector drawing workspace for illustration and design on iPhone and iPad. Sketch freely with pen and brush tools, edit paths and shapes, organize layers, and export files ready for social, print, and production. DRAW WITH PRECISION β’ Pen, brush, eraser, and shape tools (line, rectangle, circle, triangle) β’ Classic, taper, end-taper, and jitter brushes with pressure and smoothing β’ Custom brush presets, path points, and simplify for clean vectors β’ Premium tools: Blob Brush, Art Brush, Polyline, and BΓ©zier Path DESIGN LIKE A PRO ILLUSTRATOR β’ Layers with lock, opacity, reorder, and blend modes β’ Symmetry modes: horizontal, vertical, quadral, and radial β’ Grid and snap for aligned layouts β’ Boolean pathfinder: combine, minus front, intersect, exclude, divide β’ Draw Inside This Shape and Fill Shape with Elements β’ Shape library, image import, and SVG import β’ Group, ungroup, break apart, and copy/paste across layers and projects EXPORT FOR REAL WORK β’ JPEG and PNG for everyday sharing β’ Premium: hi-res PNG (up to 3600px), SVG with or without background, and layered ZIP for Photoshop-friendly workflows β’ Canvas presets for square, landscape, portrait, Instagram, A4, Letter, or custom sizes STAY ORGANIZED β’ Document gallery with autosave and continue last session β’ Share selected elements as reusable design snippets PREMIUM Unlock advanced drawing tools, unlimited gallery saves, and high-resolution export formats. Choose weekly, monthly, or lifetime. Restore purchases anytime. Whether you create illustrations, motifs, social graphics, or print-ready artwork, Vector Curve gives you a focused vector workflow in your pocket. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/vectorcurveprivacypolicy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/vectorcurvetermsofuse/
Lineova
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Lineova is a professional drawing and painting studio for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Sketch with natural brushes, ink crisp line art with a true vector pen, paint textures directly onto 3D models and bring your characters to life with frame-by-frame animation β all in one app that feels at home on every screen. BRUSH STUDIO β 40+ HAND-TUNED BRUSHES β’ Sketching: Sketch Pencil, HB Technical, Charcoal, Pastel, Chalk β’ Inking: Ink, Dry Ink, Technical Pen, Ballpoint, Chisel Tip, Contour β’ Drawing: Felt Pen, Highlighter, Tile Brush, Comb β’ Painting: Watercolor, Oil Paint, Acrylic, Gouache, Flat Brush, Dry Brush, Palette Knife, Soft Blender β’ Airbrushing: Soft Airbrush, Hard Airbrush, Spray Can, Splatter β’ Texture & abstract: Rough Canvas, Concrete, Noise, Sparkle, Rainbow β’ Retouching: Smudge, Soften, soft and hard erasers β’ Build your own: pressure, tilt, speed, scatter, grain, jitter and wet color mixing; organize favorites in My Brushes DRAW & PAINT β’ Stroke stabilization and quick shape snapping β’ Fill, gradient, liquify, smudge and precise selection tools β’ Color wheel, harmonies and palettes generated from any photo VECTOR PEN β’ Editable nodes and handles for clean, scalable line art β’ Ready-made shapes: rectangle, ellipse, triangle, star, arrow β’ Boolean operations: unite, subtract, intersect, exclude β’ Dashed and dotted strokes, round or flat caps β’ Export editable SVG 3D TEXTURE PAINTING β’ Open OBJ and USDZ models, or start from a sphere, cube, cylinder, cone, torus or capsule β’ Paint color, roughness, metallic and height channels β’ Project any image onto the model, paint on the surface or on the UV map β’ Export USDZ or GLB (glTF) with embedded textures LAYERS & COLOR β’ Layers, groups, masks, clipping and 25+ blend modes β’ 16-bit color in linear light with Display P3 β’ Print gamut warning and color profile proofing COMICS, MANGA & ANIMATION β’ Comic and manga page templates with panel layouts β’ Frame-by-frame animation with onion skin β’ Export animated PNG and a time-lapse of your process BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN β’ iPad: Apple Pencil pressure, tilt and hover, docking panels β’ Mac: full menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, βK command search, right-click menus β’ iPhone: a one-handed tool dock within thumb reach β’ Documents sync across your devices with iCloud Drive EXPORT & COMPATIBILITY β’ PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, WebP, PDF, APNG and SVG β’ Layered PSD and OpenRaster β open your work in other pro tools β’ Import PSD files with their layers Whether you draw anime characters, comics, concept art, fantasy illustrations or print-ready posters, Lineova gives you a studio that grows with your ideas. LINEOVA PREMIUM β START WITH A 3-DAY FREE TRIAL Every feature in Lineova β all pro brushes, unlimited layers, the vector pen, 3D painting, animation, effects, filters, AI upscaling and PSD/SVG/PDF/TIFF export β is included with Lineova Premium. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, each starting with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maliksari.github.io/lineova-privacy/privacy.html
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Verdict
Vector Curve and Lineova are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Vector Curve sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Lineova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $60.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vector Curve ships an update every 3 weeks, Lineova every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Vector Curve | Lineova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cengiz Bodur | MalΔ±k SARI |
In-app purchases
Vector Curve
- Premium Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
- Pro Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Pro Lifetime$17.99
Lineova
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$60.001 Year
- Lifetime Premium$49.99








