Comparison

Paint Professional HD... vs Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

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

Head to head
About

Paint Professional HD...

Create detailed digital artwork with a wide range of brushes, layers, and advanced editing tools. Seamlessly import and export files, and utilize stylus support for precise control. Save your progress automatically and share your creations across devices.

Highlights
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Bluetooth stylus support
  • Layer management
  • Import/export Photoshop files
  • Dropbox integration
  • Record and replay paintings
  • Advanced gestures for zoom and tools
Features
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Supported iPhone and iPad. Move paintings between your devices (including PC) and keep working wherever you go. Features: - Recording every step of your painting – Unlimited undo and redo - OpenGL-based accelerator – Dimensions up to 2048x2048 – Full support for all Retina devices – Background autosave – Simple and approachable interface - Supports Bluetooth active stylus for capacitive screen with the definition of Velocity Import and Export: – Integrated with Dropbox – Import native Paint files, JPEG, and PNG files – Export as native Paint files, JPEG, PNG, and Photoshop files (with layers) – Place images from your photo album into paintings – Copy paintings to the pasteboard – Tweet paintings – Post paintings to Facebook Advanced Gestures: – Zoom with two finger pinch – Zoom in with two finger double tap – Zoom to fit with two finger double tap – Toggle interface visibility with a single tap (this can be changed to a two finger tap in the app settings) – Tap and hold to access eyedropper tool Painting: – Full screen painting – Record and replay paintings – Ultrafast OpenGL-based painting engine – Huge brush sizes up to 512x512 pixels – Simulated pressure – 64-bit painting on the latest hardware – 14 parameterized brush shapes – Adjustable brush settings (spacing, jitter, scatter, etc.) – Adjustable color opacity – Invert color and desaturate – Flip and arbitrarily transform layers – Adjustable color balance (iPad only) – Adjustable hue, saturation and brightness (iPad only) Layers: – Create up to 10 layers – Lock and hide layers – Lock layer transparency – Adjust layer opacity – Duplicate, rearrange, and merge layers – Change blending modes: normal, multiply, screen, exclude

About

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Unleash your creativity with a versatile digital canvas. This app offers a wide range of brushes, colors, stickers, and shapes to sketch, paint, and doodle. Easily edit existing images or use stock photos to enhance your artwork before sharing it with others.

Highlights
  • Sketch, paint, and doodle
  • Varied range of brushes
  • Customizable color palette
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Ruler and shape tools
  • Stickers, doodles, and charms
  • Edit gallery images
Features
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Drawing pad is an easy to use whiteboard app that can be used anywhere, anytime for work purpose or for fun.. To help all the creative people out there and all those who are looking forward to being creative, Drawing pad brings along amazing features like Stickers, Brushes, Doodles, Charms, Shapes etc. It is so easy to use that even a child can bring out amazing artwork with very little effort. Features : # Sketch, Paint, Doodle, Share with friends # Give your artwork a new stroke with our varied range of brushes # Make your work more colorful with any color you wish with our very own color pallete and color picker # Didn't like something you created. No worries.. You can undo or redo anytime. Or simply erase and work again # Add more perfection with ruler and different shapes like: Square, Triangle, Circle and many more # Draw using various brush sizes and adjust opacity as you wish # Say more with the use of amazing Stickers, Doodles, and Charms # You can also edit/enhance your gallery images # Make use of 1000's of stock images too... # Share with friends and family Or share on social platforms Experience the app and share you feedback. :) Graphics designed by Freepik. (www.freepik.com) Get Drawing Pad Premium Unlimited access to all the premium features and new brushes, doodles and stickers updates during the subscription period. The subscription price is $2.99 per week. You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a Drawing Pad Premium subscription. Terms & Conditions : https://sites.google.com/view/colordrawingterms/home Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/colordrawingapp/home

Screenshots

Paint Professional HD...4 screens
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drawing Pad procreate Sketch at 4.1 against Paint Professional HD...'s 1.7. Drawing Pad procreate Sketch also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (67K vs 3). Paint Professional HD...'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drawing Pad procreate Sketch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Paint Professional HD... asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Pad procreate Sketch has 67K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Paint Professional HD...'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Drawing Pad procreate Sketch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint Professional HD... ships an update every 15 months, Drawing Pad procreate Sketch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paint Professional HD... versus Drawing Pad procreate Sketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint Professional HD...Drawing Pad procreate Sketch
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)4.1 (67K ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings367K — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny EGOROVRohan Singh Rajput

Customer experience

Paint Professional HD...

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative39.4%

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

All ratings64,005 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews1,210 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral14.0%
Negative22.4%

Bugs and requests

Paint Professional HD...

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings not saving properly
  • Eraser not working as expected
  • Constant pop-ups interrupting workflow

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free brushes and tools
  • Improve eraser functionality
  • Implement zoom and canvas controls
  • Provide better onboarding and instructions
  • Fix bugs and stability issues

In-app purchases

None

Paint Professional HD...

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Subscriptions2
  • Drawing Pad Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Drawing Pad Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Offer$19.99
  • Unlock Everything$29.99

Questions

Is Paint Professional HD... free?
Paint Professional HD... is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing Pad procreate Sketch free?
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paint Professional HD... or Drawing Pad procreate Sketch?
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch is rated higher. Paint Professional HD... averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Drawing Pad procreate Sketch averages 4.1 from 67K ratings.
Do Paint Professional HD... or Drawing Pad procreate Sketch have ads?
Neither Paint Professional HD... nor Drawing Pad procreate Sketch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint Professional HD... or Drawing Pad procreate Sketch?
Paint Professional HD... ships an update every 15 months, and Drawing Pad procreate Sketch every 2 months. Most recently, Paint Professional HD... was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drawing Pad procreate Sketch on November 10, 2026.

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