Comparison

Paint Professional HD... vs Drawing Apps

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 Apps

Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
  • Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
  • Layers and Photoshop blend modes
  • Selection and clipping masks
  • Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
  • Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
Features
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Paint Professional HD...4 screens
Drawing Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drawing Apps at 4.4 against Paint Professional HD...'s 1.7. Drawing Apps also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 3). Paint Professional HD...'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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 Apps sells 15 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 Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K 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 63% of Drawing Apps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint Professional HD... ships an update every 15 months, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paint Professional HD... versus Drawing Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint Professional HD...Drawing Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny EGOROVGang Ji

Customer experience

Paint Professional HD...

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

Drawing Apps

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

Paint Professional HD...

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drawing Apps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app closures
  • Layers not working as expected
  • Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
  • Difficulty navigating the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free brushes and tools
  • Ability to save and export drawings
  • Undo/redo functionality improvements
  • Color customization options
  • Tracing feature for photos

In-app purchases

None

Paint Professional HD...

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Drawing Apps

Subscriptions9
  • DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 300 Coins$5.99
  • 900 Coins$14.99
  • 1200 Coins$19.99
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  • Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
  • 5000 Coins$59.99
  • Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99

Questions

Is Paint Professional HD... free?
Paint Professional HD... is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing Apps free?
Drawing Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paint Professional HD... or Drawing Apps?
Drawing Apps is rated higher. Paint Professional HD... averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Drawing Apps averages 4.4 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Paint Professional HD... or Drawing Apps have ads?
Neither Paint Professional HD... nor Drawing Apps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint Professional HD... or Drawing Apps?
Paint Professional HD... ships an update every 15 months, and Drawing Apps monthly. Most recently, Paint Professional HD... was updated on October 15, 2026 and Drawing Apps on October 16, 2026.

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