Comparison

How2Draw vs Mona

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

Head to head
About

How2Draw

Master the art of drawing with step-by-step lessons. Compare your work in real-time using your device's camera or photo library. Learn to draw faces, superheroes, and manga with guidance from renowned artists.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step drawing lessons
  • Camera comparison tool
  • Draw faces, superheroes, and manga
  • Lessons by renowned artists
  • Intuitive interface
  • Available for iPad and iPhone
Features
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How2Draw - Learn how to draw the easy way How2Draw is a new and innovative way to learn the simple basics of drawing. You will master the art and draw faces, super heroes and manga. At any time, you can use the device's camera to compare your drawing with the lesson, and spot the differences right away (or, if you are using an iPod touch, you can access your photo library and compare to a previous taken picture). Features: - Available for iPad and iPhone - 36 different drawings, including the lessons: Kids, Manga, Faces, Female Faces and Super Heroes - Friendly and intuitive interface - Lessons with cartoon stars like Roger Cruz and Fabio Yabu About the authors: Roger Cruz was born in Brazil, Feb 1971. He's been working in the comic book industry since the 80's, and has published many works in brazilian magazines. In the US, has published in most of the major comic book publishers, notably, Marvel Comics (Uncanny X-Men, X-Men Alpha, X-Men Omega, Ghost Rider, Hulk, Spider-Man, X-Men: First Class, Generation X, X-Men, Marvel Team Up) and many others. In his spare time, Cruz creates some original works such as his own comic book series, Xampu and Gutigutz. He also paints in watercolor and is a professional teacher. http://www.rogercruzbr.blogspot.com/ http://rogercruz.deviantart.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogercruzbr Fabio Yabu was born in Brazil in 1979. He has published comics and childrens’ books in the brazilian market for more than 10 years. He is also the creator of the 2D animated series "Sea Princesses", an international co-production among Australia, Spain and Brazil, broadcast in 50 countries. Twitter: @fabioyabu Publisher: 01 Digital www.01digital.com.br

About

Mona

Learn to draw with easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons designed for all skill levels. Explore various categories like animals, landscapes, and anime at your own pace. This app provides practical guidance from a drawing teacher to help you relax and create.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step drawing lessons
  • Lessons divided by difficulty
  • Work at your own pace
  • Drawing teacher-created content
  • Categories: Flowers, Landscapes, Animals, Food, Anime, People
  • Relaxing drawing experience
Features
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With Mona app you will learn to draw. This is a catalog of simple and understandable drawing lessons step by step for every taste. We've divided our lessons into difficulty levels so you can learn even if you've never drawn before! You can work at your own pace. To get started, all you need to do is a pencil, an eraser and a sheet of paper (but if you want, you can add color to any work). All lessons are drawn up by a drawing teacher. Therefore, there are no obscure superfluous schemes - just practice! Drawing will help you take a break from your daily worries and calm down. Turn on your favorite music, take out your pencil and start drawing with Mona. Our step by step lessons categories: - Flowers - Landscapes - Animals - Food - Anime - People With any of SUBSCRIPTION option you can: - Access to all the tutorial - Disable all ads You can choose one of the subscription options: - 1 month - 12 months Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. If you have any questions or suggestions - just write to us at hello@the-mona-app.com! We will be happy to help you.

Screenshots

How2Draw3 screens
Mona4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mona at 3.2 against How2Draw's 2.6. Mona also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 31 months) and review sentiment (34% vs 25%). How2Draw's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. How2Draw sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Mona sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mona holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of How2Draw's written reviews are positive against 34% of Mona's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How2Draw ships an update every 31 months, Mona every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
How2Draw versus Mona: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow2DrawMona
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (63 ratings)3.2 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews34.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeroUm DigitalMaria Puznaeva

Customer experience

How2Draw

All ratings63 ratings
Positive36.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative61.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Mona

All ratings40 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral22.5%
Negative32.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral21.9%
Negative43.8%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

How2Draw

One-time5
  • Faces$0.99
  • Manga$0.99
  • Super Heroes$0.99
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  • Female Faces$0.99
  • Remove ads$4.99
3 purchases

Mona

Subscriptions3
  • Mona - 1 month$6.991 Month
  • Mona - Big Sale$14.991 Year
  • Mona - 1 year7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is How2Draw free?
How2Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mona free?
Mona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, How2Draw or Mona?
Mona is rated higher. How2Draw averages 2.6 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Mona averages 3.2 from 40 ratings.
Do How2Draw or Mona have ads?
Mona shows ads; How2Draw does not.
Which is updated more often, How2Draw or Mona?
How2Draw ships an update every 31 months, and Mona every 8 months. Most recently, How2Draw was updated on October 21, 2026 and Mona on October 27, 2026.

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