Comparison

Brushes XP vs SolidInsight

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

Head to head
About

Brushes XP

This freehand drawing app offers powerful tools for artists, including custom brushes, layers, and image import/export. It can record your entire drawing process as a movie file, making it ideal for sharing your creative journey. As a successor to a legendary project, it includes enhanced features for a smoother artistic workflow.

Highlights
  • Freehand drawing
  • Custom brushes
  • Layer support
  • Image import/export
  • Drawing process recording
  • Copy/paste layers with transparency
Features
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"Brushes XP" is a powerful and easy-to-use freehand drawing application which can save the process of your drawing as a movie file. "Brushes XP" features painting with colors and custom brushes, using layers, images import and export, and it can save the replay of your drawing process as a movie file (see the demo movie). "Brushes XP" is a direct successor of the legendary "Brushes 3" project. "Brushes XP" offers features which are missing in original "Brushes 3": it can record the replay of drawing process as a movie, it allows to copy/paste layers with transparency and has other enhancements. Screenshots are demonstrating artwork of artist Maria Grazzia (Kq) Calderón.

About

SolidInsight

View and collaborate on 2D and 3D CAD files on your mobile device without needing expensive desktop software. Measure designs, access properties, and share feedback instantly.

Highlights
  • Supports major 2D/3D CAD formats
  • View models and drawings on mobile
  • Measure design dimensions
  • Access design properties
  • Markup and share comments
  • Isolate/hide components
  • Browse assembly tree
Features
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SolidInsight is a proven professional CAD collaboration application. It supports all the major 3D and 2D CAD formats, including SOLIDWORKS, CREO / PRO-E, UG / NX, CATIA, Solid Edge, Inventor, AutoCAD and many more. SolidInsight on your phones or tablets assists you to instantly view 3D models and 2D drawings without expensive CAD editors or heavy computers. Whether you are reviewing designs with your team on the road, showing off your products to potential customers at a tradeshow, collecting design feedback from a client on a job site, or guiding a supplier on a factory floor, 3D at your fingertips gives you immediate CAD access, intuitive visual insights, and accurate properties such as mass, bounding box sizes, volumes, and other meta data. Beyond handy viewing, you can also measure models to obtain vital dimensions, capture views for quick revisits and 3D presentations. Features: * Intuitive and easy-to-use user interface * Supports all the major 3D and 2D formats as follows.sat, sab, cgr, model, session, CATPart, CATProduct, 3dxml, ifc, igs, iges, ipt, iam, jt, x_t, x_b, xmt_txt, xmt_bin, prt, asm, xas, 3dm, step, stp, par, psm, sldprt, sldasm, 3ds, bdf, jcd, obj, stl, ply, 3mf, glb, gltf, fbx, rvm, rvt, dwg, dxf. * Measure your design data * Access design properties * Isolate or hide components in the model for easy viewing * Zoom, pan and rotate your 2D or 3D CAD data using multi-touch * Browse your assembly components tree, configurations and drawing sheets * Create views,convince hiring managers, customers, partners, investors of your values in 3D. * View your designs in full screen * Markup your designs and send to others and read others’ markups * Share with stakeholders inside and outside your company * Search for parts in the model and see them automatically highlighted in the design * Sample files included Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Hoteam-SolidInsight/100075484253549/ Service Terms:https://www.solidinsight3d.com/solidInsight/privacy/agreement.html Privacy Policy:https://www.solidinsight3d.com/solidInsight/privacy/privacy.html

Screenshots

Brushes XP4 screens
SolidInsight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SolidInsight at Free against Brushes XP's $4.99. SolidInsight also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Brushes XP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

SolidInsight is free to download; Brushes XP costs $4.99 up front. SolidInsight sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $46.99 per year. Brushes XP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SolidInsight holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Brushes XP's written reviews are positive against 100% of SolidInsight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brushes XP ships an update every 13 months, SolidInsight every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brushes XP versus SolidInsight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrushes XPSolidInsight
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB258 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolay DenislamovSHANDONG HOTEAM SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Brushes XP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative32.0%

SolidInsight

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brushes XP

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SolidInsight

Subscriptions2
  • Starter Annual Subscription$46.991 Year
  • Premium Annual Subscription$94.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock features in a design$0.99

Questions

Is Brushes XP free?
Brushes XP costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolidInsight free?
SolidInsight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brushes XP or SolidInsight?
SolidInsight is rated higher. Brushes XP averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SolidInsight averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Brushes XP or SolidInsight have ads?
Neither Brushes XP nor SolidInsight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brushes XP or SolidInsight?
Brushes XP ships an update every 13 months, and SolidInsight every 5 weeks. Most recently, Brushes XP was updated on October 8, 2026 and SolidInsight on September 22, 2026.

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