Comparison

paintone+ vs iOAK

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

Head to head
About

paintone+

Unite sound and visuals by drawing, photographing, and recording audio. Transform any sound into a picture with easy-to-use tools. Share your creations globally and foster creativity for all ages.

Highlights
  • Draw with various brushes
  • Record and process sounds
  • Use photos from camera or album
  • Clip and paste images
  • Color selection and syringe tool
  • Share creations worldwide
Features
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Sound & Picture are magically united with this app. Anyone can use it easily with just own voice and fingers, and turning any sound into any picture. All you need to do is to draw or photograph anything you want, record any sound you want, change it features. Just as simple as that, even little kids can use it and add their childish magic, not only that you can create something special for your own fun but also you can share it with the world, and enjoy it with everyone! RECOMMENDED TO PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS The talent of children in this digital native world are expressed just as they are with this app. You'll be impressed how your child's special work made with this app can be shared with the world by just a downloading. With all the world open and connected through this app, children's abilities to creat are enhanced by opening there mind and vision for others work from all over the world. The best results and the most impressing thing is to share a time with your child communicate with fun and joy, and creat together something special to share together and with the world. ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Use paintone and get your summer vocation homework done. Be creative, get inspired by everything around you, gather it in photos turn it into pictures, catch sounds and make them alive, Your work will be presented with fun and will be a whole experience of creativity. MUSICIANS, COMPOSERS, PERFORMERS AND ENTERTAINERS Making sounds and play it in real time, tapping with rhythm, or without it, arrange it or just freely put it together, it's going to sound great, and it's going to be special just as it is. It's a very creative tool for live performers and DJs, change sounds and play something different that will carry your own taste and special touch. EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS OF ALL GRADES Education at school is increasingly going digitally these days, though not so many digital activities that are away from there just-educational purpose. Unfortunately there is not that much app to enhance students creativity. With paintone students can get creative and experience the fun of taking control of what they are doing and what they want to do, no rules just have fun and make what you like! BECOMING AN ARTIST Want to make something, create something, but have no tools and materials, well you got paintone to express all what you want to create, originality is absolutely exist, and publicity is world wide! YOU CAN ! • Draw : with a variation of pen and brushes shapes and thickness. • Color selection : choose the color your like from the colors pallet. • Syringe : allow you to pick and use a specific color on the screen. • Photography : The photograph taken with the camera can be used immediately. • Album : previously taken and saved photos or images can be used. • Clip : A picture and pasteboard can be clipped or make a hole in it. • Recording : Sound can be recorded using the microphone. • Sound processing : Recorded sound can be changed while hearing, controlling the height and speed. • Arrangement : taken pictures and sounds can be arranged. • Rearrangement : Previously combined pictures and sounds can be rearranged. • Type of picture : JPEG, the penetrations PNG, BMP, and GIF, etc. can all be used. • Layer structure : A picture and drawing can be placed on separated layers. • Stylus correspondence : Any favorite stylus (touch pen) can be used. • Sharing : Any created work can be shared all over the world by submitting it to the server. • Downloading : Other people's work that has been submitted can be downloaded and used. • WOW ! (like) : You can praise other people works if you try it and enjoy it. • Evaluation : You can know how popular your work is by checking how many "WOW" s you've got.

About

iOAK

This app uses your device's camera to track your movements and translate them into switch controls. Create custom air switches or connect to external devices to interact with your environment and smart home gadgets.

Highlights
  • Camera-based motion tracking
  • Customizable air switches
  • External switch integration (Bluetooth)
  • Smart home device control (HomeKit/Matter)
  • Shortcut automation
Features
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iOAK uses the camera to visualize the movement of the user and enables them to control switches. Key Functions: - Motion History This function colors the moved body parts with purple, blue, …, and red according to the frequency of the movement. - Air Switches Draw rectangles on the camera screen to serve as non-contact switches, called “Air Switches.” These can be activated by detecting movement within the designated areas. A red circle indicating the magnitude of the detected movement moves left or right along a slider on the screen. When it crosses the position of the sensitivity adjustment knob, a switch signal is output. For switch output integration, the user can select an external switch connected via Bluetooth (such as a "Relay" or the battery-shaped switch "MaBeee"), or the built-in “Home” or “Shortcuts” apps on the iPhone/iPad. - The “Relay” device works with equipment that accepts switch input. - The “MaBeee” device controls battery-operated equipment. - The “Home” app allows control of smart home devices, i.e., smart lights, plugs, and remotes, compatible with "Matter" or "HomeKit". - The “Shortcuts” app allows execution of a series of predefined actions (Shortcuts) on the iPhone or iPad. (*) (*) When linking with the “Shortcuts” app, add the “Open iOAK” action at the end of the registered “Shortcut” (the sequence of actions) so that it automatically returns to “iOAK” operation after executing the Shortcut. Compatible relay products are as follows: - DSD TECH SH-BT01A Bluetooth Module - DSD TECH 2-Channel Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Relay Module - DSD TECH SH-BT04B Bluetooth Module - TinySine TOSR141 - 4 Channel Bluetooth Relay - Switch Science ISP1507 Bluetooth-Relay Board

Screenshots

paintone+4 screens
iOAK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: paintone+ at Free against iOAK's $4.99. paintone+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). iOAK's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, 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

paintone+ is free to download; iOAK costs $4.99 up front. paintone+ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iOAK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

paintone+ ships an update every 2 months, iOAK every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
paintone+ versus iOAK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpaintone+iOAK
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHIKUMI DESIGN, Inc.atacLab Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

paintone+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

iOAK

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

paintone+

One-time2
  • DrumsFree
  • Funny FacesFree
None

iOAK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is paintone+ free?
paintone+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iOAK free?
iOAK costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do paintone+ or iOAK have ads?
Neither paintone+ nor iOAK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, paintone+ or iOAK?
paintone+ ships an update every 2 months, and iOAK every 9 months. Most recently, paintone+ was updated on October 1, 2026 and iOAK on October 7, 2026.

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