Comparison

Art Painter (Drawing) vs 5min Sketch

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

Head to head
About

Art Painter (Drawing)

Create beautiful artwork with this drawing application. Import backgrounds from your gallery and adjust line transparency for unique effects. Enjoy fun painting and coloring experiences.

Highlights
  • Digital drawing and painting
  • Coloring functionality
  • Import backgrounds from gallery
  • Adjustable line transparency
  • Create beautiful pictures
Features
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Art Paint application. Draw your beautiful picture You can have fun painting coloring. You can import backgrounds from the gallery on your smartphone. You can change the transparency of the line.

About

5min Sketch

Develop a daily drawing habit with this app. Select an image, adjust its display, and begin sketching. The app automatically saves your progress, allowing you to track your artistic growth over time. It's designed for relaxation and concentration.

Highlights
  • Daily drawing practice
  • Image selection from library, camera roll, or camera
  • Adjustable image display (pinch, pan, rotate)
  • Real-time image overlay
  • Grid display option
  • Automatic saving of drawing logs
  • Rewarded ads to hide ads temporarily
Features
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5 minutes a day drawing habit The 5-minute sketch makes it easy to continue practicing painting every day. Just select an image, adjust the image display and start. While painting, you will find that you are relaxed and super concentrated. The picture you draw is automatically saved in the app, and you can feel the growth by looking back. Features - Select the image from the motif library, camera roll, and camera. - Pinch out, pan, rotate, aspect fit to adjust the display image. - Overlay images in real time. - Selection of grid display. - You can draw with a touch pen or finger but Apple Pencil recommend. - 2,000 drawn logs are automatically saved in the app and can be copied to the camera roll. - Hiding ads for 1 hour by watching rewarded ads.

Screenshots

Art Painter (Drawing)4 screens
5min Sketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Art Painter (Drawing) at 4.4 against 5min Sketch's 3.4. 5min Sketch's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Art Painter (Drawing) holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Art Painter (Drawing)'s written reviews are positive against 67% of 5min Sketch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Painter (Drawing) ships an update monthly, 5min Sketch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Art Painter (Drawing) versus 5min Sketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt Painter (Drawing)5min Sketch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEONSOFTKazuaki Matsuda

Customer experience

Art Painter (Drawing)

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative41.9%

5min Sketch

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Art Painter (Drawing)

No in-app purchases

None

5min Sketch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Painter (Drawing) free?
Art Painter (Drawing) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5min Sketch free?
5min Sketch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art Painter (Drawing) or 5min Sketch?
Art Painter (Drawing) is rated higher. Art Painter (Drawing) averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while 5min Sketch averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Art Painter (Drawing) or 5min Sketch have ads?
Both Art Painter (Drawing) and 5min Sketch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Painter (Drawing) or 5min Sketch?
Art Painter (Drawing) ships an update monthly, and 5min Sketch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Art Painter (Drawing) was updated on November 9, 2026 and 5min Sketch on November 3, 2026.

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