Comparison

Comic Draw by plasq vs Founder's Climb

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

Head to head
About

Comic Draw by plasq

Create and view comics on your iPad with a comprehensive set of tools. Features include brushes, fonts, layers, and perspective guides. An in-app purchase unlocks full editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Comic creation and viewing
  • 34 bundled brushes
  • 130+ bundled comic fonts
  • Layer support
  • Perspective guides
  • Comic lettering tools
  • In-app purchase for full editing
Features
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"I've only had it for a day but it is by far my favorite app on my iPad Pro. It is the app I have been waiting for. Thank you!" - Alex Ogle, Comic Book Artist. View and create awesome comics right on your iPad! Comic Draw comes with everything you need: brushes, fonts and tools to make reading & creating cartoons and comics easy and fun! While the basic app allows viewing and sharing of Comic Draw comics, an In-App Purchase unlocks the full editing capabilities. Start with a comic or cartoon template and get creating today! • Comic Viewer Feature Highlights - Optimized for iPad Pro - Integrated fullscreen comic reader - Import and Export Comic Draw files • Comic Editor Feature Highlights - Optimized for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil - Supports Adonit & Wacom pressure sensitive styluses - Standard comic and cartoon templates - 34 bundled brushes - 130+ bundled comic fonts - Layers and layer groups - 1, 2 & 3 point and isometric perspective guides - Fast and easy comic lettering - Auto-save enabled - never lose your artwork - Integrated publishing system • Brushes - 34 bundled brushes - Textures and screentones - Lots of customization options - Easy favoriting system - Import and export brushes for fast sharing • Layers - Build up your artwork with layers - Layer groups help separate your stages of work - Lock, hide and merge layers as you go - Layer blend modes for advanced effects - Clipping and masking modes • Color - Create custom color palettes - Multiple bundled palettes including a classic comic color palette - Fast color blocking with automatic edge detection from higher layers - Quick shade adjustment slider - Canvas color sampling • Perspective Guides - 1, 2 and 3 point guides available - Multiple guides per page - Automatic perspective snap of strokes, lines, rectangles and ovals - Simple guide calibration from reference photo or sketch • Selection and Masking - Copy, flip, distort and filter selected areas - Filters include hue, saturation, brightness, recolor, background exclusion and foreground selection. - Mask regions for safe painting • Lettering - 130+ bundled fonts - Advanced balloon support including extension balloons - Sophisticated lettering controls including warping and 3D effects - Advanced style system for consistent fonts and graphic design across multiple pages • Script Editor - Full comic script editor included - Automatic keyword recognition - Drag and drop lettering elements from the script to comic page • Sketchpad - Separate sketch area with simplified tools - Fast switching between sketch and final artwork - Lettering layer available for panel layout planning • Publishing & Sharing - Record video of your creative process - Upload to Comic Connect for fast and easy publishing - Import Comic Draw native format - Export as Comic Draw native format, PDF, ePub, JPG or PNG - Export to AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Photos, iTunes, email and many more

About

Founder's Climb

This app helps busy founders track their daily progress and celebrate achievements. It offers a free journaling feature with goal setting and streaks, with an optional paid subscription for AI-powered insights and reports.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling for busy founders
  • Goal setting and achievement tracking
  • Daily streak rewards
  • Daily perspective quotes
  • AI reflections and progress reports (Pro)
  • Secure on-device storage
Features
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Most founders spend their days staring at everything that is still broken. The list never ends, so the progress never counts. Founder's Climb flips that. Spend two minutes a day writing what happened. Founder's Climb reflects your real progress back to you, so the climb becomes something you can see instead of something you only feel behind on. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE Daily journaling, built for busy founders. Open the app, write a few lines, done. No blank-page pressure and no long forms. Goals you actually reach. Set the goals that matter, check them off, and get a celebration when you do. A daily streak that rewards showing up, with milestones along the way. Fuel for the climb. A short daily line of perspective to start the day. The free version has no time limit and no trial countdown. Journaling is free forever. FOUNDER'S CLIMB PRO (PAID SUBSCRIPTION) Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. The features below are NOT included in the free version and require a paid Pro subscription: - AI reflections that read your entries and find the wins hiding inside them - Monthly, six-month, and yearly AI progress reports that pull your entries into the bigger picture - A fresh AI reframe when you are deep in the Grind - A daily quote written for founders Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Pricing is shown in the app before any purchase is made, and payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. YOUR ENTRIES ARE YOURS Your journal is stored on your device. There is no account and no login. For Pro reflections, the text of the entry you choose to analyze is sent securely for processing and is not used to train models. Small things, done by a series of small things brought together. Start climbing. LINKS Privacy Policy: https://founders-climb-privacy.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Founder's Climb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Founder's Climb at 5.0 against Comic Draw by plasq's 4.1. Founder's Climb also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Comic Draw by plasq's advantage is ratings volume (751 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Comic Draw by plasq sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Founder's Climb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Founder's Climb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Draw by plasq has 751 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Comic Draw by plasq's written reviews are positive against 100% of Founder's Climb's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comic Draw by plasq ships an update every 2 months, Founder's Climb every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Comic Draw by plasq versus Founder's Climb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic Draw by plasqFounder's Climb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (751 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings751 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerplasq LLCDAVID MCPHERSON

Customer experience

Comic Draw by plasq

All ratings686 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.7%

Founder's Climb

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Comic Draw by plasq

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Brush freehand tool not working with Apple Pencil
  • Layers getting misaligned when using undo
  • Crashes when trying to drag and zoom images
  • Saved comics disappearing after updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to import/export PSD files
  • More keyboard shortcuts and power user features
  • Improved color picker with RGB/CMYK/Hex support
  • Ability to work on double-page spreads
  • Masking/clipping tools for panels
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  • More default font options, especially non-Latin scripts

Founder's Climb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Comic Draw by plasq

One-time2
  • Free Trial2 variantsFree
  • Unlock Full App$9.99
2 purchases

Founder's Climb

Subscriptions2
  • Founder's Climb Pro$12.991 Month
  • Founder's Climb Pro7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Comic Draw by plasq free?
Comic Draw by plasq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Founder's Climb free?
Founder's Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comic Draw by plasq or Founder's Climb?
Founder's Climb is rated higher. Comic Draw by plasq averages 4.1 out of 5 from 751 ratings, while Founder's Climb averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Comic Draw by plasq or Founder's Climb have ads?
Comic Draw by plasq shows ads; Founder's Climb does not.
Which is updated more often, Comic Draw by plasq or Founder's Climb?
Comic Draw by plasq ships an update every 2 months, and Founder's Climb every 5 days. Most recently, Comic Draw by plasq was updated on October 29, 2026 and Founder's Climb on October 6, 2026.

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