Paint Paper Studio vs Deco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paint Paper Studio
Enhance your photos with hand-drawn sketches and unique typography. Easily adjust artwork, export in full resolution, and share your creations on social media or print them.
- Add hand-drawn sketches
- Incorporate typography brush scripts
- Resize, rotate, and adjust artwork opacity
- Color tinting options
- Export photos in full resolution
- Original artwork from six artists
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Add hand drawn sketches, typography brush scripts and more to your photos and share them on your favorite social networks, or even print them! Paint Paper Studio Features: * Create with original artwork from six artists * Easily resize, rotate, color tint, and adjust opacity of the artwork * Export your photos keeping their full quality resolution! We're excited to see what you make, so remember to tag your photos on Instagram and Twitter with #PaintPaperStudioApp to share them with the community. :) - The Paint Paper Studio App Team @paintpaperstudioapp on Instagram
Deco
Design personalized lock and home screens with custom backgrounds, text, and stickers. This app offers a user-friendly canvas for creating unique wallpapers from your photos, gradients, or patterns.
- Customizable backgrounds (photos, gradients, stripes, solids)
- Sticker Studio for photo cutouts, text, and emojis
- Intuitive canvas for resizing and multi-item selection
- Seasonal and themed background collections
- Export canvases and individual stickers
- Quick emoji picker and import options
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Make wallpapers, widgets, and watch faces with your photos, text, emoji, and stickers. Create something for your own screens or share it with friends. MAKE IT YOURS Start with a photo, a gradient, stripes, or a solid color. Turn photo cutouts, words, and emoji into stickers. Choose fonts, colors, outlines, and finishes, then move, resize, rotate, and layer your stickers. WALLPAPERS, WIDGETS, AND WATCH FACES Make wallpapers for iPhone and iPad or choose custom dimensions. Create Home Screen widgets with a separate layout for each size. Export your artwork as an Apple Watch face. Use your saved stickers in Messages, too. CREATE AND SHARE Send an image, share an editable copy, or invite friends to a shared creation. Choose who can view or edit. Friends can join for free. ADD MOVEMENT AND TEXTURE Create Live Photo wallpapers with animated sticker effects. Try finishes including chrome, holographic, glitter, embroidery, and risograph, and preview animations as you work. KEEP YOUR COLLECTION WITH YOU Keep your creations and sticker library across your devices with iCloud. Search for artwork by what its images show, explore guides and ideas, and use Shortcuts to create and work with your designs. DECO PLUS Start free with up to three wallpapers, two widgets, and ten saved stickers. Unlock more with Deco Plus, available as a one-time purchase. Every price option includes the same Plus features. If you bought Deco before version 3.0, you keep your paid access. Privacy Policy: https://docs.aethers.world/deco/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Deco at 4.8 against Paint Paper Studio's 2.5. Deco also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 63%). Paint Paper Studio's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Paint Paper Studio sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Deco sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Deco holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Paint Paper Studio's written reviews are positive against 71% of Deco's.
Paint Paper Studio ships an update every 3 months, Deco daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paint Paper Studio | Deco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BunnyBear Software | William Jones |
Customer experience
Paint Paper Studio
Deco
In-app purchases
Paint Paper Studio
- Everyday - Christine Herrin$0.99
- Good Times - Kellie Winnell$0.99
- Lovely - Vanessa Perry$0.99
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- Rad - Jodie York$0.99
- Awesome - Karin Luttenberg$0.99
- Numbers - Jodie York$0.99
- Sunshine - Olya Schmidt$0.99
- Hello - Olya Schmidt$0.99
- Hooray - Olya Schmidt$0.99
Deco
- Deco Plus$2.99
- Deco Plus$3.99
- Deco Plus$4.99
