Comparison

Tayasui Memopad vs Paintwork

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

Head to head
About

Tayasui Memopad

Unleash your creativity with this intuitive drawing and note-taking app. Perfect for both kids and adults, it offers realistic tools, layers, and vibrant colors. Capture thoughts, sketch ideas, and express yourself effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Realistic drawing tools
  • Pressure support for Apple Pencil
  • Layers
  • Vibrant color set
  • iCloud Sync
  • Import/Export PSD files
  • Area and fill tools
Features
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A truly intuitive experience. Discover the joy of creativity with Memopad, an easy to use drawing app with a great set of beautiful tools and features. Amazing for kids. Its ease of use also encourages creativity, making it an excellent tool for kids to effortlessly express their ideas through drawing. Dive into a world of creative possibilities, anytime, anywhere! Perfect for notes. Memopad is ideal for note-taking : quick, efficient, and intuitive it captures your thoughts and sketches effortlessly on the go. Amazing for kids. Its ease of use also encourages creativity, making it an excellent tool for kids to effortlessly express their ideas through drawing.Dive into a world of creative possibilities, anytime, anywhere! Features : • Highly realistic tools • Pressure support for Apple Pencil • Layers • Vibrant color set • Edit Size and opacity • iCloud Sync • Minimalist and gorgeous interface • Powerful imports and exports • Read and write PSD files • Area and fill tools • Watercolor • Text • Cutter • Ruler Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: monthly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Paintwork

Create handwritten notes, diaries, and drawings with a vast array of tools. Features include customizable brushes, vector graphics, a rich color palette, and image import. Export your creations as PDFs or images.

Highlights
  • Customizable brushes and erasers
  • Extensive vector graphics tools
  • Rich color palette
  • Image and material import
  • Handwriting assistance
  • PDF and image export
  • Customizable backgrounds and canvas
Features
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Paintwork is a simple and powerful software for handwritten notebooks, diaries, and hand drawn images. It includes functions such as: brush list (hundreds of brush effects, customizable brush thickness, color, transparency, dynamic strength weights, etc.), eraser list (each brush effect can be used as an eraser), Vector graphics tools (including lasso, vector eraser, vector pen, annotation pen, highlighter, wavy pen, double line pen, text box, illustration, dashed line, horizontal and vertical dashed line, curve, closed shape, text pen, rectangle, ellipse, straight line, arrow, triangle, pentagram, polygon, etc.), and also include many related attribute settings, Color list (with a rich color palette and customizable manual configuration of commonly used colors), copy and cut the content of specified areas on the page, import images or materials, as well as a simple calculator, handwriting assistance, and photo scanning of document files. Unlimited writing, ruler, recognition of text, printing of text, filling, and the ability to export PDF files or images. Supports custom background functionality, custom canvas paper, and more. It can be used to write for classroom or book learning notes, handwritten notes for work meetings, hand drawn mind maps, hand drawn account creation, hand made account book making, writing diaries, recording life thoughts, calligraphy practice, handwritten brush and pencil characters, hand drawn artistic characters, and so on. Supports Apple pencil. Can export images or PDFs. If you have any comments or feedback, please feel free to contact us. Contact email: pw_team@163.com If you like our application, please give us a good review. Thank you.

Screenshots

Tayasui Memopad4 screens
Paintwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Paintwork at free with in-app purchases against Tayasui Memopad's subscription. Paintwork also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Tayasui Memopad's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 65%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tayasui Memopad sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Paintwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Tayasui Memopad against 4.6 for Paintwork. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paintwork has 17K ratings behind it against 909, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Tayasui Memopad's written reviews are positive against 65% of Paintwork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tayasui Memopad ships an update every 5 weeks, Paintwork weekly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tayasui Memopad versus Paintwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTayasui MemopadPaintwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (909 ratings)4.6 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings90917K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKETCHES SRL伟典 苏

Customer experience

Tayasui Memopad

All ratings896 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews416 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.6%

Paintwork

All ratings17,166 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative20.7%

User reviews

Tayasui Memopad

From 909 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive and straightforward interface
  • 🎨 Great drawing tools and color options
  • 💡 Useful for quick notes and sketches
  • 🎉 Fun and enjoyable to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 🔍 Difficulty organizing or managing drawings
  • 💾 Unreliable auto-save or loss of work
  • 🔧 Limited functionality compared to paid version
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features like layers

Paintwork

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Vast selection of brushes and tools
  • 💻 Works well on various devices
  • 🎨 Allows for creative expression
  • 💰 Free to use with no paywall

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Certain features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing crashes or data loss
  • 🎨 Limited color palette and blending options
  • 🔍 Lack of intuitive UI and tutorials

Bugs and requests

Tayasui Memopad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • App crashing when using certain tools or features
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices or iOS versions
  • Unexpected behavior or bugs when using the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add layers and blending tools
  • Improve organization and management of drawings
  • Implement a more reliable auto-save feature
  • Expand the free version's functionality
  • Provide more customization options

Paintwork

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing when using certain features
  • Artwork getting deleted or not saving properly
  • Inability to import or work with external images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more color options and blending tools
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Provide more tutorials and onboarding for new users
  • Allow users to save and access their artwork easily

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Tayasui Memopad

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$3.997 Days
  • Yearly premium$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Paintwork

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription premium$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription premium$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock local version$9.99

Questions

Is Tayasui Memopad free?
Tayasui Memopad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paintwork free?
Paintwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tayasui Memopad or Paintwork?
Paintwork is rated higher. Tayasui Memopad averages 4.4 out of 5 from 909 ratings, while Paintwork averages 4.6 from 17K ratings.
Do Tayasui Memopad or Paintwork have ads?
Tayasui Memopad shows ads; Paintwork does not.
Which is updated more often, Tayasui Memopad or Paintwork?
Tayasui Memopad ships an update every 5 weeks, and Paintwork weekly. Most recently, Tayasui Memopad was updated on November 1, 2026 and Paintwork on November 1, 2026.

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