This app allows users to create beautiful East Asian ink art, including calligraphy and painting. It simulates an ink brush with adjustable water and color features, offering a rich expressive range for both beginners and experienced artists. Easily share and edit your creations with various export options and background templates.
What We Love
- 🎨 Realistic brush simulation and ink blending
- 💧 Innovative water simulation and wet ink effects
- 🎯 Natural brush stroke behavior and responsiveness
- 🌈 Color palette addition in version 3
- 📄 Multiple paper textures and backgrounds
- 😌 Relaxing and meditative user experience
- 🖼️ Layer functionality (added in updates)
- 📸 Image import capability (added in updates)
- 💾 Transparent background export option
- ⚙️ Multiple resolution export settings
- 👨💼 Responsive developer support
- 💰 One-time purchase with no subscriptions
Room to Improve
- 🔄 Significant downgrade from version 2 in brush feel
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app instability
- 🔋 Excessive battery drain and device heating
- ❌ Limited undo functionality (only 5 levels)
- 🎨 Mushy brush strokes at default resolution
- ⚙️ Unintuitive and complex navigation
- 🖱️ Difficult project/canvas management
- 🗑️ Cumbersome eraser with unnecessary animations
- 📱 Poor optimization for older iPad models
- 🖊️ Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity issues
- 👆 Finger touch area pressure detection removed
- 🎯 Laggy performance on newer iPad Pro models
- 🖼️ Layer functionality not intuitive or editable
- 📐 Missing grid/guide lines from version 2
- 🎨 Limited brush size adjustment (10 steps vs 80 in v2)
- 🖼️ Confusing UI with non-intuitive icons
- 🔌 No cross-device synchronization
- ❌ No import functionality from version 2
