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30+ Best iPastels Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
iPastels is D tier, #32 of 37 in digital painting. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
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Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 300,410 ratings · score 97Illustration and animation app for smartphones and tablets with brushes, layers, filters, and time-lapse recording. - 2
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 62,177 ratings · score 96Free drawing and painting app for iPad and iPhone with brushes, layers, frame-by-frame animation and export options. - 3
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 54,201 ratings · score 95Digital sketching and painting app with brush tools, layers, folders, Cloud Sync and Apple Pencil support. - 4
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 220,562 ratings · score 93Sketching, painting and drawing app with customizable brushes, layers, guides and rulers. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 16,978 ratings · score 91Free drawing and painting app for iPhone with brushes, screentones, comic panel tools, cloud saving and shared canvases. - 6
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,062 ratings · score 91Free drawing, sketching and digital painting app for phone and pad, with brushes, layers and image editing tools. - 7
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 22,575 ratings · score 90A free drawing and painting app for digital illustrations, with brushes, layers, color tools and an Apple Pencil. - 8
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 11,573 ratings · score 89Drawing and painting app for iPad and iPhone with custom brushes, layers, text, color palettes and shape tools. - 9
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 99,177 ratings · score 88Drawing app for doodling, sketching, and photo editing with brushes, stickers, and coloring pages, listed under… - 10
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 10,184 ratings · score 86Painting, drawing, and sketching app for iPad and iPhone with built-in brushes, layers, and perspective and symmetry. - 11
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 73,015 ratings · score 84A sketching app for drawing, collage, and painting with gesture-based tools, page journals, and sync across devices. - 12
$2.99 · ★ 4.8 · 2,614 ratings · score 82Drawing and painting app with layers, brushes, and vector tools, plus a community with daily challenges and shared. - 13
$15.99 · ★ 4.7 · 4,106 ratings · score 79Illustration and animation app for phones and tablets, with brushes, layers, and frame-by-frame animation tools. - 14
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 15,186 ratings · score 76Drawing app for iPhone and iPad with sketch, doodle, coloring and kids tools, 40+ brushes and photo import. - 15
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 9,068 ratings · score 75A drawing and sketching app for kids with a simplified interface, offering a set of brush tools, folders, and photo. - 16
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,075 ratings · score 74Painting and photo editing app for iOS and macOS with layers, brushes, photo adjustments and animation export. - 17
Free download · ★ 3.8 · 11,650 ratings · score 74Free painting and drawing app with layers, blend modes, masks, brush tools, Apple Pencil support and animation export. - 18
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,086 ratings · score 73Free drawing and painting app with watercolor, sketching and drawing tools, layers, a tracing projector and Apple. - 19
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 46,216 ratings · score 72Free Graphics & Design app for digital drawing with drawing tools, pencil support, backup, and video recording of the… - 20
$5.99 · ★ 3.8 · 12,727 ratings · score 69Drawing, painting, and animation app for iPhone with brushes, layers, color tools, vector text, and frame-by-frame… - 21
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 6,237 ratings · score 68Graphics & Design app by CEM SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITED on the App Store. - 22
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 53,514 ratings · score 67Drawing app for creating neon glow artworks with glowing brushes on a wide canvas. - 23
$12.99 · ★ 4.4 · 50,791 ratings · score 67Drawing, painting, illustration and animation app for iPad with brushes, layers, and Apple Pencil support. - 24
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,897 ratings · score 66Graphics & Design app by guangxie chen on the App Store. - 25
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 15,805 ratings · score 65Sketch, Smudge & Draw on Pics - 26
$5.99 · ★ 4.8 · 2,015 ratings · score 64Graphics & Design app by Digital Ruby, LLC on the App Store. - 27
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 67,163 ratings · score 63Doodle Paint Art & Scribble - 28
Free · ★ 4.4 · 27,779 ratings · score 60Drawing and painting app with custom color pencil, pastel and brush settings, plus options to share or save finished… - 29
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 2,176 ratings · score 56Productivity app by ISMITECH COMPANY LIMITED on the App Store. - 30
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 28,745 ratings · score 56Free iPad drawing and painting app with simulated media brushes, layers, Apple Pencil support and a paid upgrade for… - 31
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 5,178 ratings · score 55Productivity app by Gang Ji on the App Store. - 33
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 6,553 ratings · score 51Education app by Chaochuan Zhang on the App Store. - 34
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 2,099 ratings · score 49Education app by 昭 陈 on the App Store. - 35
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 139,385 ratings · score 43A doodle painting game for iPad and iPhone with more than 20 brushes, photo doodling, video creation and a gallery. - 36
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 6,887 ratings · score 39Entertainment app by Minh Nguyen on the App Store. - 37
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 2,576 ratings · score 39Lifestyle app by Hue Hoang Thi on the App Store.
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to iPastels on iPhone?
- ibis Paint X, S tier, #1 in digital painting.
- Is there a free alternative to iPastels?
- Yes: ibis Paint X (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above iPastels?
- Yes. 31 apps rank above it in digital painting: ibis Paint X (#1), Adobe Fresco: Draw & Paint App (#2), Tayasui Sketches (#3) and more.