InColor vs Lake

InColor is a coloring and drawing app with ready-made pages, image transformations and a blank-canvas mode for original artwork. It can turn photos into line art, transform doodles and text-based coloring ideas, and generate black-and-white sketches from entered keywords with its AI coloring-book generator. The gallery contains thousands of curated illustrations, with new styles added daily. Painting tools include brushes, gradients and detail controls. Users can share artwork, connect with creators and take part in weekly themed challenges. InColor is available on Android, iOS and macOS. Its free plan offers a selection of patterns and features with ads. Premium access unlocks content and removes ads; listed options include $15.99 a month, $29.99 a year, $39.99, paid once and $59.99 a year. Some weekly, monthly and yearly subscription options include a 3-day free trial. The terms say user content is not guaranteed to be backed up and may be deleted at any time.

Lake is a freemium iOS coloring app built around hand-drawn books from independent illustrators. The homepage advertises more than 1,500 unique illustrations and says additional books are coming. Tools include artistic brushes, palettes, a color picker and a rainbow with over 700 shades. Coloring is freeform, works offline and can include imported images. Lake presents coloring as a way to support mindfulness, relieve anxiety and unwind, while saying part of each subscription fee goes directly to artists. The app is intended for iPhone and iPad and is available in English plus 10 other languages. Lake began in 2016 with an idea for illustrators and fans to co-create. The App Store lists it as free with in-app purchases and a free trial. Listed options are Lake Coloring at $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year, and Lake Premium at $29.99, paid once, with no term specified. Apple’s listing says the developer may collect purchases, coarse location, identifiers, product interaction and crash data not linked to the user.