Krita vs Tayasui Sketches

Krita is free, open-source software for digital painting and artwork creation, with tools for illustration and 2D animation. Its brush collection includes more than 100 preloaded options and over nine engines for customizing brushes. Animation tools support audio, onion skinning, extensive timeline frames, and export to video or still images. For color workflows, Krita supports ICC management through LCMS, OpenColorIO for EXR, HDR painting, and OpenEXR. It can open and save PSD files and uses SVG for vector work. C++ and Python plugins can extend the application; plugins distributed for Krita must use the GNU GPL, though creators may charge for downloads. Krita lists Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, but not iPads or iPhones. The maker says no registration or internet connection is required for use. The listed minimum RAM is 4 GB, with 16 GB recommended. Krita is free and open source, with no subscriptions or trials.

Tayasui Sketches is a digital drawing app for Android, iOS, and macOS, designed to make drawing resemble work on paper. Brushes include pencil, acrylic, watercolor, airbrush, ink, and smudge, with many tools responding to Apple Pencil pressure, speed, orientation, and tilt. The app also offers color mixing, gradients, patterns, canvas rotation, guides, and an iPad sidebar. Pro features add unlimited layers, extra tool variations, an extended brush editor, wet watercolor, palettes, and extra rulers. Cloud Sync backs up drawings to iCloud and synchronizes them between devices; the FAQ says this sync cannot be disabled. Pro enables PNG and layered PSD export to other apps. On iPad, two apps can be opened together and layers or documents dragged between them. The free version costs nothing; Pro is a separate one-time purchase with no listed price. Each platform version requires a separate purchase, and drawings cannot sync across versions.