Lake vs Pixel Paint

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.

Pixel Paint is a pixel-art coloring app for Android, iOS, and the web. In the installed app, users can select a ready-made puzzle or import a photo, which is converted into a puzzle to color and save to the gallery. The installed app works fully offline, and the free plan includes ready-made puzzles and photo import. In a browser, the free converter accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP files; users choose the pixel size and number of colors, then download a PNG. The converter runs on the user's device, and images are not uploaded. It offers downloads without a watermark or sign-up. A separate free grid maker creates grids from 8×8 to 64×64, available as PNG downloads or blank print templates. Pixel Paint is made by Nadya Yashchuk and Ivan Lukichev, who describe themselves as a two-person remote team. They say they handle support themselves; questions, ideas, and bug reports can be sent to [email protected].