Features & Capabilities

Colored Pencil is inspired by traditional art materials and brings a genuine pencil drawing experience to mobile across iPhone and iPad. It invites you to unleash your creativity with a wide selection of pencils, erasers, and a fully zoomable canvas that supports smooth gestures and rotation.

Key features include color blending with unique processing, up to 16 layers, undo/redo up to 300 steps, simple gesture controls, and broad hardware compatibility (Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil 2, Adonit Jot Touch, Wacom Bamboo). The interface is beginner-friendly and designed for quick access to favorites and sharing, making it easy to create and share expressive artwork on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
KengoLab
Rating:
4.20
(92)
Version:
2.7.1 Last updated: 2023-04-13
Version code:
856339056
Creation date:
2010-06-21
Compatible devices:
Size:
9.97MB
Price:
300
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-12
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Developed by:
KengoLab
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/colored-pencil/id377598773?l=en-US
Website:
https://kengolab.net/app/colored-pencil/en/

User Reviews

Overall, reviews are highly positive about Colored Pencil. Key pros include realistic pencil texture, an easy-to-use interface, strong layering, history/palette memory, and solid save/export options. Common requests involve adding an eye dropper, introducing blending/smudging tools, and further stability improvements. Some users note good performance after updates, and that it offers good value for money. The tone suggests a large, satisfied user base with room for a few feature additions to reach peak status.
Pros
  • Realistic colored pencil feel/texture that mimics real drawing
  • Intuitive, easy-to-use minimalist UI
  • Powerful layering system enabling multi-layer illustrations
  • History/palette memory that recalls pencils/colors between sessions
  • Strong save/export options including saving colors and high-resolution exports to photos
Cons
  • Eye dropper tool is missing or hard to locate
  • Lacks blending/smudging tools for color blending
  • Occasional stability issues (crashes/freezes) reported, though improved with updates
Recent reviews
Hi - just bought app - nice colored pencil feel However - I am lost in the layers - can you add a way to rename a layer - thanks Also - where is the eye dropper tool Thank you Would love to see a video tutorial for the pink flower so I could follow along Nice work 😊
by sh*****, 2020-06-01

I am having trouble finding the eye dropper if there is one. When I press on a color in my painting one colored spot will color but the lines of the rest of them remain the color they were before.
by Sb*****, 2018-10-04

I have been using this app for years, mostly for isolating subjects of interest on photographs. So I predominantly use the eraser function. Since the last update I find it frustrating because I can’t readily change to a color because I seem to be stuck with the erasing function. I use iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil.
by pa*****, 2018-06-23
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