# Hello Color Pencil

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id439922101](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id439922101)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id439922101`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Raysoft Co.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (70 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.621
- **Last updated:** 2017-08-03
- **First published:** 2011-06-17
- **Size:** 73 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hello-color-pencil/id439922101)
- **Website:** [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hello-Color-Pencil/137800869631547?sk=wall](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hello-Color-Pencil/137800869631547?sk=wall)

## Description

Hello Color Pencil is an easy and fun drawing app for children, offering a realistic look and feel of color pencils and markers, a playful drawing sound, and a kid-friendly interface.

Hello Color Pencil includes 8 free sketches to color and invites kids to explore the Hello Drawing series: Hello Crayons, Hello Color pencils, and Hello Chalk.

## Rankings

- #159,843 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise Hello Color Pencil as a fun, intuitive tool with diverse pencil options and mobile accessibility for casual creators. However, recurring concerns include long gaps between updates, a limited color palette, stability issues, Apple Pencil-only hardware limitations, and missing features like blending and zoom that frustrate more advanced artists.

### Pros

- Fun and intuitive drawing/coloring experience, suitable for kids and beginners.
- Multiple pencil/brush tools offer creative versatility.
- Allows creating and coloring own drawings and using the app without expensive materials on an iPhone.
- Easy to start and supports casual, accessible creativity.

### Cons

- Lack of updates/maintenance; app not updated for years, raising concerns about future compatibility.
- Limited color options (around 15 colors; missing black and broader palette).
- Stability issues including crashes or the app deleting itself or not working after reinstall.
- Limited stylus support (only Apple Pencil; other styluses not supported).
- Missing essential features like blending and zoom; tools feel incomplete.

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