# Aqua - Adobe for Kids

> Drawing, Coloring & 3D Games

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751648936](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751648936)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6751648936`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adobe Labs, Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,188 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.901.1502 (4572)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2025-11-10
- **Size:** 356 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aqua-adobe-for-kids/id6751648936)
- **Website:** [https://aqua.adobe.com](https://aqua.adobe.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.adobe.com/go/aqua-privacy-policy](https://www.adobe.com/go/aqua-privacy-policy)

## Description

Aqua is a creative app for kids 5–12 (and their parents) that turns drawing, painting, and designing into hands-on learning. Design in 3D, trace artworks, sketch outfits, create comics, and save pieces in a digital museum to share with loved ones. Ad-free, offline, and powered by Adobe Firefly AI, Aqua brings imagination to life with safety and accessibility features.

Educational benefits include color theory, composition, art history, and design thinking, plus development of focus, persistence, and problem-solving. Aqua grows with your child—from simple coloring to advanced tools—while co-creating with friends, taking step-by-step drawing lessons, and exploring 3D visuals powered by Adobe Firefly. From Adobe, the creators of Photoshop and Illustrator, Aqua is designed to be safe, offline, and accessible for kids with diverse needs.

## Rankings

- #50,225 — Overall

## Review summary

Aqua — Adobe for Kids is widely praised for being free, ad-free, and subscription-free, with kid-friendly controls and multiple profiles that help families manage art time. Reviewers celebrate its creative potential: a broad set of brushes and colors, adjustable stroke thickness, coloring sheets, and magical effects that spark imagination without in-app purchases. Many see it as an educational, creative outlet suitable for children and travel. Common concerns focus on stability—crashes or freezing on some devices—and perceived feature gaps (no layers, limited brushes/colors) and occasional compatibility issues on older iPads. Overall, it’s a popular, accessible drawing app with strong value, but reliability and feature gaps exist.

### Pros

- Free to use with no ads and no subscriptions; all features are available without paywalls.
- Kid-friendly design with safe content and multiple profiles for separate children's art.
- Rich creative toolset (many colors and brushes, adjustable stroke thickness, coloring sheets) with fun effects.
- Encourages creativity and learning, supports imaginative play and can reduce paper use.

### Cons

- Stability issues on some devices: crashes and freezes that may require uninstalling or resetting the app.
- Perceived feature gaps: lack of layers and limited brush/color options.
- Compatibility problems on older iPads.

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