RindrawRindraw vs Clip Studio Paint
Compared in October 2026. Both apps change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
Clip Studio Paint is the standard for comics and manga, with tools no general drawing app has. Choose Rindraw if you draw illustration rather than comic pages, and want one purchase for iPad, iPhone and Mac instead of a plan per device. Stay with Clip Studio Paint if you make comics, work on Windows or Android, or use its 3D poses and material library.
The main difference
Clip Studio Paint is built around the comic page2: panel layouts, word balloons, perspective rulers, tones and multi-page books. It has vector layers for inking, so a line drawn on one can be adjusted afterwards2.
Rindraw keeps every stroke editable, on every layer and with any brush, including grainy pencils, chalk and wet paint. When you recolor a line, bend it or export the drawing bigger, Rindraw paints the stroke again at the new size, so it stays sharp. There's no separate kind of layer to remember to use.
Side by side
| Rindraw | Clip Studio Paint | |
|---|---|---|
| iPad, iPhone and Mac | Yes | Yes2 |
| Windows and Android | No | Yes2 |
| Price on iPad and iPhone (US) | $12.99 once, also covering Mac | A plan: PRO US$26.99 a year or EX US$76.99 a year, for one device1 |
| Price on Mac (US) | Included | A one-time license for version 5.0: PRO US$63, EX US$277. Later versions are paid upgrades1, 2 |
| A stroke after it's drawn | Stays editable on every layer, with any brush | Editable on vector layers; pixels on raster layers2 |
| Comic tools | Pages on one canvas, perspective guides and text | Panels, word balloons, tones, rulers and multi-page books2 |
| Animation | Frames, onion skins and playback, out as GIF, animated PNG or video | Frame-by-frame, fuller in EX2 |
| 3D | Paint on OBJ and USDZ models | Posable 3D models as drawing reference2 |
| Since | 2026 | 2012, after Manga Studio2 |
Where Clip Studio Paint is better
- Comics and manga. Panel borders, balloons, screentones, rulers and page management for whole books2. Rindraw can put pages side by side on one canvas, but it isn't a comic layout tool.
- Every platform. Windows, Android and Chromebook as well as Apple devices2.
- Assets and 3D references. A large library of brushes, tones and 3D models shared by its users, and posable figures to draw over.
- Animation. EX is used by animation studios2. Rindraw's animation suits loops and short pieces.
Where Rindraw is different
- One purchase, three devices. $12.99 covers iPad, iPhone and Mac, with your drawings, brushes and palettes in iCloud Drive on each. No yearly plan per device, and no paid version upgrades.
- Every stroke stays a stroke. Lineart, sketches and paintings alike, with texture: recolor them, warp them or export them poster-size.
- Painting. Wet paint that mixes on the canvas, dual brushes and Procreate and Photoshop brush import.
- No account. No sign-in, no analytics and no tracking. See the privacy policy.
Moving between them
Rindraw doesn't open .clip files. Export a PSD from Clip Studio Paint, and Rindraw opens it with its layers, masks, blend modes and groups. Rindraw saves layered PSD files too, which Clip Studio Paint can open. Step by step: moving from Clip Studio Paint.
Moving from another app? See how to bring your work over from Procreate, ibisPaint, MediBang Paint, Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Adobe Fresco, Tayasui Sketches, ArtRage, Rebelle, Corel Painter, PaintTool SAI, Krita, or Photoshop.
Sources
Checked on October 15, 2026.
- Clip Studio Paint pricing and plans: perpetual license for Windows and macOS, Ver. 5.0, PRO US$63.00 and EX US$277.00; 1-year plan for a single device, PRO US$26.99 and EX US$76.99 (regular prices).
- Clip Studio Paint, Wikipedia: platforms, editions, comic and vector features, subscriptions on mobile, paid version upgrades since 2023, released May 31, 2012.
Clip Studio Paint is a trademark of Celsys, Inc. Rindraw is made by Sawir Studio and isn't affiliated with Celsys.
