Krita is free. Why pay for Rindraw?

If you draw on a computer, Krita may be all you need, and it costs nothing. Rindraw is for drawing on an iPad or iPhone with Apple Pencil, as well as on a Mac, with every stroke kept editable. It's $12.99 once in the US.

Rindraw vs Krita

Q: Is there Krita for iPad?

No. As of October 2026, Krita runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and on Android tablets and Chromebooks, but not on iPad or iPhone. Rindraw runs on iPad, iPhone and Mac for one purchase.

Q: Can Rindraw open Krita files?

Yes. Rindraw opens .kra files with their paint layers, names, opacity, blend modes, masks and groups. Rindraw saves layered PSD files too, which Krita opens.

Compared in October 2026. Both apps change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.

Krita is a free, open-source painting app with a deep set of tools, made by a community of artists and developers. Choose Rindraw if you want to draw on an iPad or iPhone with Apple Pencil, where Krita doesn't run, and on a Mac with the same drawings. Choose Krita if you paint on a computer, especially Windows or Linux, and want a full studio for free.

The main difference

Krita is built for a computer with a pen tablet². It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and on Android tablets and Chromebooks, but not on iPad or iPhone^{1, 2}. It's a raster painting app with separate vector layers².

Rindraw is built for Apple Pencil first, and runs on iPad, iPhone and Mac. It keeps every stroke editable, on every layer and with any brush: 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.

Side by side

	Rindraw	Krita
iPad and iPhone	Yes	No²
Mac	Yes	Yes¹
Windows, Linux and Android	No	Yes^{1, 2}
Price	$12.99 once in the US	Free and open source. Paid store versions, with automatic updates, fund its development¹
A stroke after it's drawn	Stays editable on every layer, with any brush	Pixels on raster layers; shapes and paths on vector layers²
Brushes	One engine with wet mixing, dual brushes and grain, plus Procreate and Photoshop brush import	Nine brush engines²
Animation	Frames, onion skins and playback, out as GIF, animated PNG or video	Frame-by-frame with a timeline, out as GIF or video²
Color	CMYK export for print, 16-bit TIFF	Full color management, CMYK, up to 32-bit float²
Since	2026	2005²

Where Krita is better

Free and open source. It costs nothing, and you can study and change its code¹.
Every computer. Windows, macOS and Linux, and Android tablets and Chromebooks^{1, 2}.
Depth. Nine brush engines, filter and transform masks, G'MIC filters, Python scripting and full color management². If you want to tune everything, Krita lets you.
Years of use. Krita has been around since 2005², with many tutorials and brush bundles. Rindraw 1.0 came out in 2026.

Where Rindraw is different

iPad and iPhone. Pressure, tilt and barrel roll on Apple Pencil, and Procreate's gestures, such as two-finger tap to undo. One purchase covers iPad, iPhone and Mac, with your drawings, brushes and palettes in iCloud Drive on each.
Every stroke stays a stroke. Not only vector shapes: sketches, inks and painting, with their texture. Recolor them, warp them or export them poster-size.
Less to set up. One brush engine and a small interface, so you start drawing rather than configuring.
Built not to lose work. Every stroke is saved as you draw it, and your undo history is still there after you close the app.
Nothing collected. No account, no analytics and no tracking. See the privacy policy.

Moving between them

Rindraw opens Krita's own .kra files, with their paint layers, names, opacity, blend modes, masks and groups. Rindraw saves layered PSD files too, which Krita opens², so you can sketch on an iPad and finish in Krita on a computer. Step by step: moving from Krita.

Moving from another app? See how to bring your work over from Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, ibisPaint, MediBang Paint, Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Adobe Fresco, Tayasui Sketches, ArtRage, Rebelle, Corel Painter, PaintTool SAI, or Photoshop.

Get Rindraw on the App Store

Sources

Checked on October 15, 2026.

Download Krita: version 5.3.4.1 of October 7, 2026, for Windows, macOS and Linux; free and open source under the GNU GPL v3; paid versions in the Microsoft Store, Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Mac App Store support its development.
Krita, Wikipedia: a raster graphics editor first released June 21, 2005; Linux, macOS, Windows, Android and ChromeOS; vector layers, nine brush engines, animation, color management and file formats including PSD.

Krita is made by the Krita Foundation and KDE. Rindraw is made by Sawir Studio and isn't affiliated with Krita or KDE.