Art & creativity
PencilDrop
Adult colouring with a daily art contest.
PencilDrop is an adult colouring app with a daily art contest. Everyone gets the same new line-art page each day. Colour it on an iPad, tablet or phone, enter for free, and other people judge the entries side by side, two at a time and without names, so you can see where you place.
What it does
What PencilDrop does
- A new page every day, a bigger scene every week and a showpiece every month, and everyone colours the same one
- Entries judged by people in pairs, with names hidden, so a first-timer can beat a regular
- Global and country leaderboards, season standings and a daily streak worth keeping
- Made for Apple Pencil: pressure, tilt and hover, with colour that stays inside the lines of each shape
- Turn a finished page into a vertical time-lapse and share it anywhere
- No comments and no direct messages, so the art does the talking
How it works
How PencilDrop works
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Colour the page
Pencil, marker, crayon or airbrush, or tap a shape to fill it. Your colour stays inside the lines, and your work saves as you go, offline included.
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Judge a few pairs
Two entries side by side with the names hidden. Pick the one you like more. Every vote is about the colouring itself.
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See where you place
Each drop has a global board and one for your country. Climb the season standings and pick up digital prizes when you finish near the top.
Good to know
Price, platforms and where to get help
What it costs
Free to download, and every competition is free to enter. An optional PencilDrop Plus subscription removes ads and adds brushes, palettes and more room for finished art; it never changes how you are judged or what you can win. Current prices are shown in the app and on its store listings.
pencildrop.altdevapps.comWhere it runs
PencilDrop runs on iPad, iPhone and Android tablets and phones. Install it from the App Store or Google Play, where its listing shows current screenshots, ratings and release notes.
Support and policies
PencilDrop answers its own support address, and its own terms and privacy policy are the ones that govern an account.
Questions
Questions about PencilDrop
- What is PencilDrop?
- PencilDrop is an adult colouring app with a daily art contest, made by Alt Dev Apps in Brisbane, Australia. Everyone gets the same new line-art page each day, colours it on an iPad, tablet or phone, and can enter it for free. Other people judge the entries in pairs without seeing names, and each drop has global and country leaderboards.
- Is PencilDrop free?
- Yes. PencilDrop is free to download and every competition is free to enter. An optional PencilDrop Plus subscription adds extra brushes, palettes and room for finished art, and removes ads, but it never changes how an entry is judged or what it can win. Prices are shown in the app and on its App Store and Google Play listings.
- What devices does PencilDrop run on?
- PencilDrop runs on iPad and iPhone from the App Store, and on Android tablets and phones from Google Play. It is made for Apple Pencil, with pressure, tilt and hover, but a finger works too, and tapping a shape fills it.
- Who can enter PencilDrop competitions?
- Anyone 16 or over with the app. Competitions are free to enter, prizes are digital and have no cash value, and PencilDrop is not made for children. Apple is not a sponsor of, or involved in, the competitions.
- Who makes PencilDrop?
- PencilDrop is made by Alt Dev Apps, the Brisbane studio of Rowe Digital Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 697 515 521) as trustee for the Rowe Digital Trust (ABN 13 313 912 737). Support is hello@altdevapps.com, and its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are published at pencildrop.altdevapps.com/legal.
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Questions about PencilDrop?
Write to hello@altdevapps.com. It is read by the people who build it, in Australian business hours, with a first reply within 1 business day.