pau.
pau. is a minimalist adult coloring app for iPad, with hand-drawn pages and optional Apple Pencil support.
What pau. is
pau. is a minimalist adult coloring app for iPad, with hand-drawn pages and optional Apple Pencil support. The free tools include Fill, Soft Round, Fineliner, and Marker brushes, plus undo and redo, stroke adjustments, an eyedropper, and recent colors. Premium adds watercolor, oil, gouache, pastel, and chalk brushes, as well as Smudge and reusable custom palettes, including palettes made from photos. The maker says new pages arrive every Friday, at about four per week. Progress saves automatically on the iPad, and downloaded pages can be colored offline. Users can save finished images and time-lapse videos; free exports carry a pau. mark, which Premium removes. The maker says there are no accounts or ads and that artwork, favorites, and progress remain on the iPad. Its privacy policy describes pseudonymous product-event processing by TelemetryDeck and crash and performance diagnostics through Sentry. Eligible non-subscribers can preview Premium brushes and Smudge once for 72 hours without automatic billing. The app requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
Good
- Free plan includes several brushes and editing tools.
- Downloaded pages work offline.
- New hand-drawn pages arrive about four times weekly.
- Progress saves automatically on the iPad.
Watch out
- Requires an iPad running iPadOS 18.6 or later.
- Free exports include a pau. mark.
- Premium subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in time.
Who it suits
pau. is suited to adults who want to color hand-drawn pages on an iPad, with or without Apple Pencil. It may also suit those who want offline coloring and optional advanced brushes or palettes.
Verdict
pau. provides a free set of coloring tools and offline access to downloaded pages, with Premium adding brushes, palettes, and unmarked exports. Check the iPadOS requirement and subscription renewal terms if considering Premium.
Plans and prices
From pau.'s own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Growing free catalog · core brushes · Apple Pencil support · branded exports |
| Premium monthly | — | Full library · premium brushes and Smudge · custom and photo palettes · watermark-free exports · App Store subscription; billed by Apple |
| Premium yearly | — | Full library · premium brushes and Smudge · custom and photo palettes · watermark-free exports · App Store subscription; billed by Apple |
The facts
Each one read from pau.'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics and diagnostics
- The privacy policy says TelemetryDeck processes pseudonymous product events and Sentry processes crash and performance diagnostics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Core tools
- The free tools include Fill, Soft Round, Fineliner, Marker, undo and redo, stroke adjustments, an eyedropper, and recent colors.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Users can save finished images and automatic time-lapse videos; free exports carry a pau. mark, which Premium removes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Library updates
- The maker says new hand-drawn coloring pages arrive every Friday, at about four pages per week.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Palettes
- Premium adds reusable custom palettes and palettes created from photos.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Premium brushes
- Premium includes expressive brushes such as watercolor, oil, gouache, pastel, and chalk, plus Smudge.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Preview
- Eligible non-subscribers can use a one-time 72-hour preview of Premium brushes and Smudge; it is not an App Store subscription trial and does not bill automatically.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says there are no accounts, ads, or cross-app tracking, and coloring progress, favorites, and artwork remain on the iPad.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Saving and offline use
- Coloring progress is automatically saved on the device, and downloaded pages can be colored offline.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says it answers email personally at [email protected].checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- pau. is a minimalist adult coloring app for iPad with hand-drawn pages and Apple Pencil support.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Audience and device requirement
- The app is designed primarily for adults and requires an iPad running iPadOS 18.6 or later; Apple Pencil is optional.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Žirovnica, Sloveniachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Subscription billing
- Premium subscriptions are processed through Apple, renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be canceled anytime.checked 7 Oct 2026
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