April Coloring

I was seeking a "paint" or "color" by numbers app for the iPad. Most of the coloring apps out there are either just outlines that you color whatever colors you like (mandalas and such). Others are "color by number" apps that just have you tapping each section instead of using swiping strokes like you would with a pen (and all that tapping gets super-annoying over time.) So, April Coloring is a "swipe" to color app that has a lot of great images to color arranged into a variety of galleries. There is a free version on which you are required to "watch" a certain number of ads before moving on in your coloring. The paid version is $9.99 a month and removes all the advertising.

Once images are finished they can be saved or shared. My only criticism of the app is that when you export you always get their logo on the bottom of the image, even if you are a paid customer. However, all in all, I think it's a great app and I color at the end of the day as a sort of a wind- down. It's simple (you can't go outside the lines) and soothing and let's my mind relax a bit from the constant "problem solving" mode with which it is often burdened.