Toddlers
Tap a space and it fills with color. No steady hand needed, and the outlines stay on top so every picture looks good. Our toddler coloring tips help grown-ups join in.
Coming soon to the App Store
A calm, safe coloring app for kids on iPad and iPhone
Color Garden is built for ages 3 to 8: big friendly buttons, nearly 300 original pictures, tools that grow with your child, and nothing in the kids' area that sends them anywhere else.
Coming soon to theApp Store
What to look for in a coloring app for kids
Whether you are shopping for a toddler or a seven-year-old, a good coloring app on iPad should have:
- No ads, no tracking, no surprise purchases. Anything that costs money should sit behind an adult check.
- Tools that fit the age. Tap-to-fill for the youngest, brushes and Pencil support for older kids.
- Mistakes that are easy to fix. Undo, redo and an eraser that restores the line art.
- Art that is made for kids. Big shapes, friendly characters, outlines that stay on top.
- Autosave. A finished picture should never be lost because a child left the screen.
That is the checklist we built Color Garden against.
A coloring app for toddlers, preschoolers and big kids
Preschool and early school
Crayon, marker and brush tools, color wheel, palettes and an eyedropper. Paint by number adds a number-and-color game. Story mode adds reading and listening.
Bigger kids
Apple Pencil pressure and tilt, smudge for blending, symmetry, and Detailed pictures with lots of small shapes to fill.
Every tool is free
Colors, brushes and tools are never locked. The free version includes a starter set of pictures in every world. Premium adds the rest of the pictures, and your saved drawings always stay yours.
- Tap to fill and freehand coloring
- Apple Pencil pressure and tilt
- Color wheel, palettes and eyedropper
- Smudge, eraser, undo and redo
- Stay-inside-the-lines mode
- Autosave after every stroke
Eight worlds to explore
Animals, dinosaurs, vehicles, ocean, fantasy, space, farm and food, all drawn in one friendly style.
Want something no app has? Turn your own photos into coloring pages, or follow Dabby and Hank in story mode, or try paint by number.
Safe by design
Children color pictures that are built into the app. There are no accounts, no ads, no tracking and no links out of the kids' area. The Grown-ups area, behind an adult check, holds purchases, settings and the optional photo feature. See exactly what leaves the device.
Questions
Which devices does it work on?
iPad and iPhone running iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. Apple Pencil works on iPads that support it, and fingers work just as well.
Is Color Garden free?
It is free to download. A good set of pictures and every tool, color and brush are free. A Premium subscription ($3.99 a month or $19.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial) unlocks all of the pictures. Turning your own photos into coloring pages is separate: every account gets 2 free photo pages to try, then uses optional credit packs. Prices shown are planned US prices; the App Store shows the final price before you buy.
Who can buy things or use the photo feature?
Only grown-ups. Everything that costs money or sends anything off the device sits behind an adult check: a short challenge that is easy for an adult but hard for a young child, or use Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode if you turn that on.
Can I cancel Premium?
Yes, any time in your Apple Account settings. Apple handles billing and renewals. Your own saved drawings stay yours.
Coming soon to the App Store
Color Garden is coming soon to the App Store for iPad and iPhone.
Coming soon to theApp Store
Coming soon to the App Store. Questions? support@colorgardenapp.com