
Paintastic: draw, color, paint
Paintastic, let your inner artist express itself with this paint app
Creativity Unlimited · com.paintastic
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v18.8.1 (313)
- Updated
- Aug 31, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 20 MB
- Requires
- Android 6.0+ (API 23)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Category
- Art & Design (app)
- Listed since
- Jan 15, 2021 (at least)
- Permissions
- 21 (3 sensitive)
- Website
- paintastic-app.blogspot.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
Paintastic: draw, color, paint is an app by Creativity Unlimited in the Art & Design category, listed since at least January 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
It asks for 21 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: read media images, read shared storage and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 18.8.0. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v18.8.1
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v18.6.0.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 31, 2025.
- Certificate issued to “Anshul Srivastava” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Aug 31, 2025
- Validated against Google Play Aug 31, 2025
- Signed byCN=Anshul Srivastava, L=Lucknow, ST=Uttar Pradesh, C=91
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)28:56:13:92:FF:7E:00:A4:1B:59:69:23:75:50:D1:6C:F4:34:DF:08
- File MD57a8e849183db199f68bbd7835670e71e
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
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Permissions (21)
Paintastic: draw, color, paint requests 21 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read media images Sensitive android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Action open document android.permission.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.paintastic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.paintastic.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Read (custom) com.cu.stickers.READ
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Paintastic: draw, color, paint APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is Paintastic: draw, color, paint free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Paintastic: draw, color, paint APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 7a8e849183db199f68bbd7835670e71e.