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7 new design apps climbing the App Store this week

These design apps came out in the last 60 days and rose into the US App Store's Graphics & Design charts this week, from AltoPaint: Oil & Gouache to FoldTales: Duo Wallpapers.

Use & Like · 9 November 2026 · Source: App Store chart, App Store, App Store, App Store, App Store, App Store, App Store, App Store

The apps

  1. AltoPaint: Oil & Gouache

    A pocket paint set with twelve pigments that mix like real paint, and no undo.

    $4.99 · High Line Labs LLC · App Store page

  2. Google Flow

    Google's AI studio for making and editing images and videos on your phone.

    Free · Google · App Store page

  3. Vectora

    A vector drawing app for fingers or Apple Pencil, with no subscription.

    $6.99 · Eliezer Fontanez · App Store page

  4. Tracery: AR Trace & Draw

    Lays a photo over real paper so you can trace it with a pencil.

    $0.99 · Hiroaki Tajima · App Store page

  5. FormWright 3D

    3D modeling, sculpting, painting and animation on iPad and iPhone.

    $19.99 · Don Stevenson · App Store page

  6. Icon Goodies

    Saves original, full-quality App Store artwork for mockups and mood boards.

    $0.99 · ZooKeeper Media LLC · App Store page

  7. FoldTales: Duo Wallpapers

    Wallpaper art for the iPhone Duo with a second scene to discover inside.

    $3.99 · NOH HIYEONG · App Store page

What it means for you

If you're looking for something new in design, these are small apps people are buying right now.

What to do

Open each app's App Store page to check the price, in-app purchases and what it needs before you download.

Where and when: iPhone and iPad, US App Store charts this week

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