Cell phones and tablets are great entertainment tools we turn to when we're bored. We are not referring only to the use of WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram or Twitter, but also to other applications that are in the Play Store with which you can practice some of your hobbies, such as coloring.
If you are a fan of drawings and colors, you can use these apps to spend your free time coloring on your Android phone or tablet. You don't have to go into the app store to search, since we've made a selection of 7 coloring apps that you can download for free on your mobile or tablet. Here we are!
Colorfy
Coloring is a good way to make the most of your free time by clearing your mind and relieving stress. If you don't have a sketchbook at home, you can download Colorfy, one of the most popular apps in this category, to your mobile or tablet. Colorfy offers you thousands of drawings, both for adults and children, in so that you can color them with a wide palette of colors.
Flowers, animals, mandalas, people's faces ... The theme of Colorfy's drawings is varied and its controls are very simple: you just have to tap to paint and pinch or spread fingers to zoom in. As we have mentioned, there are also drawings for children, so you can use parental control on your Android mobile or tablet and thus allow your children to have access to this coloring app.
Paint by Numbers - Free Coloring Book
Among the different coloring modes of the apps we find the painting by numbers which, as the name suggests, consists of give a tone to each of the numbered strips into which the drawing is divided. If you follow the steps, the end result will be a painting with incredible colors that you can later share through social platforms.
In this coloring book by numbers you will also find different themes: animals, flowers, faces, landscapes, characters, mandalas ... You just have to select the one you like best and paint each strip with the color assigned to its number in the bottom bar. Gradually you will bring the drawing to life while relaxing your mind.
Pixel Art: Color by numbers
You can also color the images divided into pixels to see how all together they create a beautiful final result. This is the Pixel Art app, which is free and does not require internet access to work. In this case, each pixel is represented by a number, so the app is also in color by number mode.
In addition to being able to choose from a sketchbook that is updated every day, in Pixel Art you can convert your selfies into pixels to color them yourself. Once your creation is done, you can share it with friends through social networks in so they can see what you spend your free time on.
Kawaii - Coloring games
So that you can see that there are coloring applications for all tastes, we present “Kawaii - Coloring Games”, an app based on the homonymous culture. In this book by over 60 pages you will find Kawaii drawings of unicorns, mermaids, animals, characters and other characteristic elements of this cultural movement.
To color them you will have different shades and many, many glitter in the form of glitter. At the end of the drawing, you can share it on your social networks. Finally, we must point out that this app is for all ages, therefore it can be used by all family members.
Coloring and painting for children
According to a study, 95% of the apps for kids on Google Play are not suitable for them. This is not the case with this app that we present to you now, “Coloring and painting for children”, which offers you more than 200 simple drawings for your kids to paint and decorate and develop their artistic creativity.
With a simple and intuitive design for all ages, this free app has several tools for painting and coloring: pencils, brushes, paints, stamps ... In addition, it also has a save function to be able to keep the designs and re-edit them in the future. Obviously it also allows you to share the creations of the little ones via WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter ...
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Recolor: coloring book for adults
If you're looking for more difficult designs, the Recolor app is the solution, with more than 4.000 drawings for adults. Flowers, animals, portraits, cartoons, movies and of course mandalas are some of the categories you can find in Recolor, where you can also upload your own coloring drawings.
To give color to these designs, you can use the over 70 palettes available in the app, plus more than 80 effects, filters and outlines to give them the final decorative touch. In short, Recolor is one of the best coloring apps for adult Android phones and tablets.
Tap Color - Color by numbers
Let's finish this list of coloring apps with Tap Color, which is also based on painting by numbers. In the case of this app, has designs with more modern designs, although the color palettes are similar to those of previous apps. Although they are more modern works, the categories are the same: flowers, unicorns, mandalas, people, landscapes, animals ...
Enter Tap Color, choose your favorite design and start coloring each strip according to the number it has. If you can't find a missing cell, the "Suggestions" function will help you. Also, it is important to know that the app automatically saves your progress to be able to resume drawing at another time.
