# PENUP – Drawing-sharing SNS

Android app · by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Art & Design

PENUP – Drawing-sharing SNS has 222,406,747 installs (+0.5% a month, measured over 39 days), rated 4.5 from 223,932 ratings, \#3 of 12,976 in Art & Design.

## Figures

- Installs: 222,406,747
- Rating: 4.5 · 223,932 ratings
- Price: Free
- In-app purchases: no
- 7-day growth in installs: +231,757 (+0.1%)
- 30-day growth in installs: +1,171,124 (+0.5%)
- Rank: #623 of 2,913,958 Android listings with an install count (down 4 since 2026-11-04)
- Rank: #3 of 12,976 in Art & Design

## Is PENUP – Drawing-sharing SNS safe?

StoreTally doesn't rate safety. Here's what the store and our tracking show:

- Listed on Google Play.
- Made by Samsung Electronics Co.,  Ltd.; developer website listed: penup.com.
- On Google Play since 2013-09-07. Last updated 2026-09-18.
- Rated 4.5 from 223,932 ratings.

## Reviews

- Ratings by stars: 5★ 78% · 4★ 10% · 3★ 4% · 2★ 2% · 1★ 6% (223,912 ratings)
- 1★ share 6% (was 6% four weeks ago)
- Critical reviews (from the reviews Google Play shows first, in any language):
  - 1★ 2026-09-29, Daryl K: app not usable. keeps looping for me to sign in
  - 2★ 2026-09-28, Bernice Pretorius: Thank you for coming back to me, I do appreciate it, but your report of profiles doesn't work, I have reported these 4 profiles more every day over +- 2weeks, & they are stil doing what they want to do, bullying, name shame, mental abuse, please provide details we're I can speak directly to support.
  - 1★ 2026-09-27, Saurabh Biswas: trash. I keep on reinstalling, clearing data, force stop and shutting down the phone and it is still crashing
  - 1★ 2026-09-26, A: Requires sign up
  - 1★ 2026-09-26, Jakub Stonavský: S-Pen doesn't work out-of-box.

## Description

Enjoy a variety of pen-drawn content on PENUP. Share drawings of your thoughts and everyday life with friends all over the world.  
  
• A variety of drawing features  
Drawing made easy and fun for everyone. Enjoy coloring in a variety of coloring book pages. Choose from a range of great templates. Improve your drawing skills with Live Drawing (video drawing follow-along) and Photo Drawing (drawing with a photo aid). Test your skills through various drawing challenges.  
  
• Enjoy drawing with friends  
Share your drawings or appreciate other users’ creations on Trending Works. Comment on other users’ drawings and communicate on your creations.  
  
\-------------------------------------------------Regarding the App Access Privilege--------------------------------------  
  
The following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed.  
  
\[Optional Access Privilege\]  
\- Storage : To upload a drawing to PENUP or download a drawing from PENUP (Android 9 or lower)  
\- Notifications : To notify about activities related to your drawing, followers, and people you're following (Android 13 or above)  
  
If your system software version is lower than Android 6.0, please update the software to configure App permissions.  
Previously allowed permissions can be reset on Apps menu in device settings after software update.

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Source: https://storetally.com/android/com.sec.penup  
As of 2026-11-11, from the StoreTally census.