# Glow Doodle — user reviews

> 172 indexed App Store user reviews of Glow Doodle by Y Lau, rated 2.90/5 from 10 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glow-doodle/id336802765/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glow-doodle/id336802765.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4

## What do users think of Glow Doodle?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Smooth drawing experience
- 💡 Glow effect is fun and unique
- 👍 Great for entertaining kids

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes after recent update
- 🎨 Limited color options
- 🔧 Lack of customization tools (brush size, eraser, etc.)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch
- Saved images lose glow effect
- Drawing toolbar interferes with usage

**Most requested features**

- More color options
- Ability to draw on photos from library
- Brush size and eraser tool
- Ability to save glowing images accurately

## Newest reviews (15 of 172)

### 3/5 — Something broke

*2021-06-18*

This is one of my grandbaby’s favorite apps but it opens and immediately closes after one of the recent updates. I really hope the developer is still supporting it as it is an entertaining app for drawing/doodling and sometimes that’s all you want.

**Developer response:** Hello WhooHoo0976,

We are sincerely pleased to hear your grand baby loves Glow Doodle. Getting feedback like this is our greatest motivation to continue supporting the App. Thank you for letting us know. Meanwhile, have you tried uninstalling and redownload Glow Doodle from the App Store? this usually fix most crashing problems. Please let us know. And don't worry, we will continue to support Glow Doodle since not just individual families, many schools are using the App too.

Kind Regards
Support Team

### 2/5 — Ok.....ish

*2012-04-10, version 2.4.1*

This app is only good for 1 purpose. BASIC drawing. I would probably not recommend it. I think it should be free. I would like a refund.

### 4/5 — Great app, update broke it

*2012-03-29, version 2.4*

With the new update, can't see what you have drawn until you hit glow. During drawing only see a line of bouncing dots.  As the previous reviewer, please fix.

### 4/5 — Nice app

*2012-03-28, version 2.4*

New update for the new ipad wont work please fix it 😢

### 2/5 — I didn't know it was 99 cents:(

*2012-03-25, version 2.3*

WHAT?!?! This was 99 cents?!?! Seriously? It didn't say that!!! Grr😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 I want my money back!!!😢😢😢

### 4/5 — Doodle-able!!! <3 it!

*2012-02-08, version 2.3*

I love this app! I doodle all the time in it:) !!!! After my doodles, I can make them glow! The only bad thing, when you undo, there are black lines in your artwork. Awesome, overall! :)

### 3/5 — Needs a little more...

*2011-12-30, version 2.2*

The glow is nice, but there are seven colors to draw with, then you tap "glow" and it glows.  No other options at all.  No different backgrounds, tools, or even an option to change the width of the lines.  If you want simple, this is very simple.  Was hoping for a little more from a paid app.

### 3/5 — Colors

*2011-10-29, version 2.1*

There should be more colors

### 4/5 — Okapi2

*2011-07-17, version 2.1*

Make the colors like better the pink looks like red
Add more colors
And more tools to draw with
Maybe a text button

### 4/5 — GLOW!!!!!

*2011-02-06, version 0*

Glow Doodle is fun and is fun to do when you are bored!!!!! It would be cool If you can pick a background and have an eraser button... In the end this app is awesome and is worth .99... So you should buy this app!!!!!

### 3/5 — Very neat!

*2011-01-22, version 0*

Very cool. My 2 year old loves this app. He thinks it's pretty neat he can save his pictures too. :-)

### 3/5 — Good-ish.....

*2011-01-03, version 2.0*

I thought that it was quite fun, but I don't think it is worth 59p. It would be good if there were more colours. But it is still quite cool. But you should really get the free one instead because the only difference is that this one glows a bit more.

### 3/5 — Price

*2010-12-31, version 2.0*

It's good but it should be free. I meanits a couple of colours and you can make it glow? Get the other one it's much better.

### 3/5 — Glowin

*2010-12-29, version 2.0*

Really hard to draw well and you can a whole bunch of similar apps for free!

### 3/5 — Ok game

*2010-12-28*

It is ok but there should be an eraser and there should be more colours and backgrounds for it to cost $1.19

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2017-04-28*

App crashes on opening since update

**Developer response:** Dear RG003, 
Thank you for choosing Glow Doodle. We're sorry to hear you experience app crashing after updating the app. We suggest that you try to uninstall and reinstall the app. This usually resolve similar problems. Please let us know if the problem persists. 
Kind Regards
Support Team

### 1/5 — Buggy after update

*2017-04-27*

The app shuts down immediately after opening it.

**Developer response:** Dear knarf78501, 
Thank you for choosing Glow Doodle. We're sorry to hear the app shuts down after update on your device. We suggest that you try to uninstall and reinstall the app. This usually resolve similar problems. Please let us know if the problem persists. 
Kind Regards
Support Team

### 1/5 — Keeps crashing

*2014-06-28, version 3.0*

Every time my child attempts to open the app it crashes. I am assuming this is due to the fact that it hasn't been updated since iOS 7 came out.

### 1/5 — Do not buy

*2011-10-12, version 2.1*

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### 1/5 — does not work

*2011-01-30, version 2.0*

doesn't glow at all stupid

### 1/5 — Wow

*2010-09-06, version 0*

Omg I PAID for this? This is such a ripoff.

### 1/5 — One of the worst games ever

*2010-08-23*

Stinks do not buy

### 1/5 — Fun app but....

*2010-06-28, version 0*

Needs more colors but it's pretty fun :)

### 1/5 — better out there

*2010-05-18, version 0*

get glow coloring, it's alot better

### 1/5 — ????

*2010-05-02, version 0*

I want my money back. You can get apps better then this for free

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2013-08-21*

This is a amazing game and is definitely worth the dollar. I just wish that there were some more colors, and you can paint on different back grounds beside the black one (like white a background) i also wish that you could use different sizes or different writing utensils... Like a brush or a thick sharpie. If you add some of this stuff i will continue to rate you 5 stars. I got this today so i don't know how often the updates come

### 5/5 — Love it!!!!!!

*2012-11-24, version 3.0*

I bought this mostly because I have an Apple TV & can get my drawings to appear nicely on the TV .  We plan to use it to play pictionary when the kids come over.  Also, love it for the grand kids!!!!!  Worth the money!!!! And love the rocket shooting across at the end!!!!!  So pleased!!!!!

### 5/5 — Cool

*2012-11-11*

For the game it is fun to draw with but when you light it up with more than one color on top of another it turned the colors white in that area wit the same glow outline that mixes it up. But I personally think that the best part of the app altogether is when you undo your work. It outlines the last thing you drew in black with the glow outline still there then erases it. I like that part the best but it needs more colors and stencils and sizes for the brush would be great.

### 5/5 — Smooth

*2012-02-02, version 2.3*

This is a great app and colors are beautiful and it is fast and smooth to draw.

### 5/5 — Hervorragend

*2011-11-15*

Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Apps mit denen es sich zeichnen lässt, bietet glow doodle eine unglaubliche Präzision beim malen! Das wirkt sich natürlich auch positiv auf die Qualität der Bilder aus. Mit der leuchtfunktion hat man eine Menge Möglichkeiten zur individuellen Gestaltung.

Ich kann diese App. wärmstens empfehlen 👍

### 5/5 — Great app

*2011-09-23, version 2.1*

Could you make landscape and portrait mode for iPad.

### 5/5 — Cool

*2011-06-07, version 2.0*

They need 2 fix a few things        

 need to make menu not in the way cause once I pressed delete by accident and I had a really good drawing

 More colors

Draw your picture then press glow then press the back arrow until all the lines r gone—it looks better that way 

### 5/5 — Artc

*2011-02-28, version 2.0*

It is super I love it  
Good for your drawing and to see in the dark

### 5/5 — Love it

*2011-02-15, version 2.0*

Omg I <3 this app!!!

### 5/5 — Great!

*2010-12-27, version 2.0*

Great fun with it without 'glow'!!   :)

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