DrawnIn vs Votly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrawnIn
This app offers a unique way to communicate by allowing users to send handwritten notes, doodles, and animated messages. It goes beyond standard text with artistic fonts, custom backgrounds, and creative drawing tools, aiming to make conversations more personal and visually engaging.
- Handwritten notes and doodles
- Animated backgrounds
- Customizable text styles
- Photo tracing for drawings
- Event creation with moderation
- Desktop projector integration
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DrawnIn is a great stand-alone messenger but it's much more than that. It's also part of the patent pending DrawnIn Party and Event System where the mobile apps become input and controllers for our Desktop Program Party Projector (coming soon) that creates numerous styles of "Light Shows" from you and your friends or attendee's content. Perfect for conferences concerts, festivals, birthdays, rituals or any celebration. Party Projector delivers messages in style by limo, stage coach and other fancy methods. DrawnIn represents a new breed of social media on a mission to make your communications beautiful and inspiring. We've all had our fair share of little emoticons and plain text but something gets lost in the process—the personality! This means going beyond speech bubbles and cute bubble styles into the realm of art. We believe communication can be more artful, better designed and more fun and also get back to some of the things we used to do such as hand writing and doodling notes. We know that everybody has a different idea of what looks good so we made sure to build in almost infinite variability so you can find the look that's right for you. We are using our patented Art Fountain technology to give your content and infinite life of ever-changing beauty. DrawnIn lets you send hand-writing, doodles and traces as regular instant messages. But that's not all, it randomly generates cool animated backgrounds and renders your drawings in unexpected ways. Sure, we let you type in "regular" messages, but we make sure they look good on the other end, worthy of the feeling you put into your typing, not just the same old boring font and look. The founder of Apple, Mr. Steve Jobs, was a true appreciator of fonts and typography and so we aim to bring a higher level of typography to messaging, especially as DrawnIn evolves over the next year. Features: • Create unlimited distinct Sessions with friends • Choose from stock backgrounds or try using one of the many "generators" from Art Fountain™ to create one-of-a-kind animated backgrounds for your chats and broadcast them to others! • Choose different text styles • Send and receive: Text, Drawings and Photos with Titles and Captions • Switch between Day Mode or Night Mode • Trace Photos for an easy way to create recognizable drawings from things around you...lots of fun! • Create Parties and Public Events (Public Events have special Moderators you appoint to approve or reject content or users before it goes public) • Create protected or secret events that require a passcode to find and/or to enter • Stream content to the Party Projector desktop application for Mac where content is animated in sync with music and you can project it or put it on a high def TV with Airplay • Connect with your Facebook friends • Ninja Mode works for dark theaters or other places where stealthy discretion is required • Draw with over 22 brushes including the new "Emoji" brush that you can customize with any text or Emoji. Perfect for: • Artistic and entertaining chats with friends or groups • Social gatherings • Concerts big or small • Light shows • Conferences • Parties and Events • Weddings • Ceremonies We hope you will enjoy the results of our pioneering efforts in this area. Communicate Expressively!
Votly
Share your opinions and earn rewards by participating in paid surveys and creating your own polls. Redeem points for e-gift cards and exclusive offers from popular brands. Quick, secure, and rewarding.
- Participate in paid surveys
- Vote in trending polls
- Create custom polls
- Earn redeemable points
- Redeem for e-gift cards
- Secure data privacy
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Share Your Voice & Earn Rewards with Votly! Looking for a fun and rewarding way to share your opinion? Meet Votly – the social polling and paid survey app where your voice truly matters. With Votly, you can: - Participate in paid surveys that match your interests – and get rewarded for your time. - Vote in trending polls on topics like entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle. - Create your own polls and get instant feedback from friends and the Votly community. Every completed survey earns you points you can redeem for real rewards: e-gift cards from your favorite brands, or exclusive offers. Why Votly? - Quick & free registration - Surveys you can take anytime, anywhere - Trusted and secure with full data privacy - Real rewards for real opinions - Join thousands already shaping the future of products and services — and get rewarded for it. Download Votly today and turn your opinions into earnings!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Votly at 4.2 against DrawnIn's 2.3. Votly also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 3). DrawnIn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Votly sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DrawnIn asks for nothing beyond the download.
Votly holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Votly has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DrawnIn ships an update every 10 days, Votly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrawnIn | Votly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Techné Media | Votly Global LLC FZ |
Customer experience
DrawnIn
Votly
In-app purchases
DrawnIn
No in-app purchases
Votly
- 10 Coins$2.99
- 20 Conis$4.99
- 30 Conis$9.99
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- 50 Coins$14.99
- 50K Voters$24.99
- Voter Level$24.99
- 100 Coins$24.99
- 100K Voters$49.99
- Analyzer Level$49.99
- Ambassador Level$99.99









