Comparison

Annotable vs DrawPlus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Annotable

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for annotating and marking up images. It offers a wide range of customization options for common annotation elements and unique features like text highlighting on screenshots. The app supports various iOS system integrations for a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • Common annotation tools (rectangles, text, arrows)
  • Customizable colors, sizes, and fonts
  • Blur and pixelation for obscuring information
  • Spotlights and Loupes for highlighting
  • Text highlighting on screenshots
  • High-resolution output
  • Support for all image types
Features
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Annotable is the most full-featured all-in-one image annotation tool. Featured by Apple in many places: ● Best of 2016 ● New Apps We Love ● Best Apps to Edit Your Photos ● Best Productivity Apps ● Best Utilities "I’ve finally found the best all-in-one image annotation tool for iOS – Annotable for iPhone and iPad." —— Federico Viticci of MacStories Features (many are free, some are unlocked with purchases): ◉ All the expected common tools: rectangles, ovals, arrows, lines and texts. ◉ Fully customizable: colors, sizes, outlines, fonts… ◉ Stylishly obscure private information with Blur and Pixelation. ◉ Or on the contrary, highlight something with Spotlights. ◉ If you really want to focus on a particular spot use a Loupe. ◉ You can even highlight text on screenshots of apps like Notes, Twitter, and Safari. It feels like magic, and can really save the day when you want to share a web page screenshot with some words highlighted but forgot to select the words when you took the screenshot. ◉ Fully support Action Extension, Photo Editing Extension, Edits Sync via iCloud Photo Library, URL Schemes, 3D Touch, Wide Color…Annotable utilizes your powerful iOS system to the extreme. Distinctions from many other similar Apps: ◆ All the results are high-resolution images. ◆ Not only screenshots but all images are supported. ◆ Large images can be directly annotated and do not have to be cropped.

About

DrawPlus

Enhance your images with a comprehensive suite of annotation tools, including lines, text, and effects. Quickly create collages, stitch long screenshots, and read QR codes. Share your visual ideas for fun, home, school, or work.

Highlights
  • Extensive annotation tools (lines, text, effects)
  • Fast tool switching with swipe gestures
  • QR Code and Barcode Reader
  • Photo collage creation
  • Long screenshot stitching
  • Action Extension and iCloud sync support
Features
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A super-helpful image annotation tool for Free! DrawPlus is better than the one in the system. The interface is simple and beautiful. The annotation tool is easy to use. Features: POWERFUL TOOLS: Annotate now including line, dash line, curve line, arrow, twins arrow, curve arrow, rect, text, magnifier, spotlight, clip, blur effect and mosaic tools. DO FASTER & DO EASIER It’s like using shortcut in Photoshop, switch tools ever fast on a touch screen, just one swipe, the tools will automatic expand, keep swiping to switch, then release your finger to select. QR Code Reader and Scanner: The easiest and fastest QR Code and Barcode Reader COLLAGE: Many collage format bright up your photos. LONG SCREENSHOT: Automatically combine your screenshots into one full content image. SMALL WIDGETS, DOING A GREAT JOB Preview, Delete your photos right on widgets page, and the network activity monitor shows your device network status, upload/download speeds, received/sent data, storage in real time. ACTION EXTENSION: Fully support Action Extension, Photo Editing Extension, Edits Sync via iCloud Photo Library, URL Schemes. People everywhere use DrawPlus to help them visually share their thoughts with others. Here are a few ways you can use it, too: FOR FUN Mark up photos of silly, cool, or inspiring things you see and share them via social, email, SMS, and more. FOR HOME Annotate photos of your backyard to plan out your vegetable garden. FOR SCHOOL Share a diagram of the earth’s layers and have students label it with you FOR EVENTS Capture a map, mark it up, and share it with your friends to show them where you'll be. FOR WORK Open a PDF and highlight changes to skip the lengthy, confusing email chains and give clear feedback.

Screenshots

Annotable4 screens
DrawPlus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Annotable at 4.6 against DrawPlus's 3.8. Annotable also leads on ratings volume (894 vs 6) and review sentiment (75% vs 64%). DrawPlus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Annotable sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and DrawPlus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Annotable holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Annotable has 894 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Annotable's written reviews are positive against 64% of DrawPlus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Annotable ships an update every 2 months, DrawPlus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Annotable versus DrawPlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotableDrawPlus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (894 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews75.1% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings894 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer凌 王Nan Chao

Customer experience

Annotable

All ratings885 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative19.0%

DrawPlus

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral21.4%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Annotable

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Blur broken ios26
  • Can't save edits on iPad Pro, 14.5.1
  • In-App Purchases do not work
  • Loss of work
  • App freezes occasionally on iPad

Requested features

15 requests
  • Open the app directly to the camera
  • Save images to the app, not to my phone or make a specific folder to save Annotated images
  • Make a Mac version
  • Add insert photo option
  • Add flexible pointers lines
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  • Add an eraser
  • Add undo/redo action buttons
  • Add crop
  • Add a way to adjust transparency of fonts for watermarking
  • Add rotate image
  • Add a way to draw solid boxes with a color of your choosing
  • Add a way to adjust text size
  • Add a way to center the text
  • Add a way to insert and resize images
  • Add a way to make shapes a solid color in addition to outline

DrawPlus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Annotable

One-time8
  • Color Customization$1.99
  • Text Highlighter & Redaction Tool$1.99
  • All Obscuration Styles$1.99
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  • Blur Tool$1.99
  • Spotlight Tool$1.99
  • Loupe Tool$1.99
  • All Text Styles & Fonts$1.99
  • All Features$9.99
1 purchases

DrawPlus

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro Version$0.99

Questions

Is Annotable free?
Annotable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DrawPlus free?
DrawPlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Annotable or DrawPlus?
Annotable is rated higher. Annotable averages 4.6 out of 5 from 894 ratings, while DrawPlus averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Annotable or DrawPlus have ads?
Neither Annotable nor DrawPlus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Annotable or DrawPlus?
Annotable ships an update every 2 months, and DrawPlus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Annotable was updated on September 24, 2026 and DrawPlus on September 7, 2026.

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