Comparison

Let’s Puck It! vs DoodleBack

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

Head to head
About

Let’s Puck It!

Engage in a fast-paced, turn-based air hockey game played entirely within iMessage. Settle friendly wagers with customizable stakes, from buying dinner to doing chores. The challenge intensifies with increasing speed on each volley, making it an addictive way to resolve disputes with friends.

Highlights
  • Turn-based air hockey gameplay
  • Played exclusively within iMessage
  • Customizable betting stakes
  • Increasing speed on volleys
  • Settle disagreements with friends
Features
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Note: This game is played exclusively within iMessage. “Let’s Puck It” is a turn-based game of air hockey with high stakes involved. Choose from a list of bets (e.g. loser has to buy dinner, do winner’s laundry, etc) or enter your own custom stakes. Anything you can think of! It gets harder than you’d expect, because the speed increases on each volley! It's addictively simple and a great way to settle disagreements. Get it today and challenge your friends to Puck It! Please note that iMessage apps are ONLY compatible with devices on iOS 10.0 or above. Quick tips on installing and using iMessage apps: • Open your iMessage app • Enter one of your conversations or start a new one • Tap the App Store icon alongside the compose field to see your most recently used iMessage app. Swipe the screen to the left to see more of your iMessage apps • To continue browsing, tap the icon on the lower left corner which brings up the app drawer. From there, tap the plus icon to access the App Store for iMessage, where you can browse and download more apps. Here, you can also go to Manage where you can add your apps to your app drawer. If you wish to uninstall the app: • Open one of your conversations in iMessage • Tap little app store icon to the left of your message input field • Tap on the 4 dots that appear on the bottom left of the screen • Tap on store • Tap on Manage • You’ll see all of the imessage apps and you can deactivate ones you don’t use CONNECT Support: support@little-labs.com Join our beta program: www.little-labs.com/products.html About us: www.little-labs.com

About

DoodleBack

Transform iMessage into a fun drawing and guessing game. Pick a word, draw it, and send it to a friend to guess. Continue the drawing chain, earn points, and enjoy a unique way to connect.

Highlights
  • Play directly in iMessage
  • Thousands of word prompts
  • Custom prompt creation
  • Smart hint system
  • Undo/redo drawing tools
  • Score and streak tracking
  • Drawing history view
Features
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Turn iMessage into an easy to play drawing game! HOW IT WORKS • Pick a word prompt (or create your own!) • Draw it with your finger • Send to your friend to guess • They guess your drawing, then draw something back • Keep the streak going and rack up points! FEATURES • Play right in iMessage - no separate app needed • Choose from thousands of prompts across 4 difficulty levels • Custom prompts for inside jokes and personal challenges • Smart hint system to help when you're stuck • Undo/redo while drawing for perfect doodles • Track your score and streak • View your drawing history together • Beautiful dark mode support • Live message bubbles with drawing animations SCORING SYSTEM • Easy words: 2 points • Medium words: 3 points • Hard words: 4 points • Very Hard words: 5 points • Custom prompts: 1 point • Use hints to get unstuck (reduces points earned) No ads. Just pure drawing fun with the people you care about. Send your first DoodleBack today!

Screenshots

Let’s Puck It!4 screens
DoodleBack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DoodleBack at 94% against Let’s Puck It!'s 63%. DoodleBack also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Let’s Puck It!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 45) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Let’s Puck It! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and DoodleBack sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoodleBack holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Let’s Puck It! has 1.7K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Let’s Puck It!'s written reviews are positive against 94% of DoodleBack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Let’s Puck It! ships an update fortnightly, DoodleBack every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Let’s Puck It! versus DoodleBack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLet’s Puck It!DoodleBack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)4.8 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better45
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLittle Labs, Inc.BERG LLC

Customer experience

Let’s Puck It!

All ratings1,661 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative33.1%

DoodleBack

All ratings45 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Let’s Puck It!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes/crashes after certain actions
  • Incompatible with some devices/OS versions
  • Purchases/progress not properly restored

Requested features

3 requests
  • Live, real-time gameplay mode
  • More game modes and customization options
  • Ability to easily uninstall/delete the app

DoodleBack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Let’s Puck It!

One-time3
  • Unlocked Mystery Crate$0.99
  • Crate Key2 variants$0.99
  • Unlock All Skins$1.99
6 purchases

DoodleBack

One-time6
  • Handful (75 Coins)$0.99
  • Pouch (600 Coins)$4.99
  • Chest (1500 Coins)$9.99
Show 3 more
  • Cart (3500 Coins)$19.99
  • Vault (10000 Coins)$49.99
  • Pirate Ship (25000 Coins)$99.99

Questions

Is Let’s Puck It! free?
Let’s Puck It! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoodleBack free?
DoodleBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Let’s Puck It! or DoodleBack?
DoodleBack is rated higher. Let’s Puck It! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while DoodleBack averages 4.8 from 45 ratings.
Do Let’s Puck It! or DoodleBack have ads?
Neither Let’s Puck It! nor DoodleBack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Let’s Puck It! or DoodleBack?
Let’s Puck It! ships an update fortnightly, and DoodleBack every 9 days. Most recently, Let’s Puck It! was updated on October 7, 2026 and DoodleBack on October 13, 2026.

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