Magic Sketch by Boogie Board vs Glow Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Sketch by Boogie Board
This app digitizes drawings made on a physical electronic writing tablet, allowing users to save, edit, and enhance their creations with drawing tools. It captures artwork using a mobile device's camera and offers a fun way to interact with physical drawings.
- Scan physical drawings
- Edit and draw on creations
- Save digital artwork
- Vivid rainbow color integration
- Requires physical Magic Sketch tablet
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Magic Sketch™ by Boogie Board® is a fun electronic writing tablet that lets kids doodle, trace, and play in vivid rainbow colors! The free Magic Sketch app makes it easy to save and edit your Magic Sketch creations! CAPTURE YOUR CREATIVITY The Magic Sketch app uses your mobile device camera to scan your Magic Sketch writing surface. EDIT YOUR CREATION The Magic Sketch app includes tools to draw and edit your creation! FEEDBACK OR HELP? E-mail us anytime at customerservice@buffalogames.com Requires use of a Magic Sketch writing tablet, sold separately in stores.
Glow Board
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A simple yet efficient fluorescent doodle board. Draw your dreams with flashes. Imagine your phone glowing like a firefly in the dark, displaying creative art. Innovative animations bring drawings to life. Create light boards for idol concerts to shine in the crowd, or design store signs to attract customers. Unleash creativity to produce any content or pattern freely. Features: Full-color brushes Glowing and solid strokes Diverse stickers (butterflies, stars, moons, clovers, etc.) Undo/redo operations Eraser tool Save to phone album Animation effects (breathing, blinking, tremor, etc.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Sketch by Boogie Board at none against Glow Board's 1. Glow Board's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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. Glow Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Sketch by Boogie Board asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Sketch by Boogie Board ships an update every 10 months, Glow Board every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Sketch by Boogie Board | Glow Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buffalo Games LLC | 利军 周 |
In-app purchases
Magic Sketch by Boogie Board
No in-app purchases
Glow Board
- Remove the ADs$1.99
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