Gartic.io vs Drawize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gartic.io
Engage in a fun drawing and guessing game where players take turns drawing a word for others to guess. The first to reach the point goal wins. Create custom rooms for up to 50 friends.
- Guessing game
- Drawing game
- Multiplayer
- Custom rooms
- Invite friends
- Themed rounds
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Welcome to Gartic.io! Gartic.io welcomes you with the fun of guessing and drawing! In each round, a player draws something for the others to guess what it is. Choose one of the words to draw and let the game begin! The player who achieves the points goal first gets the top place. You can also choose from the available themes or even create your own room, inviting up to 50 friends by sharing the link.
Drawize
Engage in a fun online drawing and guessing game inspired by Pictionary. Draw words for others to guess or earn coins by correctly identifying drawings. Compete in daily challenges and advance through game levels.
- Custom avatars
- Multiple game modes
- Daily drawing challenges
- Various brush tools
- Multiplayer with friends
- Guessing game with coin rewards
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- Custom personalized avatars - Multiple game modes: drawing, guessing, play with friends - Daily challenge: compete with all other players to win the day - Different brushes: pen, brush, spray, paint bucket Drawize - Draw and guess is a fun online drawing game. It is inspired by the well known Pictionary game, but this time right on your smartphone. It is also a guessing game - you earn coins guessing what other players are drawing! All players start the game as Scribblers, but only the best will advance through the game an and earn the Master level! The game supports multiple modes, so you can only guess or draw words for practice, or you can play in a game room where you draw with friends or other players from around the World. In multiplayer mode, one player is selected as the artist, he is offered three words to choose from and his task is to draw the selected word. The other players try to guess what the artist is drawing. The winner is the player who first guesses the correct word.
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Verdict
Gartic.io and Drawize both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Drawize's written reviews are positive against 42% of Gartic.io's. Gartic.io's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (5.4K vs 236). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gartic.io against 4.3 for Drawize. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gartic.io has 5.4K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Gartic.io's written reviews are positive against 74% of Drawize's.
Gartic.io ships an update every 2 weeks, Drawize every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gartic.io | Drawize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (236 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.6% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 236 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #110 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gartic | Lomboos d.o.o |
Customer experience
Gartic.io
Drawize
User reviews
Gartic.io
From 5.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Fun and engaging game
- 🎨 Enjoyable drawing and guessing experience
- 👥 Ability to play with others
- 🎉 Great for passing time
Room to improve
- 🚫 Lack of moderation leading to inappropriate content
- 🤖 Issues with bots and vote-kicking
- 🖌️ Drawing tools and interface could be improved
- 🕰️ Long waiting times between turns
Drawize
From 236 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun to play
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Enjoyable drawing experience
- 👥 Great for playing with friends and family
- 💡 Unique gameplay concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and connectivity issues
- ⏱️ Timer issues and not enough time to draw/guess
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🖥️ Keyboard issues and poor layout on mobile
Bugs and requests
Gartic.io
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard issues preventing users from guessing or chatting
- Crashes and loading problems
- Sync issues between drawing and touch input
Requested features
4 requests- Add chat filters and better moderation tools
- Improve drawing tools and interface
- Implement a friends system to play with known contacts
- Provide more game modes and themes
Drawize
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Drawings not submitting properly for daily challenges
- Unfair kick-outs for using letters/numbers when drawing
- Video issues in daily challenge mode
Requested features
4 requests- Add chat feature to connect with other players
- Implement different difficulty levels and word options
- Allow players to friend each other
- Improve drawing tools and zoom functionality
In-app purchases
Gartic.io
No in-app purchases
Drawize
No in-app purchases
Questions
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