Comparison

DrawPlus vs SnapGuru

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

Head to head
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.

About

SnapGuru

Plan and capture stunning photos in any light with this photography assistant. It offers real-time geolocation, astronomical data, and advanced calculation tools for various photography styles.

Highlights
  • Real-time geolocation for planning
  • Golden hour and blue hour tracking
  • Moon phase and Milky Way visibility
  • Photo weather conditions
  • ND filter exposure calculator
  • Hyperfocal distance and depth of field calculators
  • Social media templates and LUTs
Features
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SnapGuru is your ultimate assistant for night photography, landscape shooting, and astrophotography, built to help you plan and capture perfect shots in any light condition. With real-time geolocation, SnapGuru provides: -Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset times with duration -Updated moon phases and full moon visibility -Milky Way position with AR Live View to track it in the sky -Photo weather conditions ideal for outdoor planning Advanced tools designed for DSLR, mirrorless, and mobile photography: -ND filter exposure calculator -Exposure equivalence between ISO, shutter speed, and aperture -Hyperfocal distance and depth of field calculators with camera-specific presets -Social media templates for perfect ratio, feeds, reels, posts, live -Ultimate LUTs and Filters -Shoot photos and videos with overlay photography grids like golden rule, perspective, thirds, symmetry and so on... Whether you're capturing stars, cityscapes, or natural landscapes, SnapGuru is the perfect app to plan your shots with accuracy and confidence.

Screenshots

DrawPlus4 screens
SnapGuru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrawPlus at Free against SnapGuru's $8.99. DrawPlus also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). SnapGuru's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DrawPlus is free to download; SnapGuru costs $8.99 up front. DrawPlus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SnapGuru asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnapGuru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of DrawPlus's written reviews are positive against 100% of SnapGuru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrawPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, SnapGuru every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
DrawPlus versus SnapGuru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawPlusSnapGuru
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNan ChaoStefano Alberti

Customer experience

DrawPlus

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

SnapGuru

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DrawPlus

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro Version$0.99
None

SnapGuru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrawPlus free?
DrawPlus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapGuru free?
SnapGuru costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DrawPlus or SnapGuru?
SnapGuru is rated higher. DrawPlus averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while SnapGuru averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DrawPlus or SnapGuru have ads?
Neither DrawPlus nor SnapGuru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrawPlus or SnapGuru?
DrawPlus ships an update every 3 weeks, and SnapGuru every 7 months. Most recently, DrawPlus was updated on October 24, 2026 and SnapGuru on October 15, 2026.

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